Create your dream band

Living or dead, you get two guitarists, a bass player, a drummer and a vocalist. In the interest of staying hip, you can add a DJ or rapper if you think it would work.

This is a completely personal choice, so no degrading other people's picks (I know, I know ... FAIL!).

Here's mine, but keep in mind I'm in my mid-20s, so I'll probably leave out some old-school people.

Drummer: Travis Barker of Blink 182 (Say what you will of the band's music, but he's freaking amazing)
Bass: Flea of Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Guitar 1: Jimi Hendrix
Guitar 2: Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
Vocals: Bradley Nowell of Sublime

If I were to add a rapper: Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5

 

Guitarists: Keith Richards and Stephen Stills
Bass: Sting
Drummer: John Bonham
Vocalist: Stevie Nicks

 

Okay, I'm doing this based on my favorite musicians and vocalists. Not necessarily who would best play together. Because the styles here are pretty far-flung.

Guitar - Slash
Guitar - Pat Metheney
Bass - Cliff Burton (yeah, yeah, there are better bassists, but the poor guy never got to enjoy fame)
Drums - John Theodore (from The Mars Volta...trust me)
Vocals - Claudio Sanchez (or, for the older crowd, Geddy Lee.)

 

Def Leppard [/sportschick]

 

Vocals ~ Paul Rodgers

That is all...

 

Only if they added Slash as a guitarist, Kurt Cobain as their songwriter and Amy Lee as their vocalist.

 

Vocals: Paul Rodgers (T-B is right on the money)
Guitars: Steve Vai or Joe Satriani on lead; Derek Trucks as the second guitarist
Bass: Geddy Lee
Drummer: Neil Peart


If it's a battle of the bands, the other band could be:

Vocals: Robert Plant
Guitars: Jeff Beck or Buddy Guy and Robert Cray
Bass: John Paul Jones (can also play keyboards)
Drums: John Bonham or Keith Moon
Harmonica: James Cotton

 

Guitars: Erik Melvin, NOFX and Tim Mahoney, 311
Bass: P-Nut, 311
Drummer: Travis Barker, Plus 44
Vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Honestly, if I could have five musicians to construct the perfect musical ensemble, I'd just take 311. In my opinion, they've got one of the best drummers, guitarists and bassists playing today.

 

Lead singer has to be Steve Perry of Journey.
Eric Clapton can play guitar.
Billy Joel can hit the keys.
Neil Peart is an easy pick on drums.
Geddy Lee can be my bassist, too.

 

Singer: Corey Taylor
Guitar: Adrian Belew
Bass: Flea
Drums: Neil Peart

 

Suzanna Hoffs
after that, I'm good.

 

Keith Moon: drums
Paul McCartney: bass, keyboards, guitars, drums
Richard Thompson: lead guitar
Keith Richards: rhythm, lead guitar
Prince: Guitars, keyboards, synths
Elvis Presley: vocals
Brian Wilson: alternate bass, backing vocals, vocal arrangements