Best fantasy band

[Runscott]

Tough, tough question.

bass and vocals - Paul McCartney
guitar and vocals - George Harrison
guitar and vocals - John Lennon
drums - Ringo Starr

[EvilKing00]

I cant believe none of u put eddie van halen,

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Tough, tough question.

bass and vocals - Paul McCartney
guitar and vocals - George Harrison
guitar and vocals - John Lennon
drums - Ringo Starr

Can't go wrong with that one Scott.

[steve B]

Since it's fantasy, I suppose I could put people who would have never worked together, but might have done amazing things.
Guitar-
Hendrix
Segovia

A bunch of "second choices" Vaughn, Trower, Van Halen, Rhodes, Harrison (sounds so simple until you see the tab my hands won't even do most of those chords if I use the other hand to place the fingers), Clapton - same as Harrison, especially white room.

Hendrix probably would have been all for it, but from all I've read Segovia detested anything but classical.

Bass - Tough call, I'm not really up on bass players. Maybe Geezer Butler.

Drums - Heck, maybe Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich. can't go with all hard rock guys.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Can't go wrong with that one Scott.

Barry, I can remember so many of those super-bands that ended up just being someone's failed fantasy - Asia and the Firm for instance. What let-downs.

[Cardboard Junkie]

There was "Super Session" Kooper, Bloomfield, Stills. Man I wore several copies of that lp out in 68.

Always liked Paul Butterfield too, (he was waaaay under rated).

[Eric72]

Drums - John Bohnam
Bass (and vocals) - Les Claypool
Guitar - Yngwie Malmsteen
Guitar (and vocals) - Jimi Hendrix
Vocals - Janis Joplin...with Jimi and Les, this band could use a female voice added to the mix.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

There was "Super Session" Kooper, Bloomfield, Stills. Man I wore several copies of that lp out in 68.

Always liked Paul Butterfield too, (he was waaaay under rated).

Butterfield's best album was "East-West." I play it often.

[39special]

Vocals Don Henley
Guitar. Jeff Beck
Guitar. Slash
Bass. Geddy Lee
Drums. Charlie Watts

[Cardboard Junkie]

Barry, even though I have a very abrasive personality, (you guys probably haven't noticed, (yeah right!)) I think you and I would get along very well.
If you ever make it to the Big Island, my treat for dinner. David.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Barry, I can remember so many of those super-bands that ended up just being someone's failed fantasy - Asia and the Firm for instance. What let-downs.

We just had two of(probably) the most successful in the early 2000's. Although, I will admit that deep down, they're both(at their core) pretty much an established band with a new singer, under a new name. Not much different than Van Halen with Hagar, or Sabbath with Dio, but with a name change.

Velvet Revolver-for the most part Guns N Roses with Scott Weiland from STP.

Audioslave- for the most part Rage against the Machine with Chris Cornell from Soundgarden..

As far as "true supergroups", I'd say the Traveling Wilburys might've been one of the best. Along with CSN or CSNY.

Now, I should point out the obvious, that a lot of bands are, in a way, a supergroup. But drawn on local success(with smaller egos), that we may not be aware of on the mainstream level... One of the reasons we see a lot of bands come out with great debut albums, and then fall off a cliff, if because that first album, often times, is kind of a greatest hits. A compilation of everything these guys had written up 'til that point(both together, and pre-existing material)