If You Were To Build Your Own Supergroup For A One Time Show

... who would you pick?

vocals, bass, lead guitar, rhythm, keyboards, drums, etc

 

Freddie Mercury
Jimi Hendrix
John entwhistle
Keith Moon
Jimmy Page- rhythm guitar
David Bowie - harmonies
John Lennon - tambourine and backing vocals

 

Sam Cooke 1964 with anybody.

 

Keith Richards
Tom Waits

That's it. That's my super group. Nobody else is needed or wanted.

 

I would have loved the Supergroup that almost happened.

When the Fabs broke up, the following band was discussed among the following participants.

At some point, John declined, later stating (paraphrased from memory) "I'd just spent 10 years being stuck with the same musicians, I didn't want to get stuck with another set."

I would assume the controlling hand of Yoko was involved in that decision -- no reason they couldn't have done a "one-off" album:


John Lennon
George Harrison
Eric Clapton
Klaus Voormann -- (bass)
Ringo Starr
.

 

Vocals: Tom Waits
Bass: Tony Levin
Guitar 1: Glenn Branca
Guitar 2: John McLaughlin
Keys: Thelonius Sphere Monk
Drums: Manu Katché
Devices: Eno

 

Mick Jagger (Vocals)
Keith Richards (Guitar)
Paul McCartney (Bass)
Ringo Starr (Drums)

 

How about:

Karl Jenkins, Geoff Leigh, Jon Field,Terry Oldfield - woodwinds​

Mike Oldfield, Fred Frith, Ted Speight - bass, guitar
Mike Ratledge, John Greaves , Karl Jenkins, Tim Hodgkinson- keyboards
Steve Hillage, Mick Taylor - guitar
Pierre Moerlen - percussion

 

If you think Lennon would be content banging a tambourine and singing backing vocals you don't know Lennon.
He'd conspire with the others and do a Pete Best on Freddie Mercury and take over lead vocals.

 

I’d be fine with the Dirty Mac if they all took turns up front

 

Cream with Steve Winwood...

 

It depends.
How well-rehearsed are they?

 

Gregg
Jack
Duane
Eric
Chuck Leavell
Ginger

best of ABB and Cream

 

Eric Clapton
Pete Townshend
Ronnie Wood
Steve Winwood
Ginger Baker
Rick Grech

(sort of a Rainbow Concert part 2)

 

I'll take only your positions listed:

vocals - Marvin Gaye
bass - Paul McCartney (also vocals)
lead guitar - Syd Barrett (also vocals)
rhythm - Keith Richards
keyboards - Stevie Wonder (also vocals)
drums - John Bonham

 

Now that's creative. I can get behind that.

 

Vocals: Robert Plant
Guitar: Jimmy Page
Bass: John Paul Jones
Drums: John Bonham

Wait, has that already been done?

 

I'd also like:
Vocals: Prince
Guitars: Prince
Bass: Prince
Keys: You get the picture.

 

Tom Verlaine and Robert Fripp on guitars, Percy Jones on bass, Lindy Morrison on drums, Jean Luc Ponty on violin and David McComb on vocals.

 

I would have liked to have seen Elvis out front of Led Zeppelin.... that would have been some show

 

I'm not sure that band would be any good (not sure they'd mesh) but it sure would be interesting!
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I never said he’d be content. It’s just where I’d put him

 

Vocals - David Lee Roth
Guitars - Jake E. Lee & Don Roeser
Bass - Tony Franklin
Drums - Cozy Powell
Keys - Don Airey

 

Unfortunately-they're all dead.