Rock Band II Draft - playoffs begin 6/8/09
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With a quick thanks to pdx for the memory jog, time for my drummer:
Bernard "Buddy" Rich - Drums -- To round out my multi-genre selection, I decided to snag one of the big band greats. The fact that he is a drumming legend doesn't hurt. Think I'm just going to let the mighty interwebs speak for me on this one.
Wikipedia info.
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Bernard "Buddy" Rich - Drums -- To round out my multi-genre selection, I decided to snag one of the big band greats. The fact that he is a drumming legend doesn't hurt. Think I'm just going to let the mighty interwebs speak for me on this one.
Wikipedia info.
[yt=At the ripe old age of 61]xmUbYiFXT_0[/yt]
[yt=On The Muppet Show]erE8WTngaAY[/yt]
[yt=with Gene Krupa]dwJAAlXomVk[/yt]
Here is the write-up for
Annie and the Alcoholix.
Annie Lennox - Vocals
Jeff Beck - Guitar
Victor Wooten - Bass and Double Bass
Rick Wakeman - Synthesizers, Keyboards and Piano
Terry Bozzio - Drums and Percussion
“Wow, what a show! We will definitely have to do that again.” Victor exclaimed to Terry when the roar of the audience finally began to subside. It really was pretty amazing that this actually came to fruition considering how it all started. Victor’s good friend Michael had pulled him into this benefit for his non-profit organization “Helping Those That Help Themselves”, an out of the box concept for assisting our homeless and providing them with opportunities. It was at the first meeting that he met Annie and they had decided to team up and put together the headlining act for the benefit concert.
As a huge Sacramento Kings fan, Victor frequented a local fan site under the username Francisco d’Anconia where he sometimes participated in off season online draft threads. His favorite was the Rock Band Draft Thread in which you drafted members of your hypothetical band and attempted to assemble a band that would garner more votes from other board members than the bands of other drafters. None of his e-friends knew his real identity, so he was surprised when one of the other drafters selected him as their bass player and then in a later round selected Annie as the lead vocalist. This all seemed pretty coincidental and Victor was amazed that the band with Annie and him ended up placing first in the voting process and was the thread winner by a land slide. The other members of this hypothetical band consisted of Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Rick Wakeman.
On a complete whim, Victor convinced Annie to let him attempt to put that line up together for the upcoming benefit concert. Knowing that it was a long shot, he devised a plan. Jeff Beck was not going to be an easy target. Luckily for Victor, he and Terry had recently had a connection at a mutual friend’s party and talked about getting together for a project sometime in the future. Terry not only played on “Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop” album, he also played with him as recently as 2003 opening for BB King. Victor would get Terry to recruit Jeff. After that, Rick would be a breeze because he has not been too busy since the last Yes tour.
It turned out that Jeff was available and willing to play under one circumstance. Jeff wanted the project to be billed as Annie and the Alcoholix. Somewhere in his warped brain, Jeff decided that the twist of alcoholism being associated with and even partially responsible for homelessness (the cause of the benefit) was absolutely hilarious. At the time, Victor was sure Annie would have none of it. He was surprised when she laughed and agreed stating that any controversy would simply be free marketing and promotion for the event, which turned out to be the case.
As he thought, getting Rick on board was as easy as a phone call. Victor had actually put the winning concept band from the Rock Band Draft Thread together in real life for a great cause. They spent some rehearsal time working out a set of mostly Annie Lennox and Euryhthmics tunes and a couple of covers were thrown in for good measure. The addition of The Pointer Sisters’ “Shaky Flat Blues” into Janice’s “Bobby McGee” was of special note. With all the talented soloists, it was decided that Terry, Rick and Victor would each have one very small solo only. The main focus of the set was to back up Annie; after all, they can solo all day long at home. Jeff of course, was given some extra space here and there to do his thing and the result was astonishing
Annie and the Alcoholix.
Annie Lennox - Vocals
Jeff Beck - Guitar
Victor Wooten - Bass and Double Bass
Rick Wakeman - Synthesizers, Keyboards and Piano
Terry Bozzio - Drums and Percussion
“Wow, what a show! We will definitely have to do that again.” Victor exclaimed to Terry when the roar of the audience finally began to subside. It really was pretty amazing that this actually came to fruition considering how it all started. Victor’s good friend Michael had pulled him into this benefit for his non-profit organization “Helping Those That Help Themselves”, an out of the box concept for assisting our homeless and providing them with opportunities. It was at the first meeting that he met Annie and they had decided to team up and put together the headlining act for the benefit concert.
As a huge Sacramento Kings fan, Victor frequented a local fan site under the username Francisco d’Anconia where he sometimes participated in off season online draft threads. His favorite was the Rock Band Draft Thread in which you drafted members of your hypothetical band and attempted to assemble a band that would garner more votes from other board members than the bands of other drafters. None of his e-friends knew his real identity, so he was surprised when one of the other drafters selected him as their bass player and then in a later round selected Annie as the lead vocalist. This all seemed pretty coincidental and Victor was amazed that the band with Annie and him ended up placing first in the voting process and was the thread winner by a land slide. The other members of this hypothetical band consisted of Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Rick Wakeman.
On a complete whim, Victor convinced Annie to let him attempt to put that line up together for the upcoming benefit concert. Knowing that it was a long shot, he devised a plan. Jeff Beck was not going to be an easy target. Luckily for Victor, he and Terry had recently had a connection at a mutual friend’s party and talked about getting together for a project sometime in the future. Terry not only played on “Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop” album, he also played with him as recently as 2003 opening for BB King. Victor would get Terry to recruit Jeff. After that, Rick would be a breeze because he has not been too busy since the last Yes tour.
It turned out that Jeff was available and willing to play under one circumstance. Jeff wanted the project to be billed as Annie and the Alcoholix. Somewhere in his warped brain, Jeff decided that the twist of alcoholism being associated with and even partially responsible for homelessness (the cause of the benefit) was absolutely hilarious. At the time, Victor was sure Annie would have none of it. He was surprised when she laughed and agreed stating that any controversy would simply be free marketing and promotion for the event, which turned out to be the case.
As he thought, getting Rick on board was as easy as a phone call. Victor had actually put the winning concept band from the Rock Band Draft Thread together in real life for a great cause. They spent some rehearsal time working out a set of mostly Annie Lennox and Euryhthmics tunes and a couple of covers were thrown in for good measure. The addition of The Pointer Sisters’ “Shaky Flat Blues” into Janice’s “Bobby McGee” was of special note. With all the talented soloists, it was decided that Terry, Rick and Victor would each have one very small solo only. The main focus of the set was to back up Annie; after all, they can solo all day long at home. Jeff of course, was given some extra space here and there to do his thing and the result was astonishing
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The Apple of Eden
Joan Jett - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Jack White - Lead Guitar/Background Vocals
Johnny Ramone - Rhythm Guitar/ Background Vocals
Paul Simonon - Bass
Phil Rudd - Drums/Percussion
From Rolling Stone Magazine:
And from the pages of Tiger Teen Magazine:
Joan Jett - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Jack White - Lead Guitar/Background Vocals
Johnny Ramone - Rhythm Guitar/ Background Vocals
Paul Simonon - Bass
Phil Rudd - Drums/Percussion
From Rolling Stone Magazine:
And from the pages of Tiger Teen Magazine:
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Bored with conventional success and the great burden of solving all the world's political and economic issues with Popes and Presidents, Bono decided to call on a few guys he'd met over the years and have some fun with a new kind of SuperGroup. So he, Sting, David Gilmour, Neil Young and Charlie Watts got together in the Studio and started jamming.
All of them have more money than God has dirt, so they decided to do it all for free, and from this concept was born the name of the band:
Their first hit album was called "Free and Barely Legal" - with a controversial album cover not fit for Kingsfans.com or Walmart distribution, so it was replaced for consumer consumption with this one:
Their followup smash album was called "Or Are You Just Glad To See Me" and featured the hit song "Big Hands and Feet".
Their latest release "Schwing" is in stores now and they are coming to tour in a town near you. Keep your eyes open.
fans, feel free to suggest your own album names and cover art for future releases, but keep it PG
All of them have more money than God has dirt, so they decided to do it all for free, and from this concept was born the name of the band:
Pro Bono
Bono
Neil Young
David Gilmour
Sting
Charlie Watts
Bono
Neil Young
David Gilmour
Sting
Charlie Watts
Their first hit album was called "Free and Barely Legal" - with a controversial album cover not fit for Kingsfans.com or Walmart distribution, so it was replaced for consumer consumption with this one:
Their followup smash album was called "Or Are You Just Glad To See Me" and featured the hit song "Big Hands and Feet".
Their latest release "Schwing" is in stores now and they are coming to tour in a town near you. Keep your eyes open.
fans, feel free to suggest your own album names and cover art for future releases, but keep it PG
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The Futuristic Past Members:
Chris Cornell - Lead Vocals
Jimmy Chamberlin - Drums/Percussion
John Entwistle - Bass/Back-Up Vocals
Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Nancy Wilson - Rhythm Guitar/Backup Vocals
Chris Cornell - Lead Vocals
Jimmy Chamberlin - Drums/Percussion
John Entwistle - Bass/Back-Up Vocals
Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Nancy Wilson - Rhythm Guitar/Backup Vocals
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