Your Perfect Band

[ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ]

If you could design a band, who would you enlist?  (Please don't list off all the members of your favorite band, have fun with this...)

Vocals - Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
Back-up Vocals - Dicky Barret (Mighty, Mighty Bosstones)
Lead Guitar - Tom Morello (Audislave, Rage Against The Machine)
Piano - Ben Folds (Ben Folds)
Bass - Les Claypool (Primus)
Drums - Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)

I know a lot of them are their own show, but they could also really complement each other, IMHO.

What would your band look like?  (I did living, but if you want, you could also throw in past people)

[ShanghaiOrange]

Bob Dylan would write some lyrics that are recited/sung/screamed by Roger Daltey over an extended electric guitar jam from Hendrix, Young, Clapton, maybe Thurston Moore, Johnny Ramone, Mick Jones too. Mike Watt on bass, I guess. Animal from the Electric Mayhem would play drums. John Cale would be there to do whatever the fuck he wanted with any instrument.

[TheVoiceOfNick]

Nick's Ideal Band:

Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins): Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumkins) and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin): Alternating Drums
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen): Lead Guitar
Kris Novaselic (Nirvana): Bass
Ray Manzeric (Doors): Keys

This would be one kick ass rock band...

[NEON MERCURY]

......vocals...maynard
..drums..nick mason....
lead guitar..clpaton..
rhyth. guitar....put hendrix in their..
bas.s..les claypool..
sax....sanborn....
turntables..dj. logic..
keys..    amos....

that would be groovy

[Sigur Rós]

This would be one whacked band:

Mike Patton- vocals (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas...)
Omar Rodriguez - guitars (The Mars Volta)
Les Claypool - bass (primus)
Chris Pennie - drums (Dillenger Escape Plan)

[phil marlowe]

This would be one whacked band:

Mike Patton- vocals (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas...)
Omar Rodriguez - guitars (The Mars Volta)
Les Claypool - bass (primus)
Chris Pennie - drums (Dillenger Escape Plan)

i can dig that.

[blackmamba]

Holy shit Walrus, you took mine. This is getting fuck'n scary, not even kidding.

[Find Your Magali]

Imagine you are attending a jam session of these musicians....

VOCALS: Adam Duritz, Billie Holiday

KEYBOARDS: Bill Evans, Jon Brion

GUITAR: The Edge, Steve Hackett

BASS (and backup vocals): Paul McCartney

DRUMS: Phil Collins

TRUMPET: Miles Davis

SAX: John Coltrane

[Jeremy Blackman]

I'm stuck on deciding who would play the tambourine.

[Find Your Magali]

I'm stuck on deciding who would play the tambourine.

How about Tracy from "The Partridge Family"?

[Newtron]

Vocals - David Lynch
Guitar - John Sayles
Drums - Kubrick
Keyboards - Tim Burton
Bass - Patrick Swayze

[Sleuth]

Vocals - David Lynch

yesssssssssss

[TheVoiceOfNick]

Vocals - David Lynch
Guitar - John Sayles
Drums - Kubrick
Keyboards - Tim Burton
Bass - Patrick Swayze

You damn well know celebrity bands always suck!  Look at the Tina Yothers band and the Russell Crowe band!!!

[Pas]

Vocals, bass and keyboard : Geddy Lee
Guitar : Alex Lifeson
Drums : Neil Peart

I did not intend to be funny, Rush really has the most compatible members. Without considering compatibility though, I'd say :

Vocals and guitar : Neil Young
Bass: Geddy Lee
2nd Guitar : Steve Hackett
Drum : Neil Peart

[SHAFTR]

Vocals: Prince
Lead Guitar:  Eric Clapton
Bass:  Sting
Drums:  Phil Collins

and they can all sing together...that would be interesting...maybe not good, but interesting.