Ok, I'll through in my favs:

Guitarist: David Gilmour
Singer: Ian Gillian
Bassist: John Entwistle
Drummer: Keith Moon or Ginger Backer
Keyboardist: Keith Emerson
Songwriter: Bob Dylan (duh)

[QUOTE=Livewired]Guitarist-Jimi Hendrix
Singer-David Gilmour
Bassist-Jack Bruce
Drummer-Mitch Mitchell
Keyboard-Ray Manzarek
Songwriter-Bob Dylan
Overall-Neil Young
Other Instrument-Ravi Shankar[/QUOTE]

This new type of tea is fu[COLOR="White"]c[/COLOR]king with my mind...at first I thought you were like naming a collaboration or something and I was like :amaze: Then I realized that not only is everyone naming their favourite musicians etc, but that I've read your post several times already. :lol:

edit - (When I saw "Overall - Neil Young" I was like...umm?)

[QUOTE]Other Instrument-Ravi Shankar[/QUOTE]I have yet to get any of his material....how is it? Any suggestions on what album to get?[QUOTE]Singer- Bob Dylan[/QUOTE]Odd choice.....[QUOTE]Singer: Ian Gillian[/QUOTE]Pardon my ignorance but who's that?

guy from Deep Purple, I think.

Guitarist: Eric Clapton
Singer: John Lennon
Bassist: John Entwistle
Drummer: Keith Moon
Keyboardist: Keith Emerson
Overall: Ian Anderson
Songwriter: John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Ian Anderson

Woah the forums got updated/changed. Looks more generic like other forums now :(

We should do this for lots of genres of music.

[QUOTE=Schyma]Pardon my ignorance but who's that?[/QUOTE]

Deep Purple I think...

I'm pretty sure Ian Gillan also sang for later Black Sabbath....I could be wrong though.

Yeah, in the 80's he sang for Sabbath.

Ian Gillian was Deep Purple, their second singer I believe.

And about him thinking he sang for Sabbath, I think you're confusing him with Dio, who sang for RItchie Blackmore's second group, Rainbow, before going over to Sabbath.

[QUOTE=robo2448] He plays 46 instruments,[/QUOTE]
Something tells me that's really not as impressive as it sounds.

Take for example a percussionist who on any given occasion may play:

Timpani, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Triangle, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals, Gong, Cowbell, Claves, Shakers, Temple Blocks, Bells, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Drum Kit, Congas, Bongos, roto-toms, Chimes, Wind Chimes, Piano, Tamborine, etc etc.....

[QUOTE]With Ian Gillan, Glen Hughes and Tony Martin all filling the slot. 1983's Born Again saw Bill Ward returning to the Band joined with Ex-Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan.[/QUOTE]

^Off [url]http://www.rarevinyl.net/black_sabbath.htm[/url]

Guitarist: Eric Clapton (Cream/Eric Clapton)
Singer: Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Dio)
Bassist: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Drummer: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Keyboardist: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Songwriter: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)

Some of these guys aren't exactly classic rock...so whatever.

PS: These guys' egos would never work together.:rolleyes:

[QUOTE=classicrockman]Guitarist: Eric Clapton (Cream/Eric Clapton)
Singer: Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Dio)
Bassist: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Drummer: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Keyboardist: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Songwriter: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)

Some of these guys aren't exactly classic rock...so whatever.

PS: These guys' egos would never work together.:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
If we were to do metal, I would definately have Petrucci and Portnoy on there. With Harris at bass, Dickinson for vocals.

Guitarist: Martin Barre, Jimmy Page, Steve Vai (yeah, I know not classic rock, but meh), Alex Lifeson. Several others, actually.
Singer: Rodger Daltry
Bassist: Geddy Lee, Chris Squire
Drummer: Neil Peart
Keyboardist: Rick Wakeman,
Overall: pfft
Songwriter: Ian Anderson, Neil Peart, Bob Dylan, Rodger Waters

Yep. That was extremely hard to choose.

Heh, If it wasn't classic rock, I would've chose Vai also. I forgot about Squire.

[QUOTE=JonG]I forgot about Squire.[/QUOTE]

Not acceptable.

[QUOTE=RNR]Not acceptable.[/QUOTE]
*puts on Roundabout*

*is amazed by bassmanship*

[QUOTE]Keyboardist: Rick Wakeman,[/QUOTE]Who?
[QUOTE]Heh, If it wasn't classic rock, I would've chose Vai also. I forgot about Squire[/QUOTE]If we would've done Jazz mine would looked alot different aswell.

NP: Dazed and Confused - Yardbirds

Rick Wakeman was in Yes.

[QUOTE=Schyma]Who?

[/QUOTE]

From Yes. He's very good, I think.

[QUOTE=JonG]*puts on Roundabout*

*is amazed by bassmanship*[/QUOTE]

The bassline from Roundabout is one of the best ever. His tone throughout that album was so innovative. The Fish is probably the most original piece of bass playing, well, ever. Squier is proof that playing with a pick and playing with fingers makes little diffrence to great players. (I think he always used a pick)

I think that Yes probably had the best musicians of any Classic Rock band. Howe is an absolutley phenominal guitarist; Wakeman might be the best Keyboardist. I'm no drummer, but apparently, Bruford is amazing though I can't really hear it.

[QUOTE]Rick Wakeman was in Yes.[/QUOTE]I figured..... :rolleyes:

Eddie Hazel is quickly becoming one of my favorite guitarists.

NP: Maggot Brain - Funkadelic

The solo in Maggot Brain is amazing.

[QUOTE=RockAndRoll]Something tells me that's really not as impressive as it sounds.

Take for example a percussionist who on any given occasion may play:

Timpani, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Triangle, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals, Gong, Cowbell, Claves, Shakers, Temple Blocks, Bells, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, Drum Kit, Congas, Bongos, roto-toms, Chimes, Wind Chimes, Piano, Tamborine, etc etc.....[/QUOTE]

Still, that is very impressive. Each of those instruments varies from the other; plus, we know he had a little more versatility.

I want how to learn to play pedalsteel, keyboard, banjo.

:)

Maybe a little mandolin.

[QUOTE=JonG]I want how to learn to play pedalsteel, keyboard, banjo.

:)

Maybe a little mandolin.[/QUOTE]

:)

Those instruments are at the top of my list as well.

it goes like:

1.mandolin
2.banjo
3.pedalsteel
etc

I know someone who plays pedalsteel. I might have to go to his place and slowly learn until I buy one.

I wanna learn how to play harmonica...but I'm too cheap right now to buy one. I've just perfected Subterranean Homesick Blues, all I need now is a harmonica (and I suppose a backup band) and I'm set. I could probably play about a 1-2 hour long setlist of only Dylan songs now...but I still need a harmonica to make it perfect (and once again...a backup band).

np: Baby Your A Rich Man.

[QUOTE=TheDMV]Still, that is very impressive. Each of those instruments varies from the other; plus, we know he had a little more versatility.[/QUOTE]
Not nearly as impressive as it sounds. Go to any highschool and find a percussionist, there's a teenager who plays a multitude of instruments already.


Well which 46 does he play and how well does he play each one?