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Dr. Prog

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Topic: Construct your dream classic all star prog lineup
Posted: May 15 2008 at 18:55

only one person per band position as set up below, and they must be artists/musicians who are primarily identified as prog musicians or spent most of their career with a progressive band (ie, no John Lennons, Miles Davis etc)

you get

1 lead vocalist

1 second lead vocalist/harmony vocals

1 bass player

2 drummers or 1 primary drummer/ 1 percussionist

1 lead guitar

1 secondary lead/or rhythm guitar

1 keyboard/organist

1 wild card (can be a second keyboard player, horn/brass player or other instrument OTHER than drummer, bass or guitar)

so the most your band can have in it is 9 members

Edited by Dr. Prog - May 15 2008 at 18:55

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:27

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:46

Right.. Here is my band

"Carbon Based Lifeforms"

Vocals - Peter Hammill

Harmony Vocals - Jon Anderson (Lead Vocals on 6)

Bass - John Wetton

Drums - Neil Peart

Percussion - Jamie Muir

Guitar - Dave Gilmour

Guitar - Steve Hackett

Keyboards - Keith Emerson

Saxophone - Barbara Thompson

Of course Wetton and Muir are back together since King Crimson "Larks Tongues In Aspic"

Carbon Based Lifeforms have took on a jazz rock sound.

First album "Cry Your Pants Off" has been doing well, prog fans declare "Best album of 2008 so far.."

Tracklisting:

1. Cry Your Pants Off (Hammill/Hackett/Thompson/Gilmour) 20.12

2. Sharks Dung On Plastic (Peart/Muir) 0.45

3. Mouldy Old Love (Hammill/Wetton/Hackett/Emerson) 5.10

4. Badger Baiting in C (Emerson) 7.01

5. I Left My Heart In The Emergency Ward (Hackett) 2.25

6. Far From The Start (Up In The Mountains) (Anderson/Hackett/Wetton/Emerson) 10.45

7. A Plague Of English Goalkeepers (Hammill/Wetton/Gilmour/Hackett) 6.32

8. The Frown Has Joined Your Ears (Wetton/Thompson) 4.40

Tour 2009

If they havent fallen out by then

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Dr. Prog

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 22:20

wow, in one tenth of the time it took you to do all that, you could have simply listed your all star prog band

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:31

Frippertron wrote:

Right.. Here is my band

"Carbon Based Lifeforms"

Vocals - Peter Hammill

Harmony Vocals - Jon Anderson (Lead Vocals on 6)

Bass - John Wetton

Drums - Neil Peart

Percussion - Jamie Muir

Guitar - Dave Gilmour

Guitar - Steve Hackett

Keyboards - Keith Emerson

Saxophone - Barbara Thompson

Of course Wetton and Muir are back together since King Crimson "Larks Tongues In Aspic"

Carbon Based Lifeforms have took on a jazz rock sound.

First album "Cry Your Pants Off" has been doing well, prog fans declare "Best album of 2008 so far.."

Tracklisting:

1. Cry Your Pants Off (Hammill/Hackett/Thompson/Gilmour) 20.12

2. Sharks Dung On Plastic (Peart/Muir) 0.45

3. Mouldy Old Love (Hammill/Wetton/Hackett/Emerson) 5.10

4. Badger Baiting in C (Emerson) 7.01

5. I Left My Heart In The Emergency Ward (Hackett) 2.25

6. Far From The Start (Up In The Mountains) (Anderson/Hackett/Wetton/Emerson) 10.45

7. A Plague Of English Goalkeepers (Hammill/Wetton/Gilmour/Hackett) 6.32

8. The Frown Has Joined Your Ears (Wetton/Thompson) 4.40

Tour 2009

If they havent fallen out by then

Sharks Dung in Plastic?

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:40

Frippertron wrote:

Right.. Here is my band

"Carbon Based Lifeforms"

Vocals - Peter Hammill

Harmony Vocals - Jon Anderson (Lead Vocals on 6)

Bass - John Wetton

Drums - Neil Peart

Percussion - Jamie Muir

Guitar - Dave Gilmour

Guitar - Steve Hackett

Keyboards - Keith Emerson

Saxophone - Barbara Thompson

Of course Wetton and Muir are back together since King Crimson "Larks Tongues In Aspic"

Carbon Based Lifeforms have took on a jazz rock sound.

First album "Cry Your Pants Off" has been doing well, prog fans declare "Best album of 2008 so far.."

Tracklisting:

1. Cry Your Pants Off (Hammill/Hackett/Thompson/Gilmour) 20.12

2. Sharks Dung On Plastic (Peart/Muir) 0.45

3. Mouldy Old Love (Hammill/Wetton/Hackett/Emerson) 5.10

4. Badger Baiting in C (Emerson) 7.01

5. I Left My Heart In The Emergency Ward (Hackett) 2.25

6. Far From The Start (Up In The Mountains) (Anderson/Hackett/Wetton/Emerson) 10.45

7. A Plague Of English Goalkeepers (Hammill/Wetton/Gilmour/Hackett) 6.32

8. The Frown Has Joined Your Ears (Wetton/Thompson) 4.40

Tour 2009

If they havent fallen out by then

1/2 clappies out of 10

Your only problem....

.....there's no one from Magma on there LOL

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:41

Phil Collins (drums, vocals, poses, gyrations, Chapman Stixt, criticism-blockertron, and female-seductatron)

My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:44

birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Frippertron wrote:

Right.. Here is my band

"Carbon Based Lifeforms"

Vocals - Peter Hammill

Harmony Vocals - Jon Anderson (Lead Vocals on 6)

Bass - John Wetton

Drums - Neil Peart

Percussion - Jamie Muir

Guitar - Dave Gilmour

Guitar - Steve Hackett

Keyboards - Keith Emerson

Saxophone - Barbara Thompson

Of course Wetton and Muir are back together since King Crimson "Larks Tongues In Aspic"

Carbon Based Lifeforms have took on a jazz rock sound.

First album "Cry Your Pants Off" has been doing well, prog fans declare "Best album of 2008 so far.."

Tracklisting:

1. Cry Your Pants Off (Hammill/Hackett/Thompson/Gilmour) 20.12

2. Sharks Dung On Plastic (Peart/Muir) 0.45

3. Mouldy Old Love (Hammill/Wetton/Hackett/Emerson) 5.10

4. Badger Baiting in C (Emerson) 7.01

5. I Left My Heart In The Emergency Ward (Hackett) 2.25

6. Far From The Start (Up In The Mountains) (Anderson/Hackett/Wetton/Emerson) 10.45

7. A Plague Of English Goalkeepers (Hammill/Wetton/Gilmour/Hackett) 6.32

8. The Frown Has Joined Your Ears (Wetton/Thompson) 4.40

Tour 2009

If they havent fallen out by then

1/2 clappies out of 10

Your only problem....

.....there's no one from Magma on there LOL

I know this is breaking the rules (I'll post my real one later)... but imagine THIS rhythm section:

Drums-- Neil Peart
Drums-- Chrsitian Vander
Bass-- Geddy Lee
Bass-- Jannik Top
Bass-- Bernard Paganotti

FREAKING SICK. LOL

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:47

Vocals - Gary Brooker Harmony Vocals - Maddy Prior

Bass - Tony Levin

Drums - Gavin harrison

Percussion - Bruford

Guitar - Robin Trower

Guitar - Robert fripp

Keyboards - Keith Tippett

Saxophone - Mel Collins?

Wild card on keys... Dave greenfield

yeah it's a 70s lineup i know.

Edited by Valdez - May 15 2008 at 23:49

https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine

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Posted: May 15 2008 at 23:52

As to my "legal" all star prog lineup....

Hmm.....

I call it: MAGMARUSH. LOL

Vocals-- Geddy Lee
Vocals-- Christian Vander
Bass-- Geddy Lee
Drums-- Neil Peart
Drums-- Christian Vander
Guitars-- Alex Lifeson
Keyboards-- Geddy Lee

Wink

Here's another alternative for what I would really want as well:

Vocals-- Roine Stolt
Vocals-- Jon Anderson
Bass-- Geddy Lee
Drums-- Neil Peart
Drums-- Christian Vander
Guitars-- Frank Zappa
Guitars-- Robert Fripp
Keyboards-- Keith Emerson
Violin-- David Cross

Not sure what I would call that one, but it's just as absolutely wicked (probably more so than the first). Big%20smile

Edited by MovingPictures07 - May 15 2008 at 23:54

bang!

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 00:53

vox- john wetton
2nd vox- robert wyatt
bass- holger czukay
drum- bruford
percussion- jamie muir
guitar- fripp, i'm afraid
2nd guitar- phil miller
keys- dave stewart
wild card- either david cross or mont campbell... mont campbell.

glen- "funny world..."
h.i. "damn funny."
glen- "somebody oughtta sell tickets..."
h.i. "i'd buy one..."

Dr. Prog

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 01:09

alright, let me see if I can make picks that I can live with for my own poll:

vocals--John Wetton (can chip in at bass while Levin plays Stick also)

harmony/secondary vocals--Annie Haslam

bass---Tony Levin

drums---Carl Palmer

drums/percussion---Bill Bruford

lead guitar---Steve Hackett (by a hair over Gilmour)

second lead/rhythm---Robert Fripp (by a hair over Steven Wilson)

keyboards--Rick Wakeman (sorry Mr Banks)

wild card---Kerry Minnear--Gentle Giant (can play reed instruments, sax, mellotrons, keyboards, also can fill in on background vocals) (so wanted to squeeze Kerry Livgren or Eddie Jobson in there somewhere)

this band would simply be awesome at majestic orchestral symphonic rock of the highest magnitude, with plenty of trons, complex time changes, great melodic harmony singing. But with Fripp/Bruford and Kerry Minnear in the house, it would be a very creative and eclectic outfit as well. The versatility of this band would be unparalleled, as it could go from soft pastoral romantic passages, very atmospheric with Hackett, Haslam and Minnear's influences, to thundering and searing prog that could be heavy and powerful with the powerhouse rhythm section of Levin and Palmer/Bruford, supplemented by soaring hammonds and mellotrons of both Wakeman and Minnear. Wetton and Haslam's voices complement each other well, and both could trade off vocals on songs, or share vocals in the same song. I defy anyone to create a more amazing collection of musicians than this one.

Edited by Dr. Prog - May 16 2008 at 01:54

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 01:30

Why not?

Keyboards- Dave Stewart
Drums- Phil Collins
Percussion- Jamie Muir
Guitar- John McLaughlin
Bass- Stanley Clarke

Essentially a fusion outfit.

EDIT: Which, upon further reflexion, is quite similar to bang!'s picks Embarrassed

... great minds think alike, it seems.

Edited by WalterDigsTunes - May 16 2008 at 01:31

Yorkie X

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 01:32

its all about synergy so the elements from each band added must some how compliment each other .. every time I attempt to do this I run into problems .. I have never heard a completely perfect band some come close but the more I look at all the aspects I find flaws, Either song writing musicality , vocals ... dare I say image and most importantly fresh new creative ideas that also have a certain commercial potential (its necessary unfortunately to perpetuate prog to new market places I have come to accept that sad fact)... everybody steals nothing is new under the sun .. which is why if I was going to put a list together it would be comprised of the titans of prog and not modern prog artists... so my list would be predictable and boring

Edited by Yorkie X - May 16 2008 at 10:27

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:39

Dr. Prog wrote:

only one person per band position

I don't have to construct my all star lineup, as Yes did it for me (except for the extremely slutty background dancers.)

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:51

Good morning to all of you proggers,here is my all star prog band:

2 vocalists:Jon Anderson and Stella Vander

1 bass player:Jean Hervé Péron

2 lead guitarists:John Mc Laughlin and Robert Fripp

2 drummers:Billy Cobham and Christian Vander

1 keyboardist:Josef Skrzek

1 wildcard:Kawabata Makoto on electric sitar

I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world

of searchers with the help from

crimson king

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 04:17

I was too fast and I forgot one rule so here is my new band called Dark Knights on LSD

2 vocalists:Stella Vander and Renate Knaup

1 bass player:Jean Hervé Péron

2 lead guitarists:John Mc Laughlin and Robert Fripp

2 drummers:Chester Thompson and Furio Chirico

1 keyboardist:Josef Skrzek

1 wildcard:Kawabata Makoto on electric sitar

Brain is bliss was released March 2008 thanks to Nasoni Records.It consists of 2 very long tracks

full of jazzy improvisations,heavy kraut riffing,crimsonian feel and hippie wellness.

1.This is a story about books breaking ball and chains(Ode to George Orwell) 41.35

2.Cosmic freedom at play in the garden of the lysergic elks 33.26

"Heavy,Trippy,never dull and committed.Smashing!"Progrésiste

I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world

of searchers with the help from

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 05:08

Peter Hammill - lead vocal, piano, guitars
Gordon Haskell - bass, occasional vocal

Michael Giles - drums, occasional vocal
Gilles Schetagne - drums, percussion
Clem Clempson - lead guitar, occasional vocal
David Cross - violin, viola, mellotron

A Life In Pictures (10.32) - Hammill/Cross/Giles/Clempson/Haskell
Palette ! [323,168,251] (3.49, vocals from Haskell) - Hamill/Haskell/Clempson
A Brush With Death [Improvisation] (6.23) - Cross/Giles/Haskell/Clempson/Schetagne
Palette " [121, 036, 090] (4.12, vocals from Clempson) - Hamill/Clempson/Cross
First Stroke (3.12) - Cross/Schetagne
Final Stroke (3.56) - Giles/Schetagne/Haskell
The Ancient Gallery (9.58) - Cross/Hammill/Giles

No full-time organist or keyboardist, and really Peter Hammill would not be expected to contribute lots of guitar (and the others not a lot of vocals).

This ignores the fact that what I really want is something along the lines of:

David Cross (Violin, Viola)
Jerry Goodman (Violin)
David Jackson (Saxophone, Flute)
Vincent Langlois (Percussion, Piano)
Andy McCulloch (Drums, Percussion)

Edited by TGM: Orb - May 16 2008 at 06:59

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 05:34

I'll be sneaky and add some instruments through the back door:
drums 1: Pierre Moerlen (will also play xylophone, vibraphone, marimba and keyboards)
drums 2: Mani Neumeier (will also play kalimba and African percussion instruments)
bass: Helmut Hattler (will also add some synths)
guitar 1: Roland Schaeffer (will also play sax and nagaswaram)
guitar 2: Roman Bunka (will also play oud)
keyboards: Barbara Dennerlein; with her pedal technique she will add some extra bass lines
vocals 1: Peter Hammill; will play rhythm guitar and additional keyboards too
vocals 2: Peter Blegvad; he will add some guitar and clarinet too
additional player: Eddie Jobson: keyboards and violin

alternative additional player:
Didier Malherbe: all kinds of woodwinds

how is that for a band with many flavors?

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Posted: May 16 2008 at 06:29

the bands called 'Ma Jambe Baise des Blessures'

Drums - Stewart Copeland
Bass - Chris Squire
Guitars - Jan Akkerman
Keys - Keith Emerson

Doing Long Concept pieces with a big symphonic sound but with a very jaunty jazzy edge!

(Emerson will have to use mellotron wether he likes it or not)

EROTIC VOLVO

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