What's Your Fantasy Rock 'n' Roll Band Line-Up?

Very difficult to decide my lead singer. Could be Rob Halford, simply because of his vocal range.



On Drums, oh dear, a few here! Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Neil Peart, Cozy Powell, Keith Moon, John Bonham...so, erm.... Neil Peart.



Lead guitar: Again very difficult, There are great guitarists, and there are great rock guitarists. Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fame) is astonishing; but so is Clapton, Knopfler, Lofgrun, and the three in Explosions in the Sky.

Mike Campbell then.



Bass...Nathan East



Keyboards... Rick Wakeman..(I think)

Dave gilmour-Keith Moon-John Entwhistle-Jim Morrison



love the floyd love the who don't like the doors but morrison was a great front man.

OR

Johnny marr-paul heaton-Dave rowentree-Flea

loved the smiths and housemartins,paul has a great voice

Sorry, I'm still laughing at the 'Matt Bellamy made Prog respectable again' comment ... oh, now I love Prog & I like Muse, but really ... an awful lot of guitarists have been making Prog respectable for years, it's just that narrow-minded muso hacks and major national radio stations have been sniffy about it for years.



Thus, to reflect my Proggy tendencies, my band would be -



Neil Peart* ( Rush ) - drums and one-man orchestra



Geddy Lee ( Rush ) - bass guitar / vocals



Dave Gilmour ( Pink Floyd ) - guitar / vocals



John Petrucci ( Dream Theater ) - guitar



Steve Hacket ( ex-Genesis ) - guitar / vocals



Steve Hogarth ( Marillion ) - vocals / keyboards



I'd also like Bruce Dickinson in there too, but that would be too many vocalists, and would also spoil the Progness of my band.



Anyway, the guitarist list - IMHO - is a joke. So many great and influential guitarists not there, but hey - they don't play in bands everyone has heard of, and you can't expect viewers to be interested in things they can't immediately recognise.



*And if Neil Peart isn't mentioned in the next show I will be nay chuffed.



Adios.



:-)

Drummer and bassist would be Fito de la Parra and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat.On guitar,Mick Taylor and Rory Gallagher.

There can only be one vocalist in my fantasy band,the best singer these islands have ever produced,the one and only Frankie Miller.

For me personally there is so many possible line-ups(i listen to just about everything) but i feel this is the best



Vocals/Bass-Sting(The Police)

Guitar-The Edge(U2)

Drums-Cozy Powell(Rainbow/Black Sabbath)



Mind you a close second would be



Vocals-Graham Bonnet(Rainbow)(This guy is seriously underrated)

Guitar-Pete Townshend(The Who)

Bass-John Paul Jones(Led Zeppelin)

Drums-Stewart Copeland(The Police)

My band would consist of...



Jack White (The White Stripes) - Vocals/Lead Guitar/ Piano

Guy Garvey (Elbow) - Vocals

Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) - Drums

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Bass Guitar



Probably my favourite musicians, but Jack White is my legend. I would have Kurt Cobain or Brendan Benson but i wouldn't have so many band members.

Corey Taylor (Slipknot) - Vocals

Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) - Guitars

Mark Morton (Lamb Of God) - Guitars

Adam Duce (Machine Head) - Bass

Mario Duplantier (Gojira) - Drums

Vocals - Robert Plant

Lead Guitar - Jimmy Page

Bass - John Paul Jones

Drums - John Bonham



Can't beat it ;)

As a child of the nineties I'm going to have to go with a modern selection:



Singer: Jeff Buckley

Beautiful voice, beautiful guitar. Needs no introduction. Gone too soon.



Lead guitarist: Mike Einziger (of Incubus)

Amazingly skilled musician, not just on guitar. Can manipulate sound brilliantly and beautifully.



Rhythm guitarist: Aaron North (formerly of The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails now of Jubilee)

Fascinating to watch, and creates some brilliant noise.



Bassist: Michael Shuman (of Queens of the Stone Age)

Makes some fantastically dark noises and is a underappreciated musician.



Drummer: Josh Freese (of countless bands: Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Devo, Weezer, Sting, The Vandals...)

Possibly one of the greatest ever drummers, worked with so many ace musicians. You most probably own a record that he plays on.

my dream line up would be:



bon scott vocals



jimmy page guitar



keith moon drums



maybe Calvin harris on synthesiser



hows about it/

Vocals - Sting , but as a front man you can't get better than Morrison

Lead - depends on musical style, but Marr/Clapton/Beck/Townshend/Gilmour

Bass - would have to be Entwistle/Hooky/McVie/Waters

Percussion - haven't the foggiest - Phil Collins?



If I HAD to choose, I would go for Morrison/Clapton/Hooky/and..er..Phil

OR, Sting/Marr/Hooky/and...er.. that Gorilla in the choccy ad

Clapton or Hendrix on guitar

Phil Collins drums

John Taylor bass

David Bowie vocals and guitar/sax/everything else

Drummer: Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Queens of the Stoneage, Foo Fighters)



Bass: Flea (Red hot Chili Peppers)



Keboard/piano/organ: Alan Price (The Animals)



Singer: Jim Morrison (The Doors)



Guitar: Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple) or Brian May (Queen)

My Line Up



Lead Vocals: Freddie Mercury (Queen) or Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)

Lead Guitar: Brian May (Queen), Slash (Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) or Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)

Rhythm Guitar: Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses) or Jamie Moses (SAS Band/Queen + Paul Rodgers)

Drums: Roger Taylor (Queen) or Cozy Powell (Brian May Band, Black Sabbath and Whitesnake)

Keyboards: Spike Edney (Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers, SAS Band, The Cross) or Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)

lead singer has to be Mick Jagger.Lead guitarist is Jimi Hendrix.Bass guitarist is Jack Bruce and drummer is Keith Moon.Freakin Supergroup!!!Probably wouldn`t work but,hey,its never gonna happen anywaay!Ahh,what a dreammmmmm.......

Vocals, Rob halford (judas priest) easily the man is a god.. 4 octave range, still disgusted that a show that supposed to be about rock is full of pop idiots like morrisey.



Drums, Shaun Drover (Megadeth) / Kai hahto (wintersun). Hearing these two play is like jon bonham at times... not as good but god they make drumming sound good.



Bass, Roger waters (pink Floyd) Utter class, plus you need some floyd in here.



Guitar, Tony Iommi / Guilmor (sabbath/ floyd) These two men are just gods, yet the BBC shambles crew think johnny marr or some bloke from blur are better.. yeah because I value fearn cottons opinion in teh slightest?



Ryhtm guitarist, Dave mustaine (Megadeth) god this man is amazing, came back from paralysis and can still put most players to shame.



Ah well, let the BBC get more pop bands on and class them as rock.. Since when were oasis and stereophonics rock? Naw... just no they're pop bands.

I think this would make for an interesting line up



Singer/front man - Freddie Mercury

Guitarist - Carlos Santana

Rhythm - Ron Wood

Bass - John Paul Jones

Drums - Neil Peart - he can play anything



ach perhaps not.



This might kick a little harder though;



Singer - Robert Plant

Lead - Slash

Rhythm - Izzy Stradlin

Bass - Geddy Lee

Drums - Graham Lear - listen to Santana's Moonflower...

Vocals: David Lee Roth (Van Halen)



Guitar: Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)



Bass: Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)



Drums: Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)





Otherwise, I would agree with Chris: Led Zeppelin.

my fantasy band has got to be:

drums john bonham, lead vocals freddy mercury, rythem guitar james hetfield, and lead guitar got to be tom merello.

Am I right in thinking there's no keyboard programme planned? Shame in the BBC if so....what about Jon Lord, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, and most of the real rock n roll bands?

Some very odd choices to vote with too - The Smiths?!!!....so many other 'real' rock n roll bands to choose from...

Anyway, rant over:

Vocals - Freddie Mercury

Keys - Jon Lord

Guitar - Joe Satriani

Bass - John Myung

Drums - Ian Paice

oh and flea on bass

Almost agree with Chris above, but would also suggest:

Black Francis - vocals

Joey Santiago - guitar

Kim Deal - bass

Dave Lovering - drums

Top Choice



Vocalist - Freddie Mercury

Lead Guitarist- Mark Knopfler

Drummer - Cozy Powell

Bassist- Jack Bruce



Second Choice



Vocalist Graham Nash

Lead Guitarist Eric Clapton

Drummer John Bonham

Bassist Roger Waters



Third and Final



Vocalist&lead Guitarist David Gilmour

Drummer Ginger Baker

Bassist John Ilsley

Keyboard Steve Winwood

Rythme Guitar David Knopfler

My Fantasy Rock Band would be:



Vocals: Wilson Picket and Maggie Bell (Stone The Crows)



Guitarists: Jeff Beck and Duane Allman



Steel Guitar: Glenn Ross Campbell (Juicy Lucy & The Misunderstood)



Bass: Jack Bruce



Drums: Billy Cobham



Keyboards: Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)



Harmonica: Pat Ramsey



and me playing the Spoons and the Electric Triangle

Vocals-Jim Morrison

Bass Guitar/Back-up Vocals-Les Claypool

Lead Guitar-Eric Clapton

Rhythm Guitar-Kyle Gass

Drums-Ginger Baker

Key Board-Beethoven



-This is a fantasy band remember.

Drums: Neil Peart or Ian Paice

Bass (+vocals): Geddy Lee

Guitar (+vocals): Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser or Andrew Latimer

Keyboards: Jon Lord

Vocals: Rob Halford



In my opinion, Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult has been horribly underrated (perhaps because, by the time he became de facto band leader, they were well past their prime). Jon Lord is magnificent.

And Now for something completely different!-

Jim Morrison: Vocals

Frank Zappa: Lead Guitar

Peter Hammill: Keys

Jean Jacques Burnel: Bass

Guy Evans (Van Der Graaf Generator): Drums

Tony Mcphee: Rhythm Guitar

Captain Beefheart: Harmonica/Vocals



Perfection.

Gotta be:

Freddie Mercury (Queen) - Vocals

Matt Bellamy (Muse) - Lead Guitar/Vocals

John Frusciante (RHCP) - Rhythm Guitar

Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) - Bass

Shannon Leto (30 Seconds To Mars) - Drums



I know it looks odd but i think that would be such a line up

Can't believe the guitarists didn't include Tony Iommi - the man virtually invented heavy metal. And what about Michael Schenker - the original mad axman? Also singers...Morrisey?? Bonio?? Jarvis C?? Rock?? You cannot possibly be serious. Since at least one of the selection criteria appears to be longevity then ok, how about: Ronnie James Dio (going for ages and still one of the best voices in rock); Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden, Rob Halford from Judas Priest and the very underrated Phil Mogg from UFO?

Strongly suspect that what the panel define as "rock" and what I define it as are two very different beasts, the former being a largely sedated hamster vs. the latter - a huge, angry, psychotic rhino....on steroids.

Anyway with that off my chest, fantasy band



Vox: Rob Halford with backing from Simone Simons (Epica) and Liv Kristine (Leaves Eyes)

Guitar 1: Michael Romeo (Symphony X - musical and technical brilliance)

Guitar 2: Joe Satriani - nuff said, no one knows more about the guitar

Guitar 3: Alex Lifeson (Rush - fantastic, musical chord voicings)

Bass: Geddy Lee (Rush), Lemmy (Motorhead) both greats

Drums: Neil Peart (Rush) - acknowledged the best rock drummer in the world, but with Casey Grillo (Kamelot) or Nico McBrain (Iron Maiden) as good alternatives

And finally:

Olli Vanska (violin) and Netta Skog (accordian(!)) both from Turisas for a bit of Scandinavian flavour. How prog is that!!

Freddie Mercury on Vocals - can double up on piano when the need arises.

Angus Young on Lead Guitar - sadly under-rated blues guitar player due to obvious clothing malfunctions but this band is all about entertainment.

Keef Richards on Rivvum Guitar - a higher power bestowed the gift of groove on Keef.

Keith Moon on Drums - Hugely talented as well as being as crazy as a box of frogs. The driving force of the band.

Gene Simmons on Bass - Fire-breathing demon bass player.



No stage has ever been built that would hold this band.

Ok am only 17 so might not have all the knowledge of the old band but I love Rock and Roll music expecially some the the oldies so my fantasy rock band would be:



Vocals: Liam Gallagher (Oasis)

Guitar: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

Guitar: Angus Young (AC/DC)

Bassist: Cliff Burton (Metallica) - maybe a bit heavy for a rock band but he was amazing!

Drummer: Keith Moon (The Who)

Difficult choice for singer, Jagger, Bowie, Daltry... But. Have to pick.

Vocals - Steve Marriot (small faces)



Lead Guitar - Brian May (Queen)



Rhythm Guitar - Keith Ricahrds (The Rolling Stones)



Bass - John Entwistle (The Who)



Drums - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

There are loads of unsung talented muso's, but for me the following are pretty good:



Drummer - well, obviously, Neil Peart (Rush), but Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) for being able to hit the skins with relish. Any program about drumming that doesn't include Neil Peart just hasn't been researched enough.

Guitarist - Angus Young (ACDC)/Stevie Ray Vaughan for presence and feel, Van Halen/Richie Blakmore(Rainbow) for technicality, Alex Lifeson(Rush)/Matt Bellamy(Muse) for amazing musicality and Rory Gallagher for raw talent.

Bass - Dave Allen(shriekback)/Mark King(Level 42) for funkyness, Pino Paladino.

Vocals Matt Bellamy, Freddie Mercury, Geddy Lee

The trouble with the whole concept is if you'd like to do different genres; for rock:



Vocals; Dave Grohl

Guitar 1: Jimmy Page

Guitar 2 : Jeff beck

Bass: Flea

Drums: John Bonham



but I'd be just as thrilled with other variants for other syles like:





Vocals: Tom Petty

Guitar: Lindsay Buckingham

Bass: John Paul Jones

Drums: Bill Bruford



you could go on for ages

I wish to register a complaint!



These messages that I read not half an hour ago. What's wrong with them? I'll tell you what's wromg with them: they all purport to come from 'Rock' fans.



Any true rock fan can only come to ONE decision when choosing their guitarist: the late great James Marshall Hendrix, the original and still the best.



The rest of my line-up:



Drums = Neil Peart (Rush)

Bass = Mark King (Level 42) - now there's a leftfield choice!

Vocals = Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)



If, as some of you already have, we are including other musicians to form a supergroup, are are a few to consider:



Keyboards = Richard Christopher Wakeman (Yes)

Synthesizer = Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (Roxy Music)

Saxophone/Clarinet = John Anthony Helliwell (Supertramp)

I have a series of "fantasy bands" that differ from genre to genre and since i have such a broad range of musical taste, i'd like to offer a rock 'n' roll band, a metal band and a technical/prog band



first off, rock 'n' roll:

Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin - vocals

Jimi Hendrix - lead guitar

Pete Townshend - The Who - rhythm guitar

Les Claypool - Primus - Bass Guitar

Dave Grohl - Nirvana/Foo Fighters - Drums



Metal:

Glen Benton - Deicide - Vocals

King Diamond - Vocals

Marty Friedman - Megadeth - Lead Guitar

Silenoz - Dimmu Borgir - Rhythm Guitar

Cliff Burton - Metallica - Bass Guitar

Romain Goulon - Necrophagist - Drums



Technical/Prog:

Mike Patton - Faith No More - Vocals

John Petrucci - Dream Theater - Lead Guitar

Yngwie J Malmsteen - Lead Guitar

Michael Romeo - Symphony X - Rhythm Guitar

Jordan Rudess - Dream Theater - Keyboards

Stephan Fimmers - Necrophagist - Bass Guitar

George Kollias - Nile - Drums



If you've never heard of any of these people / bands, i highly suggest popping onto youtube and having a look, especially in the technical/prog line up.

They will blow your mind.

Picking a fantasy rock band is a hard choice to make but my band would be



Vocals- Steve Perry (Journey) Amazing Voice



Guitar/Vocals- Eric Clapton (Cream/Yardbirds)



Rhythm guitar/Vocals- Ronnie Wood (Jeff Beck Group/Faces/Rolling Stones)



Bass/Vocals- Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles/Wings)



Drums- Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters/Them Crooked Vultures)



Piano/Organ/Vocals- Benmout Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)



There is alot of vocalists here but thet can mean some sweet harmonies

I'm a sucker for a good rock show so this is going to be interesting.



Vocals would have to be Alice Cooper, no doubt about it.



Lead Guitar, that's tougher. Dimebag Darrell has got to be somewhere on the list, Ace Frehley as well.



Bass has got to be Gene Simmons or Steve Harris, possibly both because Steve Harris isn't a bassist, he's a wizard.



Drummer. There are many to choose from, I'm tempted by Rick Allen as with one arm he is still better than most. Though Joey Jordison, if he could bring his spinning drum kit would be a brilliant choice.



So final line up:

Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper) vocals

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera) guitar

Ace Frehley (KISS) guitar

Gene Simmons (KISS) vocals/bass

Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) bass

Joey Jordison (Slipknot) drums

(2 bassists may be unorthodox, but you can't call either of them just bassists)

Brian May on lead guitar - better than Clapton, IMHO

John Lennon on rhythm guitar - you've got to have a beatle in your band

Trevor Bolder on bass - Spiders, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heap

Phill Collins on drums - none better

Rick Wakeman on keyboards - no-one else compares

Freddie Murcury on vocals - the power of the man's voice!



I play bass, so if Trevor wants to pull out ... ;-)

With me it must be as such:-



Drums: Without a question - Mikki Dee from Motorhead. Best Drummer Ever. I cannot believe he was ignored in I'm in a Rock and Roll Band, otherwise brilliant series. Also he has a brilliant drum solo (which he hates the idea of drum solos), you roll with and then get lost in the beat during the live version of In The Name Travesty.



Guitar: Of course Jimmi Hendrix. Swapping mike duties with...

Bassist: The Man, The Legend. Lemmy, from Motorhead.

With the odd song sung by either Alice Cooper or Rodger Daltry.

The ultimate rock band would simply be:

Vocals - Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix

Bass Guitar - Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age)

Drums - Keith Moon (The Who)

Freddie has the the vocal range with the showmanship required from the front man, mix that with Jimi's ability to make the electric guitar produce rifts which shouldn't be possible, Nick Oliveri's dark and moody bass and Keith Moons energetic drum rolls (and slightly mad nature) and you would have rock perfection!

Vocals, I know it sounds different, but Hayley Williams from Paramore, I love her voice and shes new and fresh.



Lead Guitar, Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother, great guitarist, got great rhythms, and just my favorite.



Rhythm guitar Matt Bellamy of Muse, would be great if we needed a pianist as well.



Bass Mark King from Level 42, I have never heard such great bass, he can do awesome solos, and totally show any other band member up.



Drums would be either Phil Collins from Genesis or Dave Grohl from Nirvana. Nuff said.

So they've just thrown up the list of the top ten, mostly predictable...but no Neil Peart? Hello? Has anyone heard of him in the BBC?

well that's a tough one but this could be interesting...



Drums : Neil Peart

Bass: Les Claypool

Guitar: Alex Lifeson

Guitar: Jeff beck

Vocals: Steven Wilson

Keyboards: Bernie Worrell

Vocals..Freddie Mercury



Guitar..Ritchie Blackmore



Guitar..Eddie Van Halen



Bass...Chris Squire



Drums...John Bonham



Keyboards...Jon Lord





Already perfect fantasy bands that are real...Lifeson, Lee, Peart (Rush)



Plant,Page, Bonham, Jones..(Zeppelin)

in fantasy land, my best group ever wld be cozy powell drums, guitar, slash,[guns and roses], [bass]mark king,[level 42]. eric clapton,just because, vocals freddy mercury

In regard to the series, I'm in a rock..., the notion appears absurd to suggest that different fovarate band members could be cobled together to make a great band. From options given so far I had chosen Freddie Mercury (Front Men/Singers), Jack White (Guitarists), and Dave Groal (Drummers), though clearly together these people's styles could never work.



Having said the above...I realise the series is just light entertaiment and not to be taken seriously.



Furthly I wish to make a few notes regarding what I feel were notable omisions from the voting categories.



from singers, no Michael Stipe (R.E.M.).



from guitarests, no John Frusciante (ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers) despite him coming top of recent BBC poll regarding him as the greatest of his generation.



from drummers, no Meg White (The White Stripes), despite her image being used in the programmes title graphics and Jack being in the guitar category - surely his playing cannot be assessed without considering it in balance to the other member of band from within which he has done his greatest work.

Further to this, it appears odd that Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, is not included, and no Reni (The Stone Roses), whose drumming I feel created the best drum grooves of the 80's, and without whom his group could not have sounded nearly as distinctive.

I am amazed that the choice of best drummers does not include Christian Vander, the founder of the superlative Magma. Without doubt he is the most skillful and powerful drummer ever. I saw him perform live back in 1975, and he is still the best now, even at 62 years of age!



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Wow - This is hard as i am in to a range of rock music.



Voclas.... Antony Kiedis



Guitar.... Slash



Guitar.... Tommy Lee



Drums.... John Bonham, Matt Sorun



Band... Cant decide!

Im gonna go for a kinda Maiden style Band!! ------

Vocals - Freddie Mercury[Queen] (is there really any need to explain this??)

Rhythm Guitar and Backing Vox 1 - Billie Joe Armstrong [Green Day] (Raw Power and energy! and just such a flipin good live performer!)

Lead Guitar and Backing Vox 2 - Eric Clapton [Cream, Derick and the Dominoes...etc.] (sooo many riffs its unbelieveable and a really good voice...too good to be left out!)

Lead Guitar 2 - Jimmy Page [Led Zepplin] (solo to the max :D)

Bassist - Flea [Red Hot Chilli Peppers] (one of the best bassists around today)

Drummer - Travis Barker [Blink 182] (strangely overlooked in the programe which is a shame seeing as i think he is one of the best drummers still alive)

Other stuff eg.Keys,Sax,Trumpet etc. - Jason Frees [Green Day] (one of the most versatile musicians around!! can play nearly anything and although there are probably that can play their individual instruments better i doubt none can play all of them to an extraordiany level!!)

If only Freddie Mercury was still alive this would all be possible!! :-(

I've had so many discussions with friends about this topic, and the one thing we all agree on; the frontman.

Freddie Mercury



For everything else we argued, but here's my lineup for the perfect rock band.



Freddie Mercury, Lead singer

Yngwie Malmsteen, Lead Guitar

Jimi Hendrix, Lead guitar, backing vocals

James Hetfield, Rhythm Guitar, backing vocals (hey, Maiden has 3 guitarists and they sound awesome)

Nikki Sixx, Bass

John Lord, Keyboards

Neil Peart, Drums



It's an odd mix, I know, but the combo of Malmsteen's ability to write incredibly beautiful songs, his insane shredding solos and arpeggios played at ridiculous speeds, mixed with Hendrix's equally good but different songwriting ability, showmanship and skill with a guitar would be an incredible match for me. Add Hetfield, the steadiest, hardest rocking rhythm guitarist ever, who has written most of metal's anthems, and you've got a sweet guitar setup to die for.

Nikki Sixx on bass, for me, is a choice not because of pure skill, but again, because he puts on a show, he has the look, he's written some of my favourite songs, and he is the quintissential rocker. The man has been clinically dead twice. He's indestructable.

John Lord adds psychadellic keyboard lines and the true classic rock sound of the keys (listen to Deep Purple), and Neil Peart on drums is an easy decision. Definitely the best prog drummer of all time, if not the best dummer of all time hands down, and his skill as a lyricist is unparallelled in my opinion. Add Freddie Mercury and his incredible voice, the greatest frontman ever, the crowd pleaser, to all this, and you have my ultimate rock band.

Everyones bands soo far seem a bit mainstream... I think I may go for a bit of modern musical talent! and im a bit of a drummer myself ;)



Vocals: Josh Homme (rhythm guitar, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures)

Lead Guitar: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Mars volta)

Bass: Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)

Drums: Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta/Best drummer in the world)

OKKK I'd Sayy



Robert Plant (The might Led Zep) - Vocals

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Guitar

Jared Followill (Kings of Leon) - Bass

Patrick Keeler (The Raconteurs) - Drums



Two old, two new. I think that balances it out :)



And if you're laughing about the last two, check:

Kings of Leon - Frontier City

A live version of Broken Boy Soldier by The Raconteurs...



This isn't breaking house rules is it? :S

Vocals - Damon Albarn. Shows good versatility performing several different genres and is a terrific lyricist.

Guitar - Buckethead. Amazing guitarist, it's a crime he wasn't on the shortlist.

Bass - Les Claypool. My idol as a bassist. If he isn't on the bassist shortlist then this show is void.

Drums - Dave Grohl. Simple really, doens't need explanation.

Freddie Mercury (Queen) - A totally under-rated singer; try singing We are the Champions and hitting THAT note. Charisma and the ability to hold 250,000 people in the palm of his hand. He had it all.



Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) - He invented rock guitar. The first and still the best.



Neil Peart (Rush) - Whether it is 4/4, 3/4, 5/8 or 23/16 he makes it sound natural. Along with Geddy Lee he forms the tightest rhythm section I've ever heard.



Geddy Lee (Rush) - See above. Not a bad singer either.



Led Zeppelin - As a rock band they were the blueprint. Ask the musicians in the top ten lists who they'd vote for.



Reserves - Steven Tyler: singer (Aerosmith), Brian May: guitarist (Queen), Dave Grohl: drummer/guitarist (Nirvana/Foo Fighters), Flea: bassist (RHCP)

In terms of legendary status:



Vocals: Brian Johnson / Kurt Cobain / Freddie Mercury / Mick Jagger

Lead Guitar: Jimmy Page / Hendrix / Slash

Rythm Guitar: James Hetfield / Angus Young

Bass: Lemmy Kilmister

Drums: Dave Grohl / Keith Moon / John Bonham



In terms of ability (& song writing)



Vocals: Mike Patton (Faith No More)

Lead Guitar: Eddie Van Halen / Chuck Schuldiner (Death)

Rythm Guitar: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Bass: Cliff Burton (Metallica)

Drums: Thomas Haake (Meshuggah)

There are many innovative and influential drummers in the list - but the main man is missing - NEIL PEART. Maybe not mainstream enough but the daddy of the drum solo and the master of poly rythms.

Frontman .Kurt Cobain the best "scream" ever heard in music.



Subs Layne Stalely & Richard Ashcroft.



Lead Guitarist.Kurt Cobain.Left hand genius.



Sub Noel Gallagher.



Bassist.Kris Noveselic. 6 FT 7" Man monster .



Sub Manny.



Drums Dave Grohl



Sub Chad Channing.

Vocals ....Robert Plant

Guitar ....Rory Gallagher

Bass.......Jack Bruce

Drums......John Bonham



Sorted!!

Vocals/Guitar - Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)

Lead guitar - Brad Shultz (Cage the Elephant)

Drums - Matt Tong (Bloc Party)

Bass - Walter Gervers (Foals)

Heard the one about the music lover that dies and goes to Hell..?



Bill Hicks walks onto stage to introduce the band... “Ladies and gentleman, please welcome for your entertainment tonight... Bon Scott on vocals, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa on lead guitar, Phil Lynott on bass, Miles Davis and Louis Jordan on horns, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on keyboards and John Bonham on drums.”



(Rapturous Applause)



...and then they start playing The Birdy Song!



“Da da dada da dada, Da da dada da dada, Da da da da...”

DRUMS BRIAN DOWNEY or maybe even COZY POWELL

BASS PHIL LYNOTT or DUSTY HILL

RYTHMN GUITAR SCOTT GORHAM

LEAD GUITAR ANGUS YOUNG, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, JIMI HENDRIX, BILLY GIBBONS or maybe even NIEL YOUNG

VOCALS BRUCE DICKINSON, BON SCOTT, PAUL ROGERS, GRAHAM BONNET or possibly JANIS JOPLIN

How on earth can you have a telly program about Rock drummers and not mention Neil Peart of Rush- the professor on the drum kit and a man who can make a drum solo intresting!!

Mind you I'm shocked that there is no mention of Rush anywere, but looking at some of the selections from the experts it makes me wonder if they know what rock is?



Still here's my ultimate dream group.

Vocals, Roger Daltery (the Who) or Robert Plant (Led Zep)

Bass/keyboards Geddy Lee (Rush)

Bass and Brass, John 'the ox' Entwistle (the Who)

Lead guitar Pete Townsend (The Who) / Jimmi Page (Led Zep)

rythm Guitar Alex Lifeson (Rush)

Drums Neil Peart (Rush) or Keith Moon (the Who)

Tbh it's impossible to come up with one general fantasy band so it's probably best to have one for a particular genre. Even then it's hard to choose one so here are my suggestions...



(rock/metal) Drums. Chris Adler (lamb of god)Or Tomas Haake (meshuggah) not just because they are metal drummers but because they are so technically amazing and mind blowing



Lead guitar. Dimebag (pantera)/Slash (GnR)/Eddie Van Halen. dimebags riffs are epic and slash and Eddie are facemelting



Vocals. James Hetfield (metallica) or Brian Johnson (AC/DC)for the corse sounding vocals



bass. Rob Trujillo (metallica)



(everything else)



drums Phil Collins/ Chad smith



guitar/vocals Hendrix/ Bellamy/ grohl/ Santana



bass flea

My fantasy band will be split into two. The first will be artists still alive. The second will be those no longer with us.



First



Vocals: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)

Guitar: Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream)

Bass: Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)

Drums: Ringo Starr (The Beatles)

Keyboard: Alan Price (The Animals)



Second:



Vocals: Freddie Mercury (Queen) - 1946-1991

Guitar: Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) - 1942-1970

Bass: John Entwistle (The Who) - 1944-2002

Drums: Keith Moon (The Who) - 1946-1978

Keyboard: Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) - 1943-2008



Notable mentions:



John Lennon - Rhythm guitar - The Beatles

Brian May - Lead guitar - Queen

Liam Gallagher - Vocals - Oasis

Elvis Presley - Vocals/guitar - Solo

Jimmy Page - Lead guitar - Led Zeppelin

David Gilmour - Lead guitar - Pink Floyd

Chuck Berry - Vocals/guitar - Solo

Bob Dylan - Vocals/guitar/harmonica - Solo

Rick Wakeman - Keyboard - Yes

John Bonham - Drums - Led Zeppelin

Roger Daltrey - Vocals - The Who

Vocals/Guitar:Devin Townsend

Lead Guitar:Steve Vai

bass:Lemmy

Drums/Gene Hoglan



it would be awsome

Top band moment. I've read a few of these and have to agree with companygimp - where was Neil Peart in the drummers episode??



Drums - Neil Peart

Bass - Geddy Lee

Guitar - Alex Lifeson



Oh hang on... I'll try again



Drums - Richard Jupp

Bass - Pete Turner

Guitar - Mark Potter

Keyboards - Craig Potter

Vocals - Guy Garvey



Really, really sorry... this is the my own personal living fantasy band:



Drums: Dave Grohl

Bass: Flea

Guitar: Tom Morello

Keyboards: Jordan Rudess

Vocals: Eddie Vedder



Oh, and dead fantasy band?



Drums: John Bonham

Bass: John Entwistle

Guitar: Frank Zappa

Keyboards: Richard Wright

Vocals: John Lennon

Vocals: Chris Cornell



Lead: John Frusciante



Rhythm: Malcolm Young



Bass: Adam Clayton



Drums: Matt Cameron











Eddie Vedder

Vochals/guitar: Mike Vennart (Oceansize)



Lead guitar: Paul Gilbert (Racer X)



Guitar: Brent Hinds (Mastodon)



Bass: Justin Chancellor (tool)



Drums: Mike Portnoy (Dream theater)



If I had to choose a new spot for vochs and guitar it would be Ginger from the Wildhearts.

This would be my fantasy band:-



Lead Singer - Joey Tempest (Europe)



Bass Guitar - John Paul Jones (Led Zep)



Keyboards - Mic Michaeli (Europe)



Rhythm Guitar - Izzy Stradlin (GNR)



Lead Guitar 1, 2 - Slash (GNR) & Michel Schenker (UFO)



Drums - John Bonham (Led Zep)



Backing Vocals - John Wetton (Asia)



The writing & music would be immense!

dont think any of these have been mentioned, sorry if they have, bit hard being to check them all as it was name you fantasy band and people are naming what seem like football teams, and subs



vocals. joe strummer

guitar. mick jones

bass. paul simonon

drums. topper headon



im happy with that as my fantasy band

my fantasy band is....

vocals- paul rodgers-free



guitar- ritchie blackmore -rainbow



bass- steve harris - iron maiden



drums - cozy powell- rainbow



keyboards- richard wright

Drums - Stephen Morris (Joy Division)

Guitarist - Johhny Marr (Smiths)

Bass - Pino Palladino

Keyboards- Tony Mansfield (New Musik)

Singer - Ian Curtis (Joy Division)

Lead Singer:Jim Morrison



Drums:Keith Moon



Lead Guitarist:Jimi Hendrix



Bass:Cliff Burton



Keyboards:John Paul Jones



It's probably very bad but i don't care

Fantasy band eh? Well, here goes:



Singer - Tough one this but I'm gonna go for Geoff Tate from Queensryche. His vocal range and delivery are superb.



Drummer - Neil Peart. And it is shocking that this man isn't on the official shortlist.



Bassist - Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. Great bass player.



Keyboards - Mark Stanway of Magnum. A hugely under-rated band (why guitarist/songwriter Tony Clarkin hasn't been recognised for the body of work he has achieved is one of the great rock scandals). Mark can be as OTT as anyone and easily can play it atmospherically simple. A superb keyboard player.



Guitarist - I'm gonna pick two, one for essentially rhythm work and the other for the flashy stuff. For the rhythm section I'd select James hetfield of Metallica. For the flashy stuff I'd pick Joe Satriani.



There are many worthy people I've left off the list but that combination I think would make a fantastic band capable of any style of rock thrown at it.

Roger Daltrey - Jimi Hendrix - Keith Moon - Jack Bruce - Rick Wakeman



Don't know how well they would work together but if they could it would be one hell of a group.

Vocals; Ronnie James DIO, Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad) Roger Daltrey or Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance, she's got a brilliant voice)



Guitar; 'Fast' Eddy Clark, Joop Roelofs :D (Q65), Ritchie Blackmore



Bass; Lemmy (because his Rickenbacker sound), John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Phil Lynott



Drums; Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad, Death, Fear Factory), Keith Moon, Ian Paice



Hammond; Jon Lord!

Frontman - Bruce Springsteen

Bass - JP Jones

Drums - Keith Moon or Bonzo

Guitars - Rory Gallagher (lead) - Pete Townshend



Hard to choose for all of them!

Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards:Stevie Winwood



Lead Guitar/Vocals:Brian May



Bass/Vocals:John Deacon



Drums:John Bonham

Vocals = Phil Anselmo (Pantera)

Guitar = Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Guitar = Phil Demmel (Machine Head)

Bass = Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)

Drums = Mario Duplantier (Gojira)

Keyboards = Janne Wirman (Children Of Bodom)

ROBERT PLANT – Lead vocals

[good range – from rock vocals full of originality and flare, to slow ballads. Also the right attitude and charisma]

FRANK ZAPPA – Lead Guitar

[really musical. Could play long solos that weren’t indulgent or dull. His subversive personality always in the background, keeping the band on their toes]

JAMES JAMERSON – Bass

[a strong musical personality and sheer ability. The bassists’ bassist]

JOHNNY MARR – Rhythm Guitar

[in The Smiths he had to perform both lead and rhythm roles. As a rhythm guitarist, he would have the licks, the drive, the love of music, all going at the same time]

DONALD FAGAN – Keyboards, Vocals

[fantastic musical personality and knowledge. A good second vocalist]

JAKI LIEBEZEIT – Drums

[little known guy from krautrockers Can. He has technical precision, cut his chops in jazz, and was full of musical ideas]

Freddie Mercury-vocals and piano

Jimmy Page-guitar

Paul McCartney-bass and vocals

Neal Peart-drums



This is one of several alternatives that I've settled with after a long hard think.

Drummer - Dave grohl

lead guitar -tom morello

bass guitar - jeff ament (pearl jam)

vocals -drydent mitchell (alien ant farm) or chris cornell,couldnt decide

rythm- malcom young



would be epic

vocals- steven tyler

lead guitar- slash

rhythm guitar- izzy stradlin

bass guitar- sid vicious

drums- tommy lee

1 Question....WHY wasnt Neil Peart featured in the drummers section? He is the MOST skilled out of the guys featured!!!

Drummer Igor cavalera (Sepultura)

Vocals Corey Taylor (Slipknot)

Bass Guitar Cliff Burton (Metallica)

Lead Guitar Marty Friedman (Megadeth)



That should be just about it. The program was funny you lot seem to think it`s got a guitar in it it must be rock music... oh you poor misguided fools.

And also that old crap was any good...it wasn't. Really it was OLD CRAP!



Go listen to "Arise" by Sepultura. feel the power.. it`s quite nice (tm)

My dream band would be



kurt cobain-vocals



Jimi Hendrix-lead guitar



Jack white-rythum guitar



john entwistle-bass



Dave grohl-drums

I've just watched (in shifts) the almost four hour epic on BBC4 about Tom Petty, on I player. What an incredibly talented man he is. I've voted for Mike Campbell as my rock group guitarist, and the final five minutes of this show justifies it..He is a guitar god. Some may disagree, but they'd be wrong.

dream band would be....



joe perry ( aerosmith )-lead guitar



rick allen (def leppard)-drums



Mike Dirnt (green day)-bass



chris cornell(Soundgarden)-vocals



Roy Stride (scouting for girls)-keyboard .....randomly popped into my head that one

There's so many amazing musicians to choose from and most of you may have not heard of these but one of my favorite line ups would be



Pete Riley - Drums (Keith Emerson/Republica)

Tom Jenkinson aka Squarepusher - Bass

Guthrie Govan - Guitar (Dizzee Rascal/Asia)

Corey Taylor - Vocals (Stone sour/Slipknot)

On the bass, i would say Sting

On the drums, i would go for Dave Grohl

Lead Guitars: Matt Bellamy and Jimi Hnedrix

vocals would be Matt Bellamy

and finally rythm guitar would be johnny Marr

and then the Reggae beats would be Bob Marley

Whoever said Bonham, Page, Jones and Plant beat me to it.



But if not that...



Jack Black - Vocals

Paul Gilbert - Shred

Bootsy Collins - Bass

Benny Greb - Drums

sup my dreeeeeaaaam band would be :



vocals: Roger Daltrey (The Who)



Lead: Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)



Rythum: Izzy Stradlin (Guns 'n' Roses)



Bass: Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)



Drums: Keith Moon (The Who)



All of them are idols and total ledgends

why was their no mention of anthony keidis in the front man show? the man has so much energy and is no stranger to hedonism, he has to of been worth at least a mention!

#1 band in heaven I'd like to see when I die



Vocals – Robert Palmer

Lead Guitar – Frank Zappa

Rhythm Guitar – Lowell George

Bass – Marc Bolan

Keyboards – Mozart

Drums – John Bonham

Sorry but can't see how a program on this subject managed to ignore so may talented drummers in favour of the blindingly obvious or easy to track down for an interview.

Neil Peart, Tommy Aldridge, Brian Downey, Barry Barlow all deserved a mention. I suppose that's the penalty for being good at what you do but not fashionable enough.

My Band

Peart/Bonham - Drums

Geddy Lee/Tony Levin - Bass

Plant/Mercury - Vocal

Guitar Page/May/Lifeson/Van Halen

(No prizes for spotting a trend here)

Keyboard - John Paul Jones

How long before 'musical differences' would have that lot splitting up?

Vocals - Hansi Kursch

Lead Guitar - Henjo Richter

Rhythm Guitar - Jon Shaffer

Bass Guitar - Steve Harris

keyboards - Jens Johansson

Drummer - Anders Johansson

Vocals: W. Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)

Lead Guitar: Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)

Rhythm Guitar: Ricky Warwick (The Almighty)

Bass: Lemmy (Motorhead)

Drums: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)



or



Vocals: Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)

Lead Guitar: Scott Ian (Anthrax)

Rhythm Guitar: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Bass: Cronos (Venom)

Drums: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Grip Inc.)

Lead Singer: Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)

Lead Guitarist: George Harrison (The Beatles)

Drummer: Matt Tong (Bloc Party)

Bassist: Barry Fratelli ,a.k.a Barry Wallace, (The Fratellis)

Keyboards: Lukas Wooller (Maximo Park)

My fantasy band already exists, and it goes by the name of Dream Theater!



If I was to pick from any other bands:



Vocals: Bruce Dickinson

Lead guitar: Steve Vai

Rhythm guitar: Dave Mustaine

Bass: Cliff Burton

Drums: Rick Allen



Personally, I think the beeb should stop acting like rock ended in the '80s. Perhaps if they were to mention some of the amazing bands that are technically way better than some of the classics, as well as actually still recording new albums as opposed to releasing 'remastered' versions of the same thing. (AC/DC's Iron Man ring any bells?). Nile, Machine Head, Dream Theater, RATM, Trivium, Lamb of God, Chimaira... I could honestly go on for hours. Perhaps a programme at the end looking at where rock/metal has moved on to, as opposed to always just looking back. Is Matt Bellamy the only truly 'modern' guitar player on the list? Also, why are half the musicians featured on the programme not listed on the site?