Fantasy Prog Band

Trollheart · 04-24-2011, 04:00 PM

Don't know if anyone has tried this before but hey -- it's Easter, let's have some fun!

Select your dream prog band -- you can choose any member from any band, living or dead, together, split up or reformed, with the obvious restriction that they must be from a recognisably prog band, ie a band the vast majority here would agree is a prog one.

Since prog bands are/can be so eclectic, let's not limit it to the standard guitarist/bass/singer/drums/keys format: you can have any sort of instrumentalists in your Fantasy Band --- don't even have to have a singer if you dont want to! And let's limit it to a maximum of a ten-piece, not including (if you want one) an orchestra --- if you DO choose an orchestra to be in your band, please say which one.

Oh yeah: in fairness, and to maintain some sort of originality, let's limit your choices to a max of two members of any one band, to stop people just picking say the entire Yes or Dream Theater or whoever lineup. Be creative!

Could be a blast! Let's see what people come up with....

TH

~~Baggs~~ · 04-24-2011, 04:33 PM

Oh....Baggs dont know.
There never any absolutes.

Maybe:

Ollie Halsall -electric guitar
Max Sunyer - acoustic
Ian Paice - drums
Percy Jones - bass
Lynton Naiff -keys

Any corksucker on vocals will do.(As long as its not any of those vocalists which Wakiepoos uses on his solo lps.)

Key · 04-24-2011, 05:00 PM

John Petrucci - Guitar (Dream Theater)
Matt Smith - Vocals (Theocracy)
Neil Peart - Drums (Rush)
Anis Jouini – Bass (Myrath)
Elyes Bouchoucha – Keys (Myrath)

I know I know, I chose two Myrath members. But they are both great.

~~Baggs~~ · 04-24-2011, 05:08 PM

That is pathetic Milano.

Key · 04-24-2011, 05:10 PM

Idgaf. It's my opinion on what I would find as a fantasy prog band. So...deal with it.

~~Baggs~~ · 04-24-2011, 05:44 PM

Thats just Robert E. Howard fantasy as opposed to Mervyn Peake.

Key · 04-24-2011, 05:46 PM

You have a problem with people having opinions don't you? Why am I even asking you, you don't know shit anyway.

Trollheart · 04-24-2011, 07:48 PM

Jeez guys! Keep it civil, huh?
Everyone's entitled to their own idea of what they'd consider a fantasy prog band, or not to play if they dont want to. No-one should be slagging off the choices of anyone else, as, as Milano correctly points out, this is HIS opinion, and he is as entitled to that as anyone else.

Personally, I'm looking at this...

Anne-Marie Helder (Mostly Autumn) on Vocals
Nick Barret (Pendragon) on Vocals
Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) on Lead Guitar
Mark Kelley (Marillion) on Keys
Tony Banks (Genesis) on Keys
Kevin Codfert (Adagio) on Piano
Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) on Guitar
Carl Palmer (ELP) on Drums
Ian Salmon (Arena) on Bass

and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

That's at the moment, anyway....

Look, essentially it's just a bit of fun. Is not the title of this forum Music BANTER?? Play nice, or don't play at all, as they say....

Now where did I put that ninth Easter egg...?

Key · 04-24-2011, 07:51 PM

^Nice! Mark Kelley and Dave Gilmour in the same band. That'd be epic all by itself!

04-24-2011, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Fantasy Prog Band Don't know if anyone has tried this before but hey -- it's Easter, let's have some fun! Select your dream prog band -- you can choose any member from any band, living or dead, together, split up or reformed, with the obvious restriction that they must be from a recognisably prog band, ie a band the vast majority here would agree is a prog one. Since prog bands are/can be so eclectic, let's not limit it to the standard guitarist/bass/singer/drums/keys format: you can have any sort of instrumentalists in your Fantasy Band --- don't even have to have a singer if you dont want to! And let's limit it to a maximum of a ten-piece, not including (if you want one) an orchestra --- if you DO choose an orchestra to be in your band, please say which one. Oh yeah: in fairness, and to maintain some sort of originality, let's limit your choices to a max of two members of any one band, to stop people just picking say the entire Yes or Dream Theater or whoever lineup. Be creative! Could be a blast! Let's see what people come up with.... TH __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-24-2011, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Jeez guys! Keep it civil, huh? Everyone's entitled to their own idea of what they'd consider a fantasy prog band, or not to play if they dont want to. No-one should be slagging off the choices of anyone else, as, as Milano correctly points out, this is HIS opinion, and he is as entitled to that as anyone else. Personally, I'm looking at this... Anne-Marie Helder (Mostly Autumn) on Vocals Nick Barret (Pendragon) on Vocals Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) on Lead Guitar Mark Kelley (Marillion) on Keys Tony Banks (Genesis) on Keys Kevin Codfert (Adagio) on Piano Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd) on Guitar Carl Palmer (ELP) on Drums Ian Salmon (Arena) on Bass and the London Philharmonic Orchestra That's at the moment, anyway.... Look, essentially it's just a bit of fun. Is not the title of this forum Music BANTER?? Play nice, or don't play at all, as they say.... Now where did I put that ninth Easter egg...? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-24-2011, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Baggs~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leutonia Proper Posts: 128	Oh....Baggs dont know. There never any absolutes. Maybe: Ollie Halsall -electric guitar Max Sunyer - acoustic Ian Paice - drums Percy Jones - bass Lynton Naiff -keys Any corksucker on vocals will do.(As long as its not any of those vocalists which Wakiepoos uses on his solo lps.)

04-24-2011, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	John Petrucci - Guitar (Dream Theater) Matt Smith - Vocals (Theocracy) Neil Peart - Drums (Rush) Anis Jouini – Bass (Myrath) Elyes Bouchoucha – Keys (Myrath) I know I know, I chose two Myrath members. But they are both great.

04-24-2011, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Baggs~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leutonia Proper Posts: 128	That is pathetic Milano.

04-24-2011, 05:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Idgaf. It's my opinion on what I would find as a fantasy prog band. So...deal with it.

04-24-2011, 05:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~Baggs~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leutonia Proper Posts: 128	Thats just Robert E. Howard fantasy as opposed to Mervyn Peake.

04-24-2011, 05:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	You have a problem with people having opinions don't you? Why am I even asking you, you don't know shit anyway.

04-24-2011, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^Nice! Mark Kelley and Dave Gilmour in the same band. That'd be epic all by itself!