dream band

While in Rio in 95 ELP was interviewed at a major newspaper (local) and that was the subject. Lake confirmed the issue, Hendrix was invited to join ELP, but died a month before it was supposed to happen.

As for the Dream Band;

Guitars - Andy Latimer

Keyboards - Vangelis

Bass guitar - Chris Squire

Flute - Thjis van Leer

Drums - Antonio Fernandes

Vocals - Roger Waters

Backing Vocals - P.P. Arnold & Kate Kissum

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Lunar

Lunarscape wrote: While in Rio in 95 ELP was interviewed at a major newspaper (local) and that was the subject. Lake confirmed the issue, Hendrix was invited to join ELP, but died a month before it was supposed to happen.

Actually thats not true either.  The real story is that Emerson and the Nice did tour with Hendrix & the Experience... and when the Emerson and Lake got together they asked Mitch Mitchell if he would like to join them, but he showed up with an armed body guard.. and they thought that was a little too much.  They joked about asking Jimi, but it was never a serious situation... Keith Emerson got rid of Davy O'List from the Nice cause he wouldn't share the limelight with an over eager guitarist... what makes you think he'd go anywhere's near Hendrix..

And on the timing... ELP played their second gig at the Isle of Wight in Aug. of 70... Jimi Hendrix played the same event.  Altho Jimi did die the next month after that .. at the end of Sept, 1970.

Guitars - Al Di Meola

Keyboards - Klaus Schulze

Vocals - Renate Knaup / Arthur Brown

Drums - Harrald Grosskopf

Bass Guitar - Stanley Clark

Maybe this will help.  I found this at ELP's offical site in the bio section:

It was Mitchell, whom Lake and Emerson believed had the most potential, and though Emerson wanted to keep the project a keyboard-bass-drums trio, there was serious talks to add Jimi Hendrix to the line up. 

"Yeah, that story is indeed true, to some degree." says Lake. "Mitch Mitchell had told Jimi about us and he said he wanted to explore the idea. Even after Mitch was long out of the picture and we had already settled on Carl, talk about working with Jimi continued. We were supposed to get together and jam with him around August or September of 1970, but he died before we could put it together." 

The rumors of the potential band with Hendrix did leak out to the British music press, who began running articles saying the band would be called "Hendrix, Emerson, Lake & Palmer" or HELP, for short. 

Mick Karn - Fretless Bass

Terry Bozzio - Drums

Allan Holdsworth and Eric Johnson - Guitars 

Bob Muller - Percussion

Sean Malone - Stick

Jen Johannsson - Keyboards

Jan Garbarek - Saxes

John Sahagian and Amy Darby - Vocals

Garion81 wrote: Maybe this will help.  I found this at ELP's offical site in the bio section:   It was Mitchell, whom Lake and Emerson believed had the most potential, and though Emerson wanted to keep the project a keyboard-bass-drums trio, there was serious talks to add Jimi Hendrix to the line up.  "Yeah, that story is indeed true, to some degree." says Lake. "Mitch Mitchell had told Jimi about us and he said he wanted to explore the idea. Even after Mitch was long out of the picture and we had already settled on Carl, talk about working with Jimi continued. We were supposed to get together and jam with him around August or September of 1970, but he died before we could put it together."  The rumors of the potential band with Hendrix did leak out to the British music press, who began running articles saying the band would be called "Hendrix, Emerson, Lake & Palmer" or HELP, for short.

There are 3 different versions of this story told by Greg over the years.. and a few others in magazines by Keith and Carl.  However, read Keith's book... it will give you the story I just gave you above... and I heard it from Greg, Mitch Mitchell and the Experience's road manager.. Eric Barrett many years ago. I've heard Keith say directly that it was never a serious consideration but they would of liked to have jammed with him.

threefates wrote:   There are 3 different versions of this story told by Greg over the years.. and a few others in magazines by Keith and Carl.  However, read Keith's book... it will give you the story I just gave you above... and I heard it from Greg, Mitch Mitchell and the Experience's road manager.. Eric Barrett many years ago. I've heard Keith say directly that it was never a serious consideration but they would of liked to have jammed with him.

Just makes you think that they kind of want the legend of this story to continue.  It is a pretty cool rumor/legend.

Drums & Percussion: Mick Pointer

Bass : Lemmy Kilminster

Vocals & Keyboards: Dennis DeYoung

Guitar:Trey Anastasio (Phish)

Depends on your dream...

Reed Lover wrote: Drums & Percussion: Mick Pointer Bass : Lemmy Kilminster Vocals & Keyboards: Dennis DeYoung Guitar:Trey Anastasio (Phish) Depends on your dream...

A nightmare you mean...

Certif1ed wrote: Drums/Percussion 1 : Barriemore Barlow Drums/Percussion 2 : Phil Collins Bass : Peter Trewavas Keyboard 1 : Tony Banks Keyboard 2 : Pete Bardens Keyboard 3 : Mark Kelly Violin : Jerry Goodman Sax : Barbara Thomson Guitar 1 : Steve Rothery Guitar 2 / Flute : Andy Latimer Vocals : Fish Backing vox : Peter Gabriel, Clare Torrey, P. P. Arnold, Eithne Ní Bhráonain

hahaha, quite the dream!! I think you'd find it hard to get Gabriel on backing vocals though!