Here's an idea: Toss Stephen Carpenter, Frank Delgado, Jónsi, Terry Bozzio, and Krystoffer 'Garm' Rygg in a room and see what they come up with.
There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!I'm starting to think y'all are just coming up with random names here...
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!I don't know rhythm sections for shit, sue me.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.I suck at making fantasy rock bands, but I'll give it a go.
- Vocals- David Draiman
- Backup vocals- Simone Simons
- Guitar/Composition- Mikko Salovaara
- Bass- Flea
- Drums- Dave Mackintosh
edited 22nd Jul '11 11:44:03 PM by Aleksei
- Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus (lead vocals, guitar)
- Rivers Cuomo of Weezer (lead guitar)
- Pat Pestorius of Okkervil River (bass guitar)
- David Prowse of Japandroids (drums)
They would make ANTHEMIC PUNK MUSIC.
- Thom Yorke of Radiohead (vocals)
- Tom Verlaine of Television (lead guitar)
- Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse (rhythm guitar)
- Simon Gallup of The Cure (bass guitar)
- John Stanier of Battles and Helmet (drums)
They would make PENSIVE JAZZYY MATH ROCK MUSIC
edited 23rd Jul '11 12:04:08 AM by sca_punk
They're off the streets now, and back on the road on the riot trail. http://www.last.fm/user/sca_punkAnything with John Stanier on drums automatically wins everything.
Listen to Music with Tropers at The Troper Turntable!We had a thread like this once, but it got purged. I'll post one of my ideas from that thread.
Alternative band:
- Vocals: Thom Yorke
- Guitar: Jerry Cantrell
- Bass: Flea
- Drums: Dave Grohl
Band of technically capable, kind-of-weird musicians:
- Vocals: Mike Patton
- Guitar: Buckethead
- Bass: Les Claypool
- Drums: Terry Bozzio
- Keyboard: Jordan Rudess
"Pop" band*
- Male Vocals: Myles Kennedy
- Female Vocals: Lzzy Hale
- Guitar: Adam Dutkiewicz
- Rhythm Guitar: Wes Borland
- Bass: John Moyer
- Drums: Vinnie Paul
- Keyboard: Mike Shinoda
edited 3rd Mar '12 1:46:19 AM by Alucard
Incredibly bizarre experimental rock:
- Ann Magnuson (Bongwater) - Vocals
- Michael Gerald (Killdozer) - Vocals, lyrics
- Fred Frith (Henry Cow) - Guitar, violin
- Max Eider (Jazz Butcher Conspiracy) - Lead guitar
- Kramer (Butthole Surfers/Bongwater) - Bass guitar, producer
- Damon Edge (Chrome) - Synthesizers, vocals, drums
- David Thrussell (Snog) - Synthesizers, beats, producer
- Jason Reese (And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead) - Drums, vocals
- Steve Sostak (Sweep the Leg Johnny) - Alto sax
edited 25th Jul '11 8:26:18 AM by YonTroper
Two bands there (I tried to do something that made some sense), and I almost thought of a third band just to somehow include Devin Townsend and Patrik Gardberg.
Supergroup #1
- Drummer: Rolf Pilve (Solution .45)
- Bassist: Martin Mendez (Opeth)
- Base guitarist: Peter Wichers (Soilwork)
- Solo guitarist: Paul Waggoner (Between The Buried and Me)
- Vocals: Christian Alvestam (he's everywhere)
Supergroup #2
- Drummer: Peter Wildoer (Darkane)
- Bassist: Johan Ylenstrand (Miseration)
- Solo guitarist: Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry)
- Harsh singer: Mat Bruso (Bury Your Dead)
- Clean singer and base guitarist: Ettore Rigotti (Disarmonia Mundi)
- Synths and programming: Alessio Nero Argento
I could explain my choices but by convenience I'll admit I chose the bassist for group #2 on a whim. Listening closely to Miseration, he seemed capable.
No regret shall pass over the threshold!- Lead Vocals: Bon Scott
- Lead Guitar: Lee Ritenour
- Rhythm Guitar: Keith Richards
- Lead Bass: Sid Vicious
- Rhythm Bass: Mike Sims
- Drums: Keith Moon
- Synth Organ: Pete Townshend
- Keyboard: Eddie Van Halen
- Trombone: Fred Wesley
- Saxophone(s): Marceo Parker
- Producer: George Clinton
Rock with a side of Extra-Funky. This shall hereby be called P-Punk.
edited 4th Aug '11 1:47:31 PM by daniha
When it comes to straightforward, band-type hypothetical supergroups, I get too realistic, I think. But if I'm going for something more experimental, curious...
- Michael Gira: Sampling, production.
- Chris Watson: Effects, processing.
- Peter Christopherson: Electronics, found sound.
- Sufjan Stevens: Orchestrations, miscellanea.
- Keith Rowe: Guitars.
- Jack Rose: More guitars.
Some Youtube comment suggested Tyler the Creator and Li'l Wayne should form a group and call it GOBLINS! IN! SPACE!
I don't really like the arrangement much, but the name made me laugh.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....Something weird:
- Z'EV: Hitting Things
- Brian Williams: Field Recordings
- Genesis P Orridge: Vocals
- Kevin Martin: Whatever he wants to do
edited 4th Aug '11 6:35:33 PM by inane242
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.The line-up would depend on when the group was formed. For example, let's say this supergroup was formed in the late 1980s and the members are taken from then-popular groups, resulting in this line-up:
- Lead vocal: Meat Loaf
- Lead/Rhythm Guitars: Phil Collen and Steve Clark
- Bass Guitar: Bruce Hall
- Drums: Max Weinberg (or Liberty DeVitto)
- Keys: Roy Bittan
- Backing vocal: Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Ann and Nancy Wilson
The group would write the songs in collaboration with Jim Steinman, and Mutt Lange would produce their album. It would be the eighties-est thing ever written.
edited 26th Aug '11 11:47:28 AM by TheGloomer
Male vocals: Bret Michaels Guitar: Dave Mustaine Female vocals: Hayley Williams Turntables: Timo Maas Keyboard: Wing Bass: Sting Drums: Ringo Starr
Yeah, Jason Kreis ain't exactly a soccer star.Nu-Metal/Alternative metal:
A band of people whose skills are admired despite the band they are in. (For example, I've heard a lot of people say "I hate Godsmack but Shannon Larkin is an awesome drummer).
Cameron Heacock (American Head Charge) - Vocals
Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit/Black Light Burns) - Guitars
Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne) - Bass
Shannon Larkin (Godsmack/Ugly Kid Joe) - Drums
I don't know who would handle keyboards/samples, but it would probably be Chris Vrenna. Producer? Maybe Rick Rubin for the job he did on AHC's "The War of Art". Maybe whoever did Cold's 13 Ways to Bleed Onstage because that was just filthy. In a good way.
edited 29th Sep '11 11:52:30 AM by Jonny0110
Vocalists: Simone Simons (Epica and others), Jan-Henrik Ohme (Gazpacho), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Guitarists: Buckethead, Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore
Drummer: Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad)
Bassist: John De Servio (Vinnie Moore, Black Label Society)
Producer: Steven Wilson
Genre: Most likely rock/metal of a progresive flavour.
Probably a trainwreck, but it'll be fun to watch.
edited 26th Sep '11 9:35:46 PM by mailedbypostman
Gothic metal:
- Female vocals: Liv Kristine (Theatre of Tragedy)
- Clean vocals/bass: Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
- Harsh vocals/guitar: Morten Veland (Tristania)
- Lead guitar: Johan Edlund (Tiamat)
- Keyboards: Josh Silver (Type O Negative)
- Drums: Adrian Erlandsson (Paradise Lost/Cradle of Filth)
- Violin: Martin Powell (My Dying Bride)
I'm reviving this to create my "Band of Daves."
- Lead Vocals: Dave Padden
- Rhythm Guitar/Backup Vocals: Dave Mustaine
- Lead Guitar: Dave Murray
- Lead Guitar: Dave Navarro
- Bass: Dave LaRue
- Drums/Percussion: Dave Lombardo
edited 3rd Dec '14 8:44:45 PM by Alucard
Genre: The bastard child of Power and Symphonic Metal
Vocals: Joakim Brodén
Lead Guitar: André Olbrich
Rhythm Guitar: Oscar Dronjak
Bass: James Cartwright
Drums: Bastian Emig
Keyboards: Falk Maria Schlegel
Orchestra: Whatever Globus used.
edited 19th Mar '14 11:44:00 PM by Eachiunn
Genre: Some kinda Hair Metal-Traditional metal hybrid
Vocal: Tony Harnell (TNT)
Lead Guitar: Ronni Le Tekro(TNT)
Rhythm Guitar, Backing vocal: Ritchie Kotzen(Poison)
Bass Guitar, Backing vocal: Bruno Ravel(Danger Danger)
Drums: Eric Singer
Keyboard: Eric Ragno
edited 19th Mar '14 11:58:33 PM by SmytheOrdo
David Bowie 1947-2016Genre: the bastard child of battle soundtracks, symphonic metal, dark electro, epic orchestras and batshit insanity.
Composer 1: Yuki Kajiura
Composer 2: Marie Slip (from Otto Dix)
Composer (duo) 3: Fredrik Thordendal and Tomas Haake (from Meshuggah)
Secondary Composers: Les Claypool and whoever is the brain of Yousei Teikoku's music.
Keyboards: Marie Slip
Violin: Pyotr Voronov (also from Otto Dix)
Vocals: Yui Itsuki (from Yousei Teikoku)
Choir: whatever effect Yousei Teikoku uses.
Bass: Les Claypool (from Primus)
Drums: Tomas Haake (from Meshuggah)
Guitar: Fredrik Thordendal (from Meshuggah)
The result would either collapse and fall apart under the weight of creative differences... or it would be REALLY FUCKING AWESOME in a way that I can't even imagine, let alone describe.
edited 20th Mar '14 1:49:24 AM by Muzozavr
ERROR: Signature not loadedGeorge Clinton (production and occasionally vocals)
Walter Becker (production and vocals)
Donald Fagen (production and vocals)
Bonnie Pink (vocals)
Pharrell Williams (production)
It'd be a Fusion/Funk/Soul band, I guess.
Genre: No fucking clue.
Lead Vocals: Steve Hogarth
Lead Guitar: David Gilmour
Electric Bass: Geddy Lee
Keyboard: Jon Lord I know he's dead, but I'm not fussed
Acoustic Guitar: Mark Knopfler
Drums: Carl Palmer
YUUGI WANTS YOU FOR DRINKING BUDDY
Oh yeah, I forgot to post my dream team.
They'd play alternative with hip-hop, soul and metal influences.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.