Ultimate Band - GRIP Division

Stemming off some recent threads, create your ultimate band, but everyone has to have passed on. It's can't completely be a packed house with 10 people or whatever. Your group should be the basic setup of whatever genre you prefer.

Here is mine:

Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
Duane Allman - lead guitar
Hughie Thomasson - guitar/vocals
Allen Collins - guitar
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Jackson Spires - drums
Danny Joe Brown - tambourine/vocals
Billy Powell - piano

Obviously, this would be a kick ass Southern Rock lineup. For those of you no in the know, I have in my lineup 4 from Skynyrd and 1 each from the Allman Bros, Outlaws, Blackfoot, and Molly Hatchet.

 

You left out Karen Carpenter and Maurice Gibb.

 

Ladies and gentleman.......hailing from Worcestershire, England....on the drums.....John Bonham.......; and on the bass....... from Cheswick, England, give it up for John Entwistle!.....on to keyboards..from San Rafael, CAL-if-FORNY-A....lets hear it for the legendary GEORGE....DUKE! and on rhythm guitar.....from Lutrell, Tenne-SEE...Mr. Chet Atkins....CGP!!! and on lead guitar....from the BIG D!....Dallas, Texas, STEVIE...RAY.... VAUGHN!!!....
And on the mike, from England, by way of Zanzibar...the lover of life, the singer of songs...Freddie Mercury!!!

 

Singers: John Lennon/Kurt Cobain
Guitarists: Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman
Bassists: Cliff Burton, John Entwistle
Drummers: John Bonham, Keith Moon

 

I'd have some similar choices.

Would without a doubt go with the Who's Moon and Entwistle. On drums and bass, there's no one better, or even close, in my view.

Guitar--definitely had Allman on the list, would throw in George Harrison as well.

On voice, I'd go with Karen Carpenter (seriously, that voice was pure silk) and perhaps Michael Hutchence.

 

It would be interesting to break it down by era/decade.

 

The "Cosmic American Music" Band.

Vocals: Gram Parsons.
Bass: Chris Ethridge
Steel: Sneaky Pete Kleinow
Lead guitar: Clarence White
Drums: Michael Clark

 

Lead vocal: Michael Jackson
Guitarist: Angus Young
Bass: George Harrison
Drummer: Phil Collins

 

Phil Collins is dead?

 

Let's do something dark.

Singer: Ian Curtis
Guitarist: Eddie Hazel
Bassist: Cliff Burton
Drummer: John Bonham

 

Oh, was a bit drunk when I replied and missed the part where they needed to be dead. I'll replace Collins with Moon.

 

Angus Young and John Paul Jones also find their appearance on these lists interesting.