# Make your own band out of existing band members **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639 "2003-08-12T14:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/1 "2003-08-12T14:25:55Z")
I would like to make a band called The Satanic Asswipes with the following members: [Michael Angelo](http://www.angelo.com/michael_angelo_bio.html) (former guitarist of Nitro and a speed metal freak. He isn’t musical at all but he can play scales and arpeggios very fast and he does a lot of gimmicky things with his hands. One of my friends has a video of him playing and it is one funny train wreck to watch.) [King Diamond](http://www.covenworldwide.org/) (Just as silly as Micheal Angelo. He does this growly low thing and this girly high thing with his voice and wears Kiss-esque makeup.) [Les Claypool](http://www.lesclaypool.com/home/) (The bassist from Primus. He is just as silly and as much a showman as the first too. He plays a mean funk bass. He is just as gimmicky with his bass as the previous two; however, he is actually musical where the first two aren’t.) I can’t really think of a good drummer but any of the grindcore/death metal drummers could fit in doing some fast double bass stuff. I would like it for the drummer to also die of some type of heart aneurysm and be replaced with a similar drummer every 10 months. The band would love the publicity and tell the press mixed reviews about how he died (King Diamond would say he was sacrificed to Satan. Micheal Angelo would say his boozing ways finally got to him and the dozen hookers with him said he was happy when he had gone. And, Les Claypool would make up something equally bizzarre or just tell the truth.) Together they would be the Satanic Asswipes. They would all have their own image that they try to keep up in the band. They would also perform in their current styles but somehow the songs they perform would mesh but in a very unusual way. I would pay over 100 bucks to see that band live. ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/2 "2003-08-12T14:56:53Z")
A long time ago I came up with the idea for a band consisting of: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains on vocals and guitar (no idea if he played guitar, but well, he could learn.) Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots on vocals and bass (don’t know if he plays bass) Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction/RHCP) on guitar Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins) on drums The band would be called The Untourables. The “joke” (though it really isn’t funny) is that all of those people were at the time heroin addicts who seemed to be causing their bands not to fair very well tour wise. The idea was perhaps if they all had a band together, things would work out better. And besides, they’re all rather talented people. Such a thing will never happen because Layne Staley is dead and I think the others have cleaned up (hopefully). Sorry if this offends anyone. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/3 "2003-08-12T16:14:49Z")
accrossthesea, that would be really cool to see too. Do you envision them sounding like a rehashed (pun intended) grunge band? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/4 "2003-08-12T16:25:16Z")
Jimi Hendrix on Guitar John Entwhistle on Bass John Bonham on Drums …and me on guitar/vox! Me & The Dead Guys ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/5 "2003-08-12T16:46:26Z")
Yeah, I figured they’d sound sort of like a combination of all those bands. An alternate name for the band that I had thought up at the time was Layne’s Addiction. A totally different band I’d want to see, consisting of all living people: Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland) on vocals and guitar Cyndi Lauper on vocals Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) on guitar Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on bass Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) on drums Queen Latifah backup rapping Yes, I know that is a bizarre mix, but I think it would work. I like the Me & the Dead Guys idea, that’s pretty cool! ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/6 "2003-08-12T18:43:30Z")
Maynard James Keenan (Tool) on vocals. Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) on vocals/keyboards/guitars/misc. random musical devices. Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) on bass. Danny Carey (Tool) on drums. Band name: Red Hot Nine Inch Tools 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/7 "2003-08-12T18:52:16Z")
**jweb** , great band name. Lead Vocals: Elvis Costello Background vocals: Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers) Lead Guitar: Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) Rhythm Guitar: Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) Bass: Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy/Rancid) Drums: Chris Hugall (Mouthwash) They’d be called “A Very Competent Group of Musicians, Really” ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/8 "2003-08-12T18:55:40Z")
Jweb, they should also be doing porn, or as the l33t speaking kiddies say “pr0n.” ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/9 "2003-08-12T19:06:42Z")
Trent Reznor on programs/keyboards Andrew Eldritch on vox Johnny Mar on guitar Drummers and bass players being redundant of course 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/10 "2003-08-12T19:15:32Z")
Roy Orbison George Harrison (Beatles) Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers) Jeff Lynne (ELO) Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/11 "2003-08-12T19:49:18Z")
An a capella group featuring: James Hetfield - (Metallica) Tenor? Peter Steele - (Type O Negative, Carnivore) Bass Maynard James Keenan - (Tool, A Perfect Circle) Contralto Trent Reznor - (Nine Inch Nails) Tenor? Jerry Cantrell - (Alice in Chains) Harmonization Band name: Sharp Metal They might not be any good, but they’d sound pretty cool and their lyrics should kick ass. Plus it would be kind of fun trying to fit egos that large into the same recording studio. Excuse my ignorance of vocal ranges. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/12 "2003-08-12T21:21:44Z")
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake seem to place some importance upon maintaining their band’s intitials, briefly assigning rhythm responsibilties to Cozy Powell when they needed a replacement for Carl Palmer. My brother and I imagined other possible Emerson, Lake, and P- lineups: Ian Paice, Neil Peart, and even Tito Puente could each have served as the “P” to Keith’s “E” and Greg’s “L.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/13 "2003-08-12T21:33:38Z")
Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney (The Beatles) w/ Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey (The Who)–all positions covered! ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/14 "2003-08-12T23:08:27Z")
Just take Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and throw in any decent singer. Bela Fleck and the boys have to be the most talented group out there these days. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/15 "2003-08-12T23:32:13Z")
Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and 50 Cent. I don’t want to hear 'em perform, I just want them to take lots and lots of trips on small, single-engine airplanes together. Preferably in bad weather. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/16 "2003-08-13T00:49:17Z")
I don’t have a cool name but… **Bootsy Collins** on bass - the slappinest, funkiest bass player ever! Jimi’s dead so… **Jimmy Page** on guitar - the greatest blues player I know of (beside Robert Johnson or Leadbelly (Billy Gibbons maybe…) ) **Eddie Van Halen** on guitar - another amazing player. **Gregg Allman** on keyboards/vocals - unbelievable at both! **Neil Peart** on drums - nuff said! Janis is dead so… **Robert Plant** on vocals - greatest screamer ever. Add “The Blues Brothers” horn section (could they be the one’s who backed Aretha and Otis and others, down in Muscle Shoals? 😉 ) and you could probably make some good tunes with THAT group! Call them “Gods Among Men” ---
**Author:** ![punkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@punkkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkkid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/17 "2003-08-13T01:52:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Quack \* > \*\ ***jweb** , great band name. > > Lead Vocals: Elvis Costello > Background vocals: Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers) > Lead Guitar: Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) > Rhythm Guitar: Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) > Bass: Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy/Rancid) > Drums: Chris Hugall (Mouthwash) > > They’d be called “A Very Competent Group of Musicians, Really” \*\* Now that’s one f\*ckin’ great sounding band, \*\* Quack \*\*! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-own-band-out-of-existing-band-members/194639/18 "2003-08-13T06:03:18Z")
Don’t know what they would be called Ringo Starr Paul McCartney Pete Townshend Roger Daltry