Paulie Mississippi Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Just for fun, and using the criteria that money, time, and death are not obstacles... WHO would you pick as your ultimate accompanying band? Other than Wally, Dave & Jim of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ooooooooooh, Good question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'd probably choose some of the musicians that were on "Boats..."Andrew GoldDavey JohnstonNigel OlssonDavid WintourJeff(Sorry I posted this, I saw the topic on the main page and didn't realize it was directed at Eric) ooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Assuming you mean living musicians, I'm guessing he'd go with:Paul McCartney - BassRingo Starr - DrumsPete Townshend - GuitarKeith Richard - Guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Good bands, both of you; but when I said death would not be an obstacle, I meant living-or-deceased musicians... Let me clarify:Unlimited Resources.No scheduling problems.Performers can be living or dead. (It is a fantasy, remember...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Keith Richard ( guitar)Pete Townshend (guitar)Bruce Springsteen (guitar)Paul McCartney ( bass)Will Lee (bass)Bob Babbit (bass)Keith Moon (drums)Jeff Porcaro (drums)Ray Charles (piano)Steve Winwood (organ)Junior Walker (sax)Tom Scott (sax)Toots Theilman (harmonica)Sting (vocals)Carl Wilson ( vocals)Brian Wilson (vocals)Dusty Springfield (vocals)Terri Nunn (vocals)Lesley Gore (vocals)Ray Cooper (percussion)Quincy Jones (bandleader)George Martin (producer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Wow! Now that is what I'd call an All Star Band! Thanks for playing Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 What no Ramones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Not being a musician I'm glad I even know most of Eric's choices. Speaking as a lay person, I would add these.Ross the Boss (guitar)The Edge (guitar)John Entwhistle (bass)Max Weinberg (drums)Joe Jackson (piano)Jimmy Destri (organ)Clarence Clemons (sax)Bono (vocals)Al Green (vocals)Karen Carpenter (vocals)Enya (vocals)Bertrand Burgalat (producer)But what the hell do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Good point, Tunes. What the hell do you know? I like Eric's band. Wouldn't you love to hear what George Martin would do with all of those vocalists? Maybe Brian would pitch in, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Well it sure ain't movies! I guess the only surprises to me here are that given the opportunity John Lennon and Natalie Wood weren't ressurected! (Yeah, I know Natalie wasn't a singer but just to have her around warbling in the background... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Well, if John Lennon is on the sidelines, I bet the EC All-Time All-Star band would be covering at least one of his songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Who's Terri Nunn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Terri Nunn is the lead singer of the band Berlin - Very sexy voice!I love the choice of Ray Cooper Eric! I have seen him with Elton John's band a couple of times, and he is amazing to say the least!Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvriezen Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Eric Carmen said: Toots Theilman (harmonica) In fact: Toots Thielemans, born in 1922 in Belgium, immigrated 1952 to the USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesberry Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Toots played the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee this past weekend. Heard it was a great show, wish I would have known about it ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I would come back from a grave to hear *that* lineup! --D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Sting (vocals)Carl Wilson (vocals)Brian Wilson (vocals)Dusty Springfield (vocals)Terri Nunn (vocals)Lesley Gore (vocals)OMG! What a clean sweep for vocalists. Eric, GREAT call for Carl Wilson as well as Brian. He was the 'unsung hero' (but not the villain!) of The Beach Boys. And Dusty? SWEET!!!I can hear the sweeping arrangements blending in right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Thanks, Paul. You know I've always liked the idea of using voices as instruments. I remember reading an interview with Jeff Beck (probably circa 1967 or '68) where he talked about choosing Rod Stewart to sing in his band because Rod's voice sounded like Jeff's guitar. He said a lot of his riffs were based on horn parts from all the big band records he loved. That always stuck with me. When I "rediscovered" the Beach Boys, I was knocked out with the way Brian seemed to arrange their voices like horns and woodwinds. Mike Love was the baritone sax, Al Jardine was a tenor sax or a trumpet, Carl and Brian were French horns. If you listen to the fade of "God Only Knows" you can hear the French horn doubling Carl's vocal line and Carl actually phrases like the horn. The thing I loved the most about the Beach Boys was actually being able to pick out their individual voices within the harmonies. Then on the "Sunflower" album (one of my favorites) they recorded in ambient stereo, which is a process that further emphasizes individuality of voices and instruments. You can hear the opposite approach when you listen to records by the Carpenters. On their records they stack the vocals and mix them far left and far right. The sound is very smooth and very homogenized. When I recorded the song "Change Of Heart" I decided to try a little experiment. Instead of booking the typical L.A. vocal session with either the current guy or girl session singers of the day I decided I'd like to try some mismatched singers with different styles and try to reinforce their individuality rather than go for homogenizing. The singers I booked were Samantha Sang (Australian BeeGee girl) Valerie Carter (urban cowgirl) Donny Girard ( lead singer of David Foster's band Skylark) and Brian and Brenda Russell (Brian sounded like a smoother Bill Medley, Brenda is the "Piano In The Dark, Get Here singer). I wasn't really sure if it would work but when they started to sing it was absolutely magical. That's kind of how I came up with my choices for vocals. I love the sound of each of their voices individually and I bet I could arrange the harmonies to take advantage of the different qualites of each one. Come to think of it, looks like I need a good baritone in there. Hmmm, maybe Mick Jagger. Very distinctive. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Wow, thank YOU Eric. I really enjoyed your insight. It was like having a glimpse into what you see and what you hear when 'painting' your canvas. You have the "it" that only a few possess...Brian Wilson, Glenn Miller, Aaron Copland, Phil Spector, Frank Sinatra, etc.I now have a better picture of what your mother must have thought when you picked out the doorbell note on the piano! It's always been inside you.As for a baritone, you'd have to discern between 'rough/edgy' or 'smooth'. If not Lennon, how about David Crosby, Tony Hicks or Jeff Lynne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I believe David Crosby is probably a tenor. I'm not that familiar with Tony Hicks' voice (although I know who he is) and I've always thought Jeff Lynne's voice is a bit bland. Lennon would be cool, though. ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 That's ironic....I was thinking the same thing about J-Lynne...but I knew he could hit the low harmony for you, so I just stayed with him. Tony sang low harmonies below Clarke/Nash & Clarke/Sylvester. A different tonality than the other two. And yes, Crosby is probably a tenor...but man, can he harmonize. With anything, and anyone!My mind wanders over to Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen right about now. And maybe Denny Doherty.But Lennon gets MY nod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yes! John joins Paul in Eric's All-Time Fantasy band. I bet he'd especially love doing "Overnight Sensation," considering his praise for the song way back when. I'll always be intrigued by the rumor that Lennon lent a hand "on the board" during the recording of "Overnight Sensation." From reading Marathon Man and Ken Sharp's book, I would guess we'll never know for sure. (The other big Lennon mystery --- as mentioned on VH1 --- is the whereabouts of that Raspberries poster with Lennon's scribbles on it. Given the value of John's autograph today, that thing might draw a five-figure price at auction today....) --LC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 There's a guy named Scott that does a pretty good Lennon for EC to harmonize with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 'course there is a guy named Wally that nails it to.. but the rules said we couldn't mention him SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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