Post & Rank your all time Rock N Roll Line Ups!

[Canuck Surfer]

While the Canucks currently sulk? A rock tragic, I needed something top do.

 

So here is the gig; pick a 25 or 27 man hockey style roster for each position in a rock & roll band.  

 

This format is Lead guitar, Front Man / Women, Rythym / Acoustic guitar, Piano, Bass, Drummer.  I also could not limit myself to two drummers, as we would two goalies in an NHL line up? They set the beat so to speak. Feel free to play with how the rock positions get deployed!  

 

How do you rank your best all time rock line ups?

 

Duane Allman           Jim  Morrison               Malcolm Young             

Eric Clapton            Paul McCartney              Chuck Berry

Jimmie Page           Freddie Mercury            John  Lennon

Jimmie Hendrix         Janis  Joplin                  Chet  Atkins

Billy Gibbons             David Bowie

 

             Ray Charles                        Phil Lynott                     

              Elton John                      John Entwistle

          Jerry Lee Lewis                 Tina Weymouth

           Ray Manzarek                     Willie Dixon   

 

                                  Neil Peart

                             Mick Fleetwood

                             Tommy Ramone

                               Billy Cobham

                                Keith Moon

 

Honorable mentions; John Bonham, Mick Jagger (so many top lead singers & guitars!), Stevie Nicks, Prince, Tom Petty, Flea on bass from the Chile Peppers. I found bass hard to pick. I am least expert here? So many honorable mentions are possible. Eddie Van Halen I felt so guilty leaving off my guitar list. Springsteen & Angus Young will make lists. Is Stevie Wonder or Aretha Franklin a ''rock'' artist? They would be on my list. Could have had another list for things like Ian Anderson's from Jethro Tull for rock flute.  

 

These are just my rankings. Tell me your thoughts, post yours?

[Canuck Surfer]

Tina Weymouth , the driving bass behind Talking Heads;

 

 

[-DLC-]

I'd have to have the Chili Peppers in there.  All of them.  Pearl Jam too.  John Bonham.  

 

to be cont'd (post game)

[Gurn]

For center ice/lead singer

 

Freddy Mercury- all round best ever as lead

Anne Wilson- an amazingly powerful  player/voice

Pat Benatar- the hit maker, all round talent able to play rough or skilled  rock/opera

Jim Croce- a true glue guy, hard working, brilliant at building emotion in his team and audience

 

At drums/goalie

Buddy Rich- An immense talent, could and did do it all

Neil Peart- A huge talent in his own right, but also a great teacher who has taught many up and comers.

 

[Gurn]

On left wing/guitar

 

Jimi Hendrix-simply an amazing player

Paul McCartney- providing the bass, and writing the tune for the rest of the players

Toni Iommi- heavy hard playing needed, let the metal man do the work

Albert King- a hall of famer. When things are getting you down, his play will make you feel better.

 

Right wing/guitar

David Gilmour-  a finesse player of immense talent, can handle long shifts with ease

J.J. Cale- There is something magical about this man's ability to lend calm when required, but to also get down to the hard knocks.

Eric Clapton- hall of fame, played for many teams, quality through out the seasons

Randy Bachman- underrated prairie boy, hard rocking player for years, has recently been jazzing up his skills

 

Horns/ right Defense

 

Dick Parry- saxophonist for Pink Floyd, amazing endurance

Gatormouth Clements- from Bruce Springsteen's Band, A large guy, with blinding skill

Lou Marini- sax, flute, clarinet, the man could play them all.

Billy Joel- a bit of a sleeper, but a heck of a trumpet player, can also do ok on keyboards/ left defense

 

Keyboards/ left D

Jerry Lee Lewis- a rocker scrapper brilliant performer

Keith Emerson- made some of the greatest plays

John Mayall- able to do it all, sing, keyboards, harmonica, a guy that showed a lot of greats how to do it.

Burton Cummings- hell of a piano player, flute, guitar or lead vocals, any one gets injured, put Burton in.

 

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by gurn

[-DLC-]

Prince 

[NUCKER67]

Neat exercise

 

Eric Clapton  -  Ronnie James Dio  -  Jeff Beck

Jimmy Paige (Led Zeppelin) -  Rob Halford (Judas Priest)  -  Randy Rhoades (Ozzy)

Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple)  -  Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)  -  Eddie Van Halen

Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)  -  Floor Jansen (Nightwish)  -  John Petrucci (Dream Theater)

Jimmy Hendrix

 

Jon Lord (Deep Purple)  -  Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)  -  Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish)  -  Geddy Lee (Rush)

Rick Wakeman (Yes)  -  John Myung (Dream Theater)

 

Neil Peart (Rush)

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

Chris Adler (Lamb of God)

John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Ian Paice (Deep PUrple)

 

 

 

[Canuck Surfer]

3 hours ago, Canuck Surfer said:

Flea on bass

 

2 hours ago, -DLC- said:

Chili Peppers in there

What I got, ya gotta give it to your momma!

 

 

[Ghostsof1915]

Lead Singer: Ann Wilson, Freddie Mercury, Geoff Tate, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickenson

 

Guitar: Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Prince (Rotate for vocals), Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour

           Backup: Kanami Tomo, Justin Hayward

 

Bass: Misa, John Entwhistle, Paul McCartney (Rotate in Vocals) Jeff Martin, Greg Lake

 

Keyboards: Keith Emerson, Mike Pinder

 

Drums: Akane Hirose, John Bonham, Don Henley, Don Brewer, Roger Taylor

 

Pretty much most of the guitarists and bass and drummers can sub in for vocals as well. 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Ghostsof1915

[lmm]

Wright Kiethly Holiston

Kerr Berg Gobles

Stanwick Rampage Suchy

Downey Gilby Langois

 

JUghead Barker 

Oldfield  Conners

Biscuit Fay

 

Wright

Sinclair

[Canuck Surfer]

4 hours ago, gurn said:

Albert King- a hall of famer.

 

 

[Gurn]

5 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said:

 

 

I was going to put this guy, playing with Stevie  on my band list but then I'd have probably submitted an all Canadian team; way too much thinking during a game. 

Also can't believe I didn't have SRV on my players list, yet not sure I'd bench anyone in his favour. Well, there are always injuries so put these two in as next to play

 

[Canuck Surfer]

So hard to not have on my list?  Everyone I have ever known loves Bob Marley!

 

Don't worry about a thing. Cuz every little thing. Is gunna be alright!

 

 

 

[zimmy]

Right off the top of my head:
 

Guitar        Mark Knopfler

Skins         Stewart Copeland

Bass          Chris Squire

Keys          Richard Wright

Voice         Chris Cornell

[zimmy]

2 hours ago, lmm said:

Wright Kiethly Holiston

Kerr Berg Gobles

Stanwick Rampage Suchy

Downey Gilby Langois

 

JUghead Barker 

Oldfield  Conners

Biscuit Fay

 

Wright

Sinclair

Gonna be loud and sweaty !

[Ilunga]

Lobby Loyde ....Freddie Mercury....Chuck Berry 

 

Jimi Hendrix....Aretha Franklin.....Stevie Ray Vaughan 

 

Les Paul....Prince....Jeff Beck 

 

B.B King....Paul McCartney....Tom Morello 

 

John Bonham....Ornette Coleman 

 

Stewart Copeland....Louis Armstrong 

 

Keith Moon....Miles Davis 

 

Roger Waters 

 

Mike Burkett 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[allegend]

Guitar: Mark Knopfler

Bass: Jack Bruce

Keyboards: Jon Lord

Drums: Ian Paice

Vocals (Male); Don Henley

Vocals (Female): Linda Ronstadt

 

[Putgolzin]

Lead - Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

Besides creating a more enigmatic band than your typical power-vocal-bro, he brings kinda everything to the group including keys, guitars, sounds, writing, etc

Although not having a spot for Chris Cornell seems disrespectful.

 

Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix 

So many greats, but this band is all about tone and sound and also, he's Hendrix

 

Rhythm Guitar - Annie Clark (St. Vincent)

There's a thousand better guitarists for this spot I'm sure, but this gives some more youthful and feminine energy to the group. To say nothing of the artistry, vocals and style.

 

Bass - Les Claypool (Primus)

Any of the great nineties funk metal guys will have done nicely - Bill Gould (Faith No More), Flea (Chilis) etc... but Claypool is my favourite for this spot

 

Keys - John Medeski (Medeski Martin and Wood)

Again, all about the tone, avant-garde, jazz-funk, Hammond B3 and Moog

 

Drums - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Again, all about the tone, and similar to Hendrix, he's John Bonham

 

With him on the back end I think it would all feel like this 14 second clip:

 

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Putgolzin

[Canuck Surfer]

13 hours ago, Ilunga said:

Les Paul.

So sweet the tone of his guitar.  Innovation on the instrument itself used by almost everyone!  

 

 

I had Prince in highlights as perhaps, the single hardest omission from my list. Under rated as a guitar player, he could be on all time lists for dance, funk, R & B, rock?

 

Almost anything he is so goood...

 

 

[Canuck Surfer]

Who has not been discussed so far? No Elvis, Michael Jackson. Maybe Ozzy Osborne, Fogherty or (cough) Bono? Springsteen's horn player more love than him...

 

In this market, forum, v surprised no mention of Kurt.  Unplugged   ;