Big Six Supergroup
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Topic: Big Six Supergroup
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Subject: Big Six Supergroup
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 15:27
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Pick your supergroup from members (all lineups) of the big six... ELP, Tull, Floyd, Yes, Genesis and KC. Must choose only one member from each of the big six to be in the supergroup. Consider all musicians are in their prime and pick those who can compose a good song. The band would include two guitars, bass, drums, keys, and vocalist. Assume they would all get along. Mine would be: Ian Anderson - Tull, guitar David Gilmour - Floyd, guitar Chris Squire - Yes, bass Bill Bruford - KC, drums Keith Emerson - ELP, keys Phil Collins - Genesis, vocals |
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 15:51
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I'm going to be weird and pick an uncommon group of six. It's actually not too bad, except for the singing. John Evan - keys Nick Mason - drums Greg Lake - bass Peter Banks - guitar Adrian Belew - guitar ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 16:26
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Vocals = Peter Gabriel Guitar = David Gilmour Guitar = Bobby Fripp Bass = Chris Squire Keys = John Evan Drums = Carl Palmer Bitching = Roger Waters -------------   
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Posted By: Umeda
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 16:29
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Not sure if this would work, but it would be: Ian Anderson - Guitar Adrian Belew - Guitar Greg Lake - Bass Nick Mason - Drums Rick Wakeman - Keys Peter Gabriel - Vocals If I could, I would also include a sax player, either David Jackson or that funny guy from Supertramp. ------------- Not for rent. To any God or government. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 16:42
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Band name Reign Peter Gabriel Martin Barre John Evan Chris Squire Cozy Powell -------------  
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 16:43
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Umeda wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 17:00
That a big assumption with six big egos at stake.  |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 17:07
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vocals- Jon Anderson guitar - Steve Howe bass - Chris Squire keyboards - Rick Wakeman drums - Bill Bruford Oops. Did I do it wrong?  Ok, I'll try again: vocals - John Wetton Guitar- David Gilmour bass- Chris Squire drums - Barriemore Barlow keys - Keith Emerson Guitar - Steve Hackett |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 20:15
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vocals: David Gilmour keyboards: Patrick Moraz batterie: Bill Bruford bass: Tony Levin guitars: Anthony Phillips guitars: Steve Hackett ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 21:00
None of these musicians were in Jethro Tull or ELP though.
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 22:23
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Drums: Barrymore Barlow, Tull. Rhythm Guitar: Greg Lake, ELP. Lead Guitar: Steve Hackett, Genesis. Bass: John Wetton, KC. Keyboards: Rick Wright, PF. Vocals: Jon Anderson, Yes. Bonus Round: Who has played in two of these bands? And who has played in three?  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 22:35
Bitching is an instrument I'm not familiar with.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 00:35
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Does not compute, Bruford/Squire combo required for the future progress of humanity! Lol. I actually have to THINK now, OP! I'll be back. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 01:57
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Vocals - Phil Collins Guitar - David Gilmour Guitar - Robert Fripp Bass - Chris Squire Keys - Tony Banks Drums - Carl Palmer ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 02:19
Fun idea of an experiment, Grumpy  My band : Hoovering the Stratosphere Peter Gabriel (Genesis): Vocals Ian Anderson (Tull): Shut up and play yer flute (and an acoustic guitar, if you wish) Robert Fripp: (KC): Guitar and frippertronics Carl Palmer (ELP): Drums Chris Squire (Yes): Bass Rick Wright (PF): Keys Not easy: I tried different combinations, but each time the PF-member seems to me the weak one (and I love PF!)... ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 02:47
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I'm tempted to write Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew, which for me still was the best lineup to recond stuff together ever, however there are side conditions... this is hard. Actually it's more of a combinatorial problem because Jethro Tull have to be represented by either Anderson or Barre, but I can't really give Anderson the vocals, and I can't block a guitar place either, so Ian Anderson has to play the flute and I make a band of seven, which gives me some freedom with the other places. Here we are: Peter Gabriel - Vocals Ian Anderson - Flute Robert Fripp - Guitar David Gilmour - Guitar Chris Squire - Bass Keith Emerson - Keyboards Bill Bruford - Drums (with a band of seven I can have one person overlap) Alternative choice Jon Anderson - Vocals Martin Barre - Guitar Steve Hackett - Guitar Greg Lake - Bass Rick Wright - Keyboards Gavin Harrison - Drums I'd also like to bring Roger Waters in here, as spiritus rector, who can also add sound effects and stuff, some kind of supergroup's Holger Czukay (if Can were allowed...) Actually the first lineup looks individually better, but I can't really imagine them to come up with a consistent sound. So I'd probably by the album of the second band first. These guys I can imagine to come up with something really nice.
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Posted By: thief
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 02:48
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Pretty strict rules! Let's see... Drums Carl Palmer Bass Chris Squire Keys Rick Wright Guitars Jakko Jakszyk Guitars Steve Hackett Vocals Ian Anderson Even if there is no clash of personalities, I believe all teams need to have "roles" properly filled. You can't have dominant, all-encompassing all-me genius creators i.e. Waters, Emerson and Jon Anderson in one group and expect good results There will be too much overlap, too many ideas, and nobody to actually sit down and put it all together. Ian Anderson is my driving force. This is the personality of a charismatic leader, demanding of others, but good mannered, bright and devilishly interesting on stage. He's a fantastic composer, plays many instruments, writes lyrics and keeps tabs on all issues regarding the band (artwork, promotion, management etc.). Steve Hackett is another creator. Chris has attention to detail and great work ethic, Rick provides spacey backgrounds and is sort of "quality control". Jakko is a glue guy, and Carl - another teamworker and specialist. There is a http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121474&KW=hackett" rel="nofollow - similar thread I created a while ago if you're interested
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 04:28
  I was also tempted at first to start with the Bruford/Levin combo, but that would leave out any other Yes and KC member (and a band without Chris Squire is difficult to imagine for me)... But, let's give it a try: Band name: Lower Approximations Bill Bruford (Yes): Drums Tony Levin (KC): Bass Keith Emerson (ELP): Keys Ian Anderson (Tull): Flute only (well, some acoustic guitar if he insists) Steve Hackett (Genesis): Guitars Roger Waters (PF): Vocals (and anything else he can touch upon...) Hmm... Maybe not as solid as my first proposition... EDIT: Oh, and if we're breaking rules, my seventh member would be Daevid Allen (then Roger Waters could go bitching again...) ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 04:41
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Peter Gabriel (Genesis) - vocals David Gilmour (PF) - guitar Martin Barre (Tull) - guitar Keith Emerson (ELP) - keyboards Chris Squire (Yes) - bass Bill Bruford (KC) - drums Made easier because Bruford was in KC as well as Yes
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 05:37
| Some cool lineups. Interesting no one has chosen Yes veterans Alan White, Jon Anderson, or Steve Howe. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 05:45
Update, forgot Levin...KC and Yes. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 06:05
I'll have to take a rain check on this challenge, as I can't come up with any members of Jethro Tull I'd want in my Big Six Supergroup. I only know Ian Anderson, and no offence, but I don't want to choose him as the lead vocalist when I could have Jon Anderson in my supergroup instead. 
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 06:44
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Alt pick. Trevor Rabin - Yes, guitar Adrian Belew - KC, guitar Jeffery Hammond - Tull, bass Chester Thompson - Genesis, drums Richard Wright - Floyd, keys Greg Lake - ELP, vocals |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 06:46
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Several large egos in this line-up, it could have been very interesting musically or it maybe it would have just ended in an on-stage punch-up as they tried to outdo each other: Keith Emerson - ELP, Keyboards Steve Howe - Yes, Guitar Dave Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Guitar Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull, Vocals & Flute John Wetton - King Crimson, Vocals & Bass Phil Collins - Genesis, Drums ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:02
| ^Rules stated they would all get along. Nice picks. First for Howe. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:08
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:12
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@Grumpy: Just out of curiosity, what do you imagine with a Rabin and Belew combination? Seems an odd match to me... (But well, there are more odd matches proposed here... ) ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:13
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^^I'm glad they'll all be able to get along! Bit surprised at the lack of
love for Steve Howe, it would be a dead heat between him and Jan
Akkerman as my favourite guitarist. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:18
Well John Bonham said Barriemore Barlow was the "greatest rock drummer England ever produced" so maybe you could go for him? I guess he gets overlooked amongst the Palmers and Brufords of this world. On that basis I will go for - Barriemore Barlow - Tull, drums
Rick Wright - Floyd, keys Jon Anderson - Yes, vocals Jamie Muir - KC, percussion Greg Lake - ELP, bass, guitar, vocals Steve Hackett - Genesis, guitar |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:26
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Keys - Keith Emerson Guitar - Steve Hackett Voc - Ian Anderson Drums - Bill Bruford (KC) Bass - Chris Squire You said two guitars, but I don't want another guitarist. I mean, if I could put Steve Howe in, I would.. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:35
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 07:59
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Ian Anderson - Vocals/ Flute Keith Emerson - Keys Chris Squire - Bass Phil Collins - Drums Robert Fripp - Guitar David Gilmore - Guitar Alt. Pick John Wetton - Vocals Rick Wakeman - Keys Rodger Waters - Bass Steve Hackett - Gtr Martin Barre - Gtr Carl Palmer - Drums |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 09:26
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Greg Lake - Vocals David Gilmour - Guitar Steve Hackett - Guitar Keith Emerson - Keys Chris Squire - Bass Barriemore Barlow - Drums ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 10:40
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Squire , Emerson, Hackett, Gilmour, Bruford, Anderson (Ian) nothing else makes any sense to me! It's funny that you can put the bass and drums of the classic Yes line up together only because Bruford played in 2 of the bands (3 if you count Genesis!)
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Posted By: jonbirion
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 11:03
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Mine Vocals Greg lake Keys Anthony banks Bass Steve Howe Guitar David Gilmour Guitar Fripp Drums barimore barlow |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 11:47
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 12:00
| ^^ Steve How on bass? That's different.. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 12:08
I put Jon in on vocals, but that turned out to be almost by default. If I had put Howe on guitar, I would have had to have put PG on vox. I would be interested in hearing any of these lineups, impossible as they may be. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 12:08
Point. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 13:04
It's one he has mastered over the years....practice makes perfect.  -------------
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 13:09
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- Zombie Richard Wright on vocals - Zombie Keith Emerson on keyboards - Robert Fripp on guitar - Steve Howe on guitar - Phil Collins on drums - uh, I guess Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond on bass? not too well-versed in Jethro Tull bassists, shamefully
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 13:10
the two zombies will eat the others up.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 13:12
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Fripp (KC) guitar Bruford (Yes) drums Lake (ELP) bass and vocals Wright (Floyd) keys Gabriel (Genesis) vocals Jobson (Tull) violin ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 13:14
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I have no idea how to do this, since my favourite line-up would be Yes on CttE, so I don't see how I could take out any of them from my favourite ones. Let's see. - On vocals, I guess Greg Lake could take Anderson's place (and he could play some bass and guitars too). - On guitars, I love Gilmour just as much as Howe, (though the style is completley different). And he could sing too. - On keyboards, it's got to be Wakeman. - On Bass, I guess it could be Wetton instead of Squire (and he could sing too, though I'm not much of a fan of his singing). - On Drums, it could be Palmer instead of Bruford. - And there's Flute for Ian Anderson (even if it was not given as an option for instrument, there should be a slot for flute / sax, since there are such instruments within the bands). And he could play some guitar and sing too. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:01
Wanted undead or alive? Too bad Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent do not qualify.  -------------
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:04
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:08
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- Greg Lake / lead vocals, bass - Robert Fripp / guitars - Ian McDonald / sax, flute, clarinets, vibes, harpsichord, piano, organ, Mellotron, backing vocals - Michael Giles / drums, percussion, backing vocals - Peter Sinfield / lyrics and illumination - Mel Collins / saxophone and flute Who says you need two guitars and a vocalist.  ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:33
... and Colin Blunstone did some vocals for the Alan Parsons Project (Old and Wise). But neither is associated with the aforementioned Big Six, as far as I'm informed. -------------
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:55
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 15:00
Sorry! Missed that line in the original post. I, therefore, have to update my submission. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 15:33
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From Yes: Chris Squire on bass and vocals From Genesis: Phil Collins on drums and vocals From Floyd: David Gilmour and guitars and vocals From Crimson: Jamie Muir on percussion (all possible ones) From ELP: Keith Emerson on keys
From Tull: Ian Anderson on flutes and vocals |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 15:36
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 16:19
at the end of my post.
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Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 18:57
Carl Palmer - ELP, drums Martin Barre - Tull, guitar Dave Gilmour - Floyd, guitar (& vocals) Rick Wakeman - Yes, keys (& arrangement, orchestration and grumpiness) John Wetton - KC, bass (& vocals) Phil Collins - Genesis, vocals (& drums) I'd much rather have a second keyboardist though, instead of a second guitarist, in which my pick would be... Carl Palmer - ELP, drums Martin Barre - Tull, guitar Rick Wright - Floyd, keys (& vocals) Rick Wakeman - Yes, keys (etc) John Wetton - KC, bass (& vocals) Phil Collins - Genesis, vocals (& drums) ------------- Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: https://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow - http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/ |
Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 19:36
Nice picks!  Just thinking - Levin: three? KC and Yes and Pink Floyd (on AMLOR)? ------------- Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: https://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow - http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/ |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 20:35
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Keith Emerson - keyboards Andrew McCulloch - drums Ian Anderson - vocals, flute Chris Squire - bass guitar David Gilmour - guitar Steve Hackett - guitar but if I were to make ANY supergroup, no matter where they are from: Roman Bunka (Embryo) - lead guitar (most underrated guitar player on this site; he is phenomenal) Barbara Dennerlein - modified Hammond B3 Barbara Thompson (Paraphernalia) - saxes and flutes Chris Karrer (Amon Düül 2) - lead guitar and violin Peter Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator) - vocals, piano and rhythm guitar Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) - drums bass player not needed since Barbara Dennerlein would play the pedals of the Hammond B3
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 20:56
 Sacrilege!
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 21:09
when you play the bass pedals like this it is no sacrilege: ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: November 13 2020 at 22:58
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Hackett-guitar Howe-guitar Jaco Pastorius-Bass Bruford-drums Vangelis-Keys Jon Anderson-vocals |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: November 14 2020 at 00:25
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I don't feel like I know enough about the musicians in JT to utilize them correctly LOL. Welp, I found my homework for the weekend, PA! ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 14 2020 at 05:07
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Ian Anderson (JT) - Flute Mel Collins (KC) - Sax Greg Lake (ELP) - Bass Mike Rutherford (Genesis) - Bass Bill Bruford (Yes) - Drums, Percussion Nick Mason (PF) - Drums, Percussion No guitars or vocals you say? Well, no. I like instrumental music as much as I like music with vocals, so I thought I’d take a different route. I also love a great rhythm section, and I’ve always liked those that are doubled up. Apart from KC’s infamous double trio, I’ve only come across bands with two bassists, or two drummers, but not two of each. This supergroup seemed the perfect opportunity to create another double trio. Now, I could have gone for guitars, but I also have a lot of love for bands that choose not to use them, and use brass instead. This year alone, there have been magnificent releases from Ottone Pesante and Kilter. I’d prefer a double trio containing sax, bass and drums - but Ian Andersonon flute is the next best thing, I guess.... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 14 2020 at 05:17
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David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Guitar and Vocals Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - FluteMel Collins (King Crimson) - Sax Mike Rutherford (Genesis) - Bass Carl Palmer (ELP) Drums Rick Wakeman (Yes) - Keyboards I got there in the end.
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Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: November 15 2020 at 08:40
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Ian Anderson vocals and flute Bill Bruford Drums Greg Lake Bass and Vocals Rick Wakeman Keyboards and Curry Steve Hackett Guitar Dave Gilmour Guitars and Vocals |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 16 2020 at 10:16
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 10:22
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Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Peter Gabriel, David Gilmour, Greg Lake, ad nauseam... ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: anoopanunya
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 18:30
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heres an interesting one, don’t know if anyone’s posted it yet. ELP: Greg Lake, vocals KC: John Wetton, bass PF: David Gilmour, guitar Genesis: Steve Hackett, guitar Tull: Barriemore Barlow, drums Yes: Rick Wakeman, keyboards the things i would do to see wetton and lake in their primes in the same band. |
Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 12:00
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Jon Anderson (Yes) - vocals Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, KC) - drums, percussion Adam Holzman (Steven Wilson) - keyboards, synthesizers David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - guitars Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett) - basses
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 02:52
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I'd like to have had Robert Fripp in my Big Six Supergroup, but he probably would've fired the other five members of the band at some point.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 09:13
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^Or insist he be billed as "featuring Robert Fripp." But, hell, he deserves it. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |