# Create Your Own Supergroup **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255 "2009-02-03T15:01:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/1 "2009-02-03T15:01:41Z")
Put together your own dream team - cohesiveness counts as much as musicianship. Only stipulation is that musicians must be living… Here’s mine: Drums - [Zigaboo Modeliste](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigaboo_Modeliste) Bass - [Stanley Clarke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clarke) Keys - [Robert Walter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Walter_(musician)) Guitar - [Derek Trucks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Trucks) Vocals - [Van Morrison](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_morrison) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/2 "2009-02-03T15:45:42Z")
The Whotles: Drums – Ringo Starr Bass/Vocals – Paul McCartney Guitar – Pete Townsend Vocals – Roger Daltrey. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/3 "2009-02-03T15:52:58Z")
The E Street Band. Second choice: The group I actually saw back in '83: Guitars: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck Bass: Bill Wyman Drums: Charlie Watts Vocals: Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/4 "2009-02-03T18:10:27Z")
**The Pupps** : Jakob Dylan: Singer/songwriter Sean Lennon: Guitar Wolfgang Van Halen: Bass Zak Starkey: Drums **The Lesser Half** : Courtney Love: Vocals, bass Yoko Ono: Piano, screeching Patty Scialfa: Vocals, guitar, tamborine Meg White: Drums ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/5 "2009-02-03T18:16:51Z")
Brains: Oracle Brawn: Cosmic Boy Magic: Scarlet Witch Ranged/Tactics: Cyclops Stealth: The (new) Atom Tech/More Brawn: Cyborg What? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/6 "2009-02-03T18:28:40Z")
Terje Rypdal - guitar Jon Hassell - trumpet Urszula Dudziak - vocals/percussion Ikue Mori - electronics Hugh Hopper - bass (get well, Hugh!) Nana Vasconcelos - percussion Jack DeJohnette - drums ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/7 "2009-02-03T18:59:55Z")
Singer/rhythm guitar: Webb Wilder Lead Guitar: Brian Setzer Bass: Who cares? Drums: Lars Ulrich Sax: David Sanborn Keyboards/backing vocals: Diana Krall ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/8 "2009-02-03T19:07:54Z")
**The Beagles** Guitar, Vocals - Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh Bass, Keyboard, Vocals - Paul McCartney Drums, Vocals - Ringo Starr, Don Henley ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/9 "2009-02-03T19:18:45Z")
AC/DC playing Elvis Costello Songs with Robin Zander singing. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/10 "2009-02-03T19:22:59Z")
Drums - Keith Moon Vocals - Freddie Mercury Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix Guitar/Backup vocals/songwriting - John Lennon Bass Guitar - John Entwistle ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/11 "2009-02-03T19:25:50Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > AC/DC playing Elvis Costello Songs with Robin Zander singing. Good lord man - that is _PERFECT_ (I thought about swapping out, oh, Alex Chilton for Zander - why go for the protege when you can have the original? - but Zander really has an amazing voice…) And \*\*Shoeless \*\*- _snerk_ The Beagles…hi-larious. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/12 "2009-02-03T19:29:05Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Drums - Keith Moon > Vocals - Freddie Mercury > Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix > Guitar/Backup vocals/songwriting - John Lennon > Bass Guitar - John Entwistle They all violate the one and only stipulation in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/13 "2009-02-03T19:29:15Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Drums - Keith Moon > Vocals - Freddie Mercury > Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix > Guitar/Backup vocals/songwriting - John Lennon > Bass Guitar - John Entwistle So you just didn’t care for the OP’s “must be alive” rule, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_O\_Genic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Carson\_O\_Genic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carson_O_Genic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/14 "2009-02-03T19:29:35Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Terje Rypdal - guitar > Jon Hassell - trumpet > Urszula Dudziak - vocals/percussion > Ikue Mori - electronics > Hugh Hopper - bass (get well, Hugh!) > Nana Vasconcelos - percussion > Jack DeJohnette - drums I like this band. If H.H. can’t, maybe Steve Swallow. Bill Frisell for tasty all round support. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/15 "2009-02-03T19:34:08Z")
Again with my love of Canadian indie rock. I’m surprised this group hasn’t happened already, though, for reasons that will become abundantly clear: Co-lead vocals, lead guitar and/or drums: Chris Murphy (Sloan, The Super Friendz) Co-lead vocals, lead guitar and/or drums: Joel Plaskett (Thrush Hermit, Neuseiland, Joel Plaskett Emergency) Rhythm guitar: Drew Yamada (The Super Friendz, Neuseiland) Bass: Chris Austin (The Super Friendz, Neuseiland) In other words, all of these guys have played together in a band, just not all at the same time. Murphy played drums in The Super Friendz and guitar everywhere else; Plaskett played drums in Neuseiland and guitar everywhere else. Band name: **The Timing Champs** (“Timing Champ” was Murphy’s nickname when he played in The Super Friendz). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/16 "2009-02-03T19:36:12Z")
Superman on Guitar Batman on Bass Doc Oc on drums Wonder Woman on vocals \ ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/17 "2009-02-03T19:36:28Z")
Oh, there are rules? :smack: Let’s go with: Lead Guitar/Songwriting - Pete Townsend Drums - Zak Starkey Vocals - Liam Gallagher Bass Guitar - John Deacon ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/18 "2009-02-03T19:36:42Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Good lord man - that is _PERFECT_ > > (I thought about swapping out, oh, Alex Chilton for Zander - why go for the protege when you can have the original? - but Zander really has an amazing voice…) > > And \*\*Shoeless \*\*- _snerk_ The Beagles…hi-larious. Yeah; I might tweak it a bit by using a different bass player…Cliff Williams may or may not be up to the task (no way of knowing; all I’ve ever heard him play is one note). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Waldo\_Jeffers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Waldo\_Jeffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldo_Jeffers)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/19 "2009-02-03T19:46:14Z")
My All Female Fantasy Band: Georgia Hubley - Drums Kim Gordan - Guitar Kim Deal - Guitar Tina Weymouth - Bass Laetitia Sadier - Keyboards Everyone would take turns singing. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255/20 "2009-02-03T19:47:09Z")
Vocals - [Robin Zander](http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/10/Floridian/Trick_Daddy_Zander_su.shtml) Guitar - [Giacomo Castellano](http://www.guitar9.com/cuttingbridges.html) Guitar - [Steve Stevens](http://www.stevestevens.net/) Bass - [Stu Hamm](http://www.stuarthamm.net/) Drums - [Terry Bozzio](http://www.terrybozzio.com/) Keyboards - [Donald Fagen](http://donaldfagen.com/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-your-own-supergroup/484255.md?page=2)