Who do you consider to be the most individually talented group?

Cream, obviously.

 

OK OK, can I get a get-out-of-jail-free card?

Mahavishnu Orchestra

 

If Rush wanted to they could excel in most any genre.

 

Hands down Led Zep

 

The Band

 

Pardon my ignorance but what does 'gorts' mean?

 

Hey, I picked them already

 

The Forum police force

 

Gabriel, Hackett, Banks, Rutherford, Collins

My lovelies.

 

Thanks! But why?

 

You guys need to be more specific.

 

Moby Grape

5 singers, 5 songwriters, all very solid players in service to the song

Dead Can Dance

2 singers, 2 songwriters, 2 multi-instrumentalists of whatever needed to be played from ancient to modern instruments

 

I think it was joke, as in a forum moderator can close the thread now as the best band has been chosen

 

lots of very talented bands and members of bands.
The guys in Union Station are all excellent musicians ... Jerry Douglas is brilliant.

The guys in Queen were all excellent musicians.

Whether you like the music or not isn't really relevant, but the guys in the Magic Band (beefheart) were very good musicians, and obviously extremely patient.

Zappa always had a bunch of brilliant musicians. the '74 band and the '82 bands were quite amazing really

 

I was debating in my head between them and John Coltrane's great quartet - John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. They played so well together.

Tough choice for me, but I think Miles' group edges it b/c of Tony Williams and Wayne Shorter.

 

The Bee Gees.

Singers,songwriters,multi instrumentalists,and producers.

 

Many fine answers. I'll add:

Traveling Wilburys
Little Village

Also, the Anderson/Squire/Howe/Wakeman/Bruford incarnation of YES.

 

Transatlantic are a bunch of great musicians too

 

Aside from Rock and Roll, that is

 

Thanks mate, I understood that but what does it actually mean?

 

Have to agree with those who mentioned Rush. Geddy and Neil are icons for their respective instruments, but Alex should be too. Just "La Villa Strangiato" alone puts Alex in the upper echelon of guitarists. Rush is my answer.

 

The Who, of course.
Entwistle - bassist of the millenium. Miles ahead of all the rest.
Moon - best rock drummer ever, period.
Daltrey - best rock front man with the ability to belt them out or do gentle ballads with ease.
Townshend - best rhythm guitarist ever and one helluva lead guitarist.

 

IMHO it could only be The John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones

but many might say The John Coltrane Quartet with Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Jones and I woundn't necessarily disagree.

And, obviously Coltrane thought the latter was what he was looking for.

 

It's funny, up through and ending with Hemispheres Lifeson was seen as a guitar hero, and after their 80s transition not so much, whereas the other two seemed to have maintained if not grown their hero status.

 

Yes and The Magic Band are great shouts. I've seen The Magic Band twice and met Drumbo and they were astonishing. They'd have to be!