Bands with one great musician

[eschereal]

Speaking of woodwinds, where would the E Street Band have been without Clarence Clemons?

[EinsteinsHund]

@Sam_Stone

While Double Trouble was a good band with good musicians, Stevie Ray Vaughan towered over them by a mile.

Ok, I grant that because Stevie was exceptional, but Double Trouble OTOH was a perfect backing band for him.

[P-man]

@bordelond

That one is not a bad call (assuming you mean Journey and not Santana), but Steve Smith is a very strong jazz drummer who was kind of slumming it in rock. But Schon was a pretty massive talent, so I can’t say you’re wrong.

They also had Aynsley Dunbar for a while. If he can play with Zappa, he can play with anybody.

[blondebear]

IMHO, Dick Dale had more musical talent than all the Deltones combined.

[TreacherousCretin]

@P-man

They also had Aynsley Dunbar for a while. If he can play with Zappa, he can play with anybody.

I have no idea whether or not he was one of Zappa’s most technically accomplished drummers, although he sounds like it to me, but he’s the one I’ve always enjoyed the most.

[Doyle]

@nearwildheaven

My local NPR affiliate plays classical music for much of the day, and one day, I had it on as background noise and the announcer said that the preceding piece was “composed and conducted by Tony Banks.”

Yep. THAT Tony Banks.

Five, Six and Seven are Tony Banks’ symphonic albums. All are wonderful.