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Create a Traveling Wilburys type band.

brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
edited April 2019 in Other Music
The Traveling Wilburys emerged from a happy coincidence when George Harrison was asked to come up with a b-side for a single from Cloud Nine.  Harrison commandeered Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison (who happened to be hanging out in Dylan's studio at the time) to help him with a new song of his, "Handle With Care".  The result was so good, the five of them decided to go ahead and make an entire album under the name "Traveling Wilburys".  The result was the excellent album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1.

So here is the hypothetical situation:  You are a top notch record producer with a crack team of studio musicians who play bass, drums and other supporting instruments for well seasoned singer/guitarist/songwriters.  One day, you notice that five well known such musicians (living today in 2019) are in the studio at the same time.  You get them together to record a track and the vibe is so good, they form a side band similar to the way The Traveling Wilburys did and they cut a really fine album.

Who are those five living artist? You create the band!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,061
    Vaden Todd Lewis - vox
    J Mascis - lead guitar
    Stone Gossard - rhythm guitar
    Danny Carey - drums

    I would play bass myself. However, if something came up and I was unavailable, Roger Waters would be a suitable replacement. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees - Vox, guitar, synth
    Aaron Bruno of Awolnation - Vox, guitar
    The Weeknd - Vox, dance moves
    Justin Timberlake - Vox, guitar, piano
    Courtney Barnett - Vox, guitar

    I decided to use people in bands from the last 10 years or so to make it interesting.  It was tough choosing Courtney over Taylor Swift as I think she would have been a good fit in here too.
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    Daniel Greaves of the Watchmen - vocals
    Tim White of the Headstones - bass
    Mike McCready of Pearl Jam - lead guitar
    Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters - drums
    Alain Johannes - guitar and everything else

    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,473
    Father John Misty
    Timothy Showalter
    Jason Isbell
    Phil Cook
    Will Johnson
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Can we talk about the Wilburys too?  Does Tweeter and the Monkey Man make fun of Bruce or honor him? Or both?
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    you want to hear tweeter and the monkeyman the way it was meant to be?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdUswaCEuk&list=RDlDdUswaCEuk&start_radio=1&t=25
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    you want to hear tweeter and the monkeyman the way it was meant to be?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdUswaCEuk&list=RDlDdUswaCEuk&start_radio=1&t=25
    Never thought I would hear such a thing.  I'm partial to Bob singing it though. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    An odd assortment and a bit of a stretch but it would be interesting:

    Guitars and vocals:

    Neil Young:  Guitar and vocals
    Eddie Vedder:  Guitar and vocals
    Willie Nelson:  Trigger and vocals
    Bonnie Raitt:  Slide guitar and vocals
    J Mascis:  Sorry J, just the Fender Twin and Gibson Hummingbird with pick up and vocals- no triple Marshall stacks here!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,541
    Rob Hirsh midnight oil drums
    Pete Townsend vocals guitar 
    Jimmy Page lead guitar 
    Chris Squire Bass 
    Townsend’s voice is as good as any lead singer ..
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-aint-for-keeping-new-york-record-plant-session/974231776?i=974233139
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    josevolution said:
    Rob Hirsh midnight oil drums
    Pete Townsend vocals guitar 
    Jimmy Page lead guitar 
    Chris Squire Bass 
    Townsend’s voice is as good as any lead singer ..
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-aint-for-keeping-new-york-record-plant-session/974231776?i=974233139
    Chris Squire is dead, man. Geddy had to play his parts during the R&RHOF induction ceremony. He was certainly one of the best, though. “Heart of the Sunrise” is just sick!
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,541
    dankind said:
    josevolution said:
    Rob Hirsh midnight oil drums
    Pete Townsend vocals guitar 
    Jimmy Page lead guitar 
    Chris Squire Bass 
    Townsend’s voice is as good as any lead singer ..
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-aint-for-keeping-new-york-record-plant-session/974231776?i=974233139
    Chris Squire is dead, man. Geddy had to play his parts during the R&RHOF induction ceremony. He was certainly one of the best, though. “Heart of the Sunrise” is just sick!
    Yeah I know I missed the part of having only living musicians ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    josevolution said:
    dankind said:
    josevolution said:
    Rob Hirsh midnight oil drums
    Pete Townsend vocals guitar 
    Jimmy Page lead guitar 
    Chris Squire Bass 
    Townsend’s voice is as good as any lead singer ..
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-aint-for-keeping-new-york-record-plant-session/974231776?i=974233139
    Chris Squire is dead, man. Geddy had to play his parts during the R&RHOF induction ceremony. He was certainly one of the best, though. “Heart of the Sunrise” is just sick!
    Yeah I know I missed the part of having only living musicians ..
    That's what makes it difficult.  Really cuts down the choices!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    you want to hear tweeter and the monkeyman the way it was meant to be?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdUswaCEuk&list=RDlDdUswaCEuk&start_radio=1&t=25
    Never thought I would hear such a thing.  I'm partial to Bob singing it though. 
    the studio version is on their first record, Picture of Health. As the story goes, no one had a copy of the song, so Hugh Dillon (lead singer) hummed the chords to Trent (guitarist) and they recorded without him ever hearing the tune first. Then some time afterwards, they went to some diner and Hugh put it on the jukebox and Trent nearly shit himself. 

    they have been playing it for 30 years, and fans still go wild every time they play it (which is damn near every show-it's the Headstones RITFW). 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    mike d - drums
    chuck d - mic
    bootsy collins - bass
    jack white - b3, guitar
    tom morello - guitar

    You gotta name your band!!!

    mine’s called The Funky Beast Striped Enemies Against the Machine 



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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    ed243421 said:
    mike d - drums
    chuck d - mic
    bootsy collins - bass
    jack white - b3, guitar
    tom morello - guitar

    You gotta name your band!!!

    mine’s called The Funky Beast Striped Enemies Against the Machine 



    Interesting!  A nice spin on the concept.

    OK, in my fictitious world, J opted out to work on a new DInosaur Jr album and was replace by Kris Kristofferson so the line-up now is:

    Neil Young:  Guitar and vocals
    Eddie Vedder:  Guitar and vocals
    Willie Nelson:  Trigger and vocals
    Bonnie Raitt:  Slide guitar and vocals
    Kris Kristofferson:  Guitar and vocals

    They are called Prairie Dogs


    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    brianlux said:
    ed243421 said:
    mike d - drums
    chuck d - mic
    bootsy collins - bass
    jack white - b3, guitar
    tom morello - guitar

    You gotta name your band!!!

    mine’s called The Funky Beast Striped Enemies Against the Machine 



    Interesting!  A nice spin on the concept.

    OK, in my fictitious world, J opted out to work on a new DInosaur Jr album and was replace by Kris Kristofferson so the line-up now is:

    Neil Young:  Guitar and vocals
    Eddie Vedder:  Guitar and vocals
    Willie Nelson:  Trigger and vocals
    Bonnie Raitt:  Slide guitar and vocals
    Kris Kristofferson:  Guitar and vocals

    They are called Prairie Dogs


    Love this one!
  • willbarclaywillbarclay Posts: 3,298

    If I could put a band together today it would be ...

    Chris Robinson

    Rich Robinson

    Steve Gorman

    Sven Pipen

    Marc Ford

    Eddie H (RIP)


    Maybe Call them the Black Crowes

  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Josh Homme
    JPJ
    Dave Grohl

    No opinion on a name. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    JPJ?
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    edited April 2019
    This is tough. I could easily create my basic rock and roll supergroup, but it's tough as hell to create a rootsier strumming and singing supergroup à la the Traveling Wilburys. I don't like many of the contemporary male artists that fit into this category (e.g., Bon Iver, Josh Ritter, Brendan Benson, etc.). Too goddamn whiny for my taste!

    I can say that Neko Case, Neil Young and Emmylou Harris would be in the band. Maybe that's it. Just a trio. (Emmylou has experience with trios and Neil, and I think she has a gig at the Gorge with Neko this summer!) Anyway, I would love to hear them harmonize.

    Band name: Eminence.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    tempo_n_groove said:
    JPJ?
    john paul jones. 

    he just described Them Crooked Vultures. god I hope they record again. 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    you want to hear tweeter and the monkeyman the way it was meant to be?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdUswaCEuk&list=RDlDdUswaCEuk&start_radio=1&t=25
    Never thought I would hear such a thing.  I'm partial to Bob singing it though. 
    the studio version is on their first record, Picture of Health. As the story goes, no one had a copy of the song, so Hugh Dillon (lead singer) hummed the chords to Trent (guitarist) and they recorded without him ever hearing the tune first. Then some time afterwards, they went to some diner and Hugh put it on the jukebox and Trent nearly shit himself. 

    they have been playing it for 30 years, and fans still go wild every time they play it (which is damn near every show-it's the Headstones RITFW). 
    Well I hope it's not RITFW, because of the 93 NY songs PJ could play, they play the worst possible choice.  

    Cool story though, I'll have to check them out. Obviously you are quite the fan. 
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,982
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    you want to hear tweeter and the monkeyman the way it was meant to be?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDdUswaCEuk&list=RDlDdUswaCEuk&start_radio=1&t=25
    Never thought I would hear such a thing.  I'm partial to Bob singing it though. 
    the studio version is on their first record, Picture of Health. As the story goes, no one had a copy of the song, so Hugh Dillon (lead singer) hummed the chords to Trent (guitarist) and they recorded without him ever hearing the tune first. Then some time afterwards, they went to some diner and Hugh put it on the jukebox and Trent nearly shit himself. 

    they have been playing it for 30 years, and fans still go wild every time they play it (which is damn near every show-it's the Headstones RITFW). 
    Well I hope it's not RITFW, because of the 93 NY songs PJ could play, they play the worst possible choice.  

    Cool story though, I'll have to check them out. Obviously you are quite the fan. 
    I just mean it's the one cover they play every show. the only difference is they kind of have to as the fans expect it. they haven't grown tired of it like some PJ fans with RITFW. And they also fill it with tags and covers and stuff to keep it fresh. And it's not always the encore. 

    that I am, good sir, that I am. 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

    www.headstonesband.com




  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,526
    I will look at it, as a supergroup formed for a Vote for change 2020 tour:

    Neil Young - Guitar, vox
    Tom Morello - Guitar
    Krist Novoselic - Bass
    Eddie Vedder - Drums, Background vox

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,542
    edited May 2019
    In keeping with the multiple singer/guitarist folksy vibe of the Wilburys:

    KT Tunstall - vocals, guitar
    Frazey Ford - vocals, guitar
    Natalie Maines - vocals, guitar
    Juliana Hatfield - vocals, bass
    Cindy Blackman - drums
    Post edited by goldrush on
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    edited May 2019
    Eddie Van Halen (VH)- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
    Flea (RHCP)- bass
    Carter Beauford (DMB)- drums, backing vocals
    James Hetfield (Metallica) - vocals
    Trey Anastasio (Phish)- vocals, guitar


    Name of the band -  Why the Hell Not?

  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,529
    I’m going to do a combo of older and mid age like the willburys

    roger waters
    eddie vedder
    jack white
    dan auerbach
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    Some cool ideas here, folks!

    dankind said:
    This is tough. I could easily create my basic rock and roll supergroup, but it's tough as hell to create a rootsier strumming and singing supergroup à la the Traveling Wilburys. I don't like many of the contemporary male artists that fit into this category (e.g., Bon Iver, Josh Ritter, Brendan Benson, etc.). Too goddamn whiny for my taste!

    I can say that Neko Case, Neil Young and Emmylou Harris would be in the band. Maybe that's it. Just a trio. (Emmylou has experience with trios and Neil, and I think she has a gig at the Gorge with Neko this summer!) Anyway, I would love to hear them harmonize.

    Band name: Eminence.
    Emmylou- great idea!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • lexicondevillexicondevil Posts: 2,062
    Mine is a bit of a strange combination, but it would be great to hear what this line-up could produce.
    Chris Stapleton
    Mike McCready
    Eric Burton(The Black Pumas)
    John Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Tanya Trotter (The War and Treaty)
    Coady Willis (Murder City Devils)
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    Nothing since then. I suck.
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  • Meltdown99Meltdown99 Posts: 10,739
    Drums...Neil Pearl (retired, greatest living drummer)
    Guitar....Edge
    Bass...Paul Mc Cartney
    Keyboards...Getty Lee
    Singer...Roger Daltry

    Give Peas A Chance…
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