Bands who's members are all excellent at their instruments.
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Good choices, I have always thought of Townshend as a bit overrated but when you have Entwistle, Moon and Daultrey you have on hell of a band. Pumpkins are also a great band that came from my generation.
Hell yeah man they are rock gods.
Can't argue with that. Steve Harris is a beast!
Great Choice, I've always enjoyed Emerson, Lake and Palmer, my dad really got me into them
I already mentioned them at the beginning but Zeppelin always deserves another mention :thumbsup:
Hell yeah man, John Myung and Mike Portney are geniuses
GregCentauro
Banned
The Flying Pickets
Excellent rock/metal list. Iron Maiden probably at the top of that one... and of course, you can't have this conversation without mentioning Rush and Led Zeppelin.
More modern era-ish, I would add a few of my favorites:
Death (metal masters of musicianship)
Tool (vastly underrated lineup, great drums, guitar, bass)
Down (again, great musicians across the board, kind of an all star band)
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
Watch it, you'll love, I do :thumbsup:
Yes
Genesis
The Who
Van Halen
Frank Zappa any configuration
Genesis
The Who
Van Halen
Frank Zappa any configuration
meesterperfect
Hiliary 2020
i was gonna say zappa with any band he had.
he knew how to pick em.
but i gotta agree with the op and chuck van halen aside.
their early roth studio stuff was great but in concert where it counts they were kinda lame.
check out this guy.
any band he played with he was the best drummer, bassist and guitar of the bunch, but he had to choose just one instrument, usually the gee-tar.
if you dont know who he is you should find out.
Beirut!
The Jam
StanScratch
My Penis Is Dancing!
Sonic Youth.
It is remarkable to hear Lee and Thurston's guitar's leap and tear at each other, their sonic echoes tearing at each other's heart. Meanwhile, Kim's bass ties into the both of them, pulling them together, as Steve's drums hypnotically keep the whole mess orderly.
Washing Machine is a great example - even though this is the last half of the song, Kim's monotonous - yet Morrisonesque lyrics - are blended with some terrific Lee and Thurston feedback, and Kim and Steve's steady beats.
I will be the first to name The Boys.
George really was a rather good lead guitarist. He was not the best, by any means (Clapton, Hendrix) - yet the afore mentioned two WERE rather influenced by the quiet one. John's actually played a rather mean and (I think) underrated rhythm guitar. Paul could play a very mean bass. While Ringo was not anywhere near the best drummer, I think he was pretty underrated steady drummer. Sometimes all a group needs is a good drummer who can keep the beat. All four were pretty good singers. And tying the group together was the rather stoic, yet daring and experimental George Martin, willingly taking the group to areas many feared to tread.
And finally, for at least one song...this group achieved musical perfection, with all members coming to complete, perfect harmony:
It is remarkable to hear Lee and Thurston's guitar's leap and tear at each other, their sonic echoes tearing at each other's heart. Meanwhile, Kim's bass ties into the both of them, pulling them together, as Steve's drums hypnotically keep the whole mess orderly.
Washing Machine is a great example - even though this is the last half of the song, Kim's monotonous - yet Morrisonesque lyrics - are blended with some terrific Lee and Thurston feedback, and Kim and Steve's steady beats.
I will be the first to name The Boys.
George really was a rather good lead guitarist. He was not the best, by any means (Clapton, Hendrix) - yet the afore mentioned two WERE rather influenced by the quiet one. John's actually played a rather mean and (I think) underrated rhythm guitar. Paul could play a very mean bass. While Ringo was not anywhere near the best drummer, I think he was pretty underrated steady drummer. Sometimes all a group needs is a good drummer who can keep the beat. All four were pretty good singers. And tying the group together was the rather stoic, yet daring and experimental George Martin, willingly taking the group to areas many feared to tread.
And finally, for at least one song...this group achieved musical perfection, with all members coming to complete, perfect harmony:
Great posts people... I wanna add a few more that haven't been mentioned.
Doobie Brothers, huge amount of lineups and changes but at their peak they were all great.
CCR, they achieved so much in the four years they were together. I think all the band members were great especially Stu Cook at bass.
Megadeth- Mustaine is a legend in my opinion and Friedman, Ellefson and Menza backing him up back in the day made for a helluva band.
The Doors, the band just oozes talent, best American band in my opinion.
Doobie Brothers, huge amount of lineups and changes but at their peak they were all great.
CCR, they achieved so much in the four years they were together. I think all the band members were great especially Stu Cook at bass.
Megadeth- Mustaine is a legend in my opinion and Friedman, Ellefson and Menza backing him up back in the day made for a helluva band.
The Doors, the band just oozes talent, best American band in my opinion.
Good call. "Elizabeth Reed" was the best instrumental number of the 70s, and a contender for decade's best song overall.
I'm awesome on the organ, but I never had a band 