It's 1975: Make A Prog Band
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Topic: It's 1975: Make A Prog Band
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Subject: It's 1975: Make A Prog Band
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 19:32
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This may or may not be the correct section for this. Oh well. Let's fly back to 1975. You are entrusted with the role of creating a new progressive rock group. Given the shakiness that began to characterize many of the decade's great bands, members are all available for your band. Who would you draft to make up your band? You can travel all over the world to recruit your band members, and there are no limits on the band's size. You may branch out to non-prog bands in order to nab an artist or two (but not all!) Requirements: Members need to have been part of a prog band by 1975 (i.e., no Fish or Trey Gunn, for instance). My band? Drums- Tony Williams Violin- Jean-Luc Ponty Bass- Geezer Butler Guitar- John McLaughlin Keyboards 1- Anibal Kerpel (from Argentina's Crucis) Keyboards 2- Dave Stewart Essentially fusion-oriented  |
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Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 19:43
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Drums/Vocals: Robert Wyatt
Guitar/Vocals: David Gilmour
Keys/Vocals: Steve Walsh Bass: Jannik Top ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 19:55
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Kerry Minnear / keys Gary Moore / guitars Greg Lake / bass Terry Bozzio / drums |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 20:40
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Guitar - Steve Howe
Guitar - Robert Fripp Bass - Tony Levin Drums - Bill Bruford Violin - Jerry Goodman |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 21:01
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^ so, 80s Crimson and friends.. |
Posted By: jikai55
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 21:06
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GUITAR: Steve Howe
BASS: Geezer Butler DRUMS: Andy Ward KEYBOARDS / BACKING VOCALS: Peter Hamill LEAD VOCALS: Roger Daltrey with guests KNOB TWISTING: Brian Eno YAZZ FLUTE: Ian Anderson ------------- 
I like cheese and I like metal! --Mikael Åkerfeldt |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 21:13
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Jan Akkerman - guitars
Frank Gambale - guitars
Jaco Pastorius - bass David Sancious - keyboards Billy Cobham - drums Michal Urbaniak - violin
We don't need no stinkin vocals!!!
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 21:24
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Band: Sex Prophets of the Apocalypse
Peter Gabriel - Vocals Robert Fripp - Guitar Steve Howe - Guitar Keith Emerson - Keyboards Stanely Clarke - Bass Bill Cobham- Drums Holy Shyt. What would that sound like  
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 21:35
Hmm... in order to work well with that rhythm section (and with Emerson's keyboards), I think you'd need to pick between Fripp and Howe. It's hard to picture them doing interlocking material in the mid-70s without sounding like a train wreck (and not in a THRAK way, either). I think Howe would work best, although the band's name would make Fripp a shoe-in. But who am I to criticize... its your awesome mid-70s band  |
King Crimson776 wrote:Posted By: sbooth
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 22:15
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Cant go wrong with these:
Chick Corea: Key boards Jeff Beck: Guitar David Jackson: Saxes and flute Bill Bruford: Drums Chris Squire: Bass Zafir Hussain: Tabla/aux. percussion Lakshminarayana Shankar: Violin/Viola Brian Eno: Electronic stuffs Kind of a middle-eastern fusion group. ------------- |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: November 21 2007 at 23:47
An interesting twist to the cliche "create a prog band" topic. 
How about this:
John Wetton - vocals/bass/songwriting
Carl Palmer - Drums
Geoff Downes - Keys
Steve Howe - Guitar
Can't go wrong with that combo! ------------- 
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 00:08
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My serious answer...
Frank Zappa - Guitar/Vocals/whatever else
Roine Stolt - Guitar/Vocals
Jamie Muir - Percussion/Drums/insanity
Hasse Bruniusson - Percussion/Drums/Vocals/insanity
Bill Bruford - Drums/Sanity
Kerry Livgren - Guitar/Moog
Kerry Minnear - Keys/Vocals
Tony Levin - Bass/Vocals
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 00:22
Yeah, I know, I'm kidding. It would be like the Traveling Wilburys of prog 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 00:26
What a weird ass jam session that would be 
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Posted By: Snipergoat
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 02:32
You know Zappa couldn't sing and play guitar at the same time? :P |
Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 03:36
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Phil Ehart "Drums" Geddy Lee "Bass" Rick Wakeman "Keyboards" Steve Hackett "Guitars" Greg Lake "Acoustic Guitar & Vocals" Ian Anderson "Flute & Vocals" |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 03:40
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Do I still get Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond? ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 03:56
Which is why there are two other guitarists  -------------
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 04:08
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Keys: Patrick Moraz
Keys: Keith Emerson
Keys: Rick Wakeman
Vocals/Guitar: Todd Rundgren
Drums: Phil Collins
Bass: John Entwhistle
Think of this as Todd Rundgren's Utopia with huge testicles.
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 04:11
Sounds epic. Almost continent-sized in scope. I wonder what we could call such an enormous mass ... |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 04:24
smashing one! ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Lady In Black
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 06:03
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It's difficult to make a band... Uhm... But sure... My band is this:
Donella Del Monaco / vocals
Eric Clapton / guitar, vocals, backing vocals
Nunzio "Cucciolo" Favia, Franz Di Cioccio / drums
Vangelis, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman / keyboards
Bob Callero / bass
Mel Collins / Sax ------------- It's dark... I've fear... I have strong pains... A serpent is being born... That badly I did, I? |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 06:09
| A band? Me and my mates. And then we'll play awesome songs that would have been released on a later stage. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 12:26
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Something like: Robert Fripp: Guitar Greg Lake: Vocals/Bass Roger Waters: Lyrics/Bass/Concepting Ian McDonald: Sax/Flutes Mel Collins: Sax/Flutes John Hiseman: Percussion Rick Wright: Keyboards Just as there wasn't really a chance that Hackett could fit in too well with such an eclectic line-up. I doubt Wright would fit in either, but that won't stop me. Meh, who am I kidding, I just want the original Crimson again. |
Posted By: SilverEclipse
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 13:15
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Freddie Mercury (Queen): vocals Steve Howe (Yes): guitar David Gilmour (Pink Floyd): guitar Rogers Waters (Pink Floyd): bass guitar, lyrics Rick Wakeman (Yes): keyboards and piano Bill Bruford (King Crimson): drums Syd Barrett (solo): special guest songwriter, guest vocals and guitar ------------- "and if the band your in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 14:51
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Violin/Viola - Gérard Hourbette (Art Zoyd) Vocals & acoustic guitars - David Bowie Drums - Fritz Hauser (Circus) Keys - Tim Black (Gong) ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 19:10
More or less
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Posted By: khammer99
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 20:26
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Drums: Neil Peart - Yeah I know, obvious Guitar(s): Leslie West, Ronnie Montrose. Man, just think what the 2 of them could do. Bass: Stanley Clarke Keyboards: Rick Wakeman (When he's sober) Vocals: Tough one, I'd have to hear the music to pick a singer  Basically, I see the rhythm section of Peart and Clarke as brilliant. Peart can be a "power" drummer when he needs to be. I think the 2 of them would play off themselves very well. The 2 guitars would be interesting. Neither was noted for "prog" but if you listen to some of Montrose stuff, before and after Hagar, the really stretches things out. I very under rated guitarist. West, would just be a fun animal to watch. Plowing through progression and what not. Sure, every knows "Mississippi Queen", but listen to other stuff he did on Theme From an Imaginary Western. I mean, that is a "prog" title. Wakeman could provide some glitter and he could probably help things stay together, but I wouldn't mind have Billy Preston pop in a tune or 2 just to funk things up a bit (it is the 70s after all)  You could through Edgar Winter in the mix for the keyboards and other electronic etcetera. I don't know, maybe I'm showing some of blues roots. Is there such a thing as Prog Blues?  ------------- Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. - Terry Pratchett |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 20:39
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Christian Vander--Drums, falsetto screaming, lyrics Peter Hammill--Keys, vocals, falsetto and non-falsetto screaming Robert Fripp--Guitar, 'tron Bernard Paganotti--Bass Lindsay Cooper--Bassoon -------------   |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 02:43
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Richard Pinhas / sequencer, electronics, electric guitar
Edgar Froese / electronics, synthesizer
Joachim Kuhn / sax, piano, electric piano
Jamie Muir / percussion
Giulio Capiozzo / drums
Their music is ....
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:27
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Francesco Di Giacomo - Vocals
Ian Anderson - Flute, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Christian Vander - Drums, Vocals
Chick Corea - Keys
Robert Fripp - Guitar
Bootsy Collins - Bass, partying, ego emulsifier
Compositions by Frank Zappa
Recorded and Mixed by Eddie Kramer
------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: cynthiasmallet
Date Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:50
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Vocals-Peter Hammill
Guitar-Steve Hackett Bass-Chris Squire Drums-Pierre Van Der Linden Keyboards-Keith Emerson Flute-Andy Latimer ------------- Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat? |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 10 2007 at 13:04
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Frank Zappa - Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Daniel Denis - Drums, Percussion
Kerry Minnear - Keyboards, Recorders, Vocals
Lindsay Cooper - Bassoon, Oboe, other Wind instruments
 ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: December 10 2007 at 13:05
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just plug Krause and Fripp into Vandertop ;P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |