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Ah, ok. I was thinking of them doing Stormbringer or Smoke on the Water, where it sounds like one's trying to sing over the other one, in a different key.

Any idea on a setlist if BCC went on tour with Deep Purple, and Tony Iommi was brought along? The benefit of Iommi is that he's worked with both Gillan and Hughes, allowing material from Born Again, Seventh Star, 1996 DEP Sessions, Fused, and the latest collaboration with Gillan, Who Cares.

That, and I would love to hear a three way guitar duel between Iommi, Bonamassa, and Morse.

That would be so awesome I don't know where to start. :D

On that note, how about... getting Ronnie James Dio into Deep Purple, by, say, keeping Blackmore's creative control over the band long enough?
 
That would be so awesome I don't know where to start. :D

On that note, how about... getting Ronnie James Dio into Deep Purple, by, say, keeping Blackmore's creative control over the band long enough?

Hmm... Perhaps Coverdale and/or Hughes doesn't work out, and Dio is brought in? Dio was a bass player as well, so he could take either (or even both) of their places. Another possibility is ditching Coverdale, and having Hughes and Dio trade off on vocals and/or bass. Dio singing Black Night, Burn, Hush and Stormbringer? I'm in! :D

IIRC, sometime in the eighties, Blackmore asked Gillan to join Rainbow, who refused. Could be interesting if he agrees.
 
Hmm... Perhaps Coverdale and/or Hughes doesn't work out, and Dio is brought in? Dio was a bass player as well, so he could take either (or even both) of their places. Another possibility is ditching Coverdale, and having Hughes and Dio trade off on vocals and/or bass. Dio singing Black Night, Burn, Hush and Stormbringer? I'm in! :D

IIRC, sometime in the eighties, Blackmore asked Gillan to join Rainbow, who refused. Could be interesting if he agrees.

That reminds me of proto-Mark III before Coverdale joined - Blackmore was mulling over DP continuing as a four-piece.

If say the alt-Mark III/Mark IV has Dio on vocals I expect him to be a dedicated vocalist like on Rainbow Rising onward.

And the prime reason Gillan didn't join Rainbow was that it was Blackmore's baby through and through - one of the reasons why Mark II ultimately collapsed was that neither Gillan nor Blackmore would give.
 
That reminds me of proto-Mark III before Coverdale joined - Blackmore was mulling over DP continuing as a four-piece.

If say the alt-Mark III/Mark IV has Dio on vocals I expect him to be a dedicated vocalist like on Rainbow Rising onward.

And the prime reason Gillan didn't join Rainbow was that it was Blackmore's baby through and through - one of the reasons why Mark II ultimately collapsed was that neither Gillan nor Blackmore would give.

Yeah, I don't think Dio would play bass live, but in the studio is a possibility if a dedicated bass player isn't found. He did that during the beginning of recording Heaven and Hell with Sabbath, as Geezer had initially left. Maybe Jimmy Bain is brought in to play bass live.

As to Rainbow and Gillan, perhaps Hughes is brought in? Hearing Hughes do Catch the Rainbow (like at the Dio memorial) and Temple of the King in the early '80s would be awesome!
 
Hughes on Rainbow = cool.

A DP lineup of Dio/Blackmore/Hughes/Lord/Paice would be awesome.

I can see Dio taking point on the heavier songs, while Hughes does the funkier stuff while they split the bluesy stuff.
 
Hughes on Rainbow = cool.

A DP lineup of Dio/Blackmore/Hughes/Lord/Paice would be awesome.

I can see Dio taking point on the heavier songs, while Hughes does the funkier stuff while they split the bluesy stuff.

Definitely. I wonder if some of the songs from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow would already be recorded by the time such a lineup would occur.
 
Definitely. I wonder if some of the songs from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow would already be recorded by the time such a lineup would occur.

Dio could perhaps give more weight to Blackmore's suggestions - one of the reasons he quit in OTL was that Coverdale and Hughes had taken the band in a direction he didn't like.

So perhaps the band could record a cover of Black Sheep of the Family, it seems.
 
Dio could perhaps give more weight to Blackmore's suggestions - one of the reasons he quit in OTL was that Coverdale and Hughes had taken the band in a direction he didn't like.

So perhaps the band could record a cover of Black Sheep of the Family, it seems.

Well, Stormbringer and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow were both recorded in '75 IIRC, so perhaps after recording both albums, Blackmore decides to stay in Deep Purple, but brings in Dio. Glenn Hughes offers to stay and both albums get folded into the set list. How do you get rid of Coverdale though in '75?
 
Well, Stormbringer and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow were both recorded in '75 IIRC, so perhaps after recording both albums, Blackmore decides to stay in Deep Purple, but brings in Dio. Glenn Hughes offers to stay and both albums get folded into the set list. How do you get rid of Coverdale though in '75?

Stormbringer was late '74. Perhaps Blackmore decides that though Coverdale's a good singer his musical style doesn't go with his and fires him, not unlike what he did with Gillan. There's the real chance Glenn Hughes' substance issues will make him a liability just as it did with Mark IV, so there's also a good chance he'll get the boot unless Ritchie thinks replacing a bassist isn't top priority. Add Dio in there and bam, I have a TL idea.
 
Stormbringer was late '74. Perhaps Blackmore decides that though Coverdale's a good singer his musical style doesn't go with his and fires him, not unlike what he did with Gillan. There's the real chance Glenn Hughes' substance issues will make him a liability just as it did with Mark IV, so there's also a good chance he'll get the boot unless Ritchie thinks replacing a bassist isn't top priority. Add Dio in there and bam, I have a TL idea.

Maybe have Coverdale fail while on tour, and Dio is brought in to replace him? You could call the next album, Come Taste the Rainbow! :D
 
A few ideas:
-I once bought an album by a band named Uncle Tupelo (for their cover of the Louvin Brothers' "Atomic Power"). They later broke up into Son Volt and Wilco. What if they somehow had stayed together?
-One rather interesting concert of the 1970's was the "Free John Sinclair" concert and rally. A LOT of interesting musical collaborations could have resulted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_John_Sinclair_Rally
 
A few ideas:
-I once bought an album by a band named Uncle Tupelo (for their cover of the Louvin Brothers' "Atomic Power"). They later broke up into Son Volt and Wilco. What if they somehow had stayed together?
-One rather interesting concert of the 1970's was the "Free John Sinclair" concert and rally. A LOT of interesting musical collaborations could have resulted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_John_Sinclair_Rally


A collaboration between John Lennon & Phil Ochs would be an interesting proposition - close to #1 on Nixon's enemy list, but hell what a ride!
 
A classic: what if Ian Curtis doesn't kill himself on the eve of Joy Division's American tour?

I have a feeling he may well have stepped back from things, given that his epilepsy made concerts very risky to his health.

Perhaps on the last date, he surprises the audience by announcing "This is the last show I'll ever play". (In a similar way David Bowie's shock retirement as Ziggy in the '70s)

The key difference being that the rest of the band know the deal in advance. Ian Curtis is going to become a Brian Wilson-type figure, writing & recording songs with Joy Division but not going on tour.

What this means for Joy Division's 1980s direction is anyone's guess.. it's to easy to assume that they adopt dancefloor production techniques like OTL's New Order - I'm picking that as the 1980s wear on, they may actually become more guitar oriented as a reaction to the synthesiser-laden 1980s trends.
 
Forgive the bump, but I have a good one..

The Band (1969-1981)
*Eric Clapton, lead guitars, vocal.
*Levon Helm, Drums, vocal.
*Rick Danko, Bass, vocal.
*Richard Manuel, Piano, vocal.
*Garth Hudson, Organ, various others.

The Band's history started with Ronnie Hawkins. Encompassing all the members with the acception of Eric Clapton (the original lead guitarist was Robbie Robertson, who left over numerous disagreements with other members in 1968), and afterwords, they toured with Bob Dylan.

In 1969, The Band split with Dylan, remaining on friendly terms. Eric Clapton, who left his previous band, Blind Faith, asked to join, and was accepted with open arms by the remaining members. The Band at Woodstock was released that year, followed by New Years Ramble in 1970, Out of the Blue in 1971, Stage Fright in 1973, Cahoots in 1975, and in 1976, Songs of Dixie. In 1977, they went on tour with Arlo Guthrie, cementing a friendship which would last for the remainder of the Bands existance.

By 1981, the Band was in decline. Richard Manuels alchohol addiction was eating away at him, Danko and Clapton both had itchings to go solo. Garth Hudson and Levon Helm were also making plans to split off and form their own musical group. Rock historians would later cite touring fatigue, and the weakining heath of Manuel to its decline.

On January 1st, the Band held the Last Waltz,...

Set list from the Last Waltz
1. Cripple Creek-The Band
2. All our Past Times-The Band
3. When You Awake-The Band
4. Life is a Carnival-The Band
5. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-The Band
6. It Makes No Differance-The Band
7. Further on up the Road-The Band
8. The Weight-The Band
9. Twilight-The Band
10. Across the Great Divide-The Band
11. To Kingdom Come-The Band
12. King Harvest-The Band
14. Stage Fright-The Band
15. Ophelia-The Band
16. Cocaine-The Band
17. Lay Down Sally-The Band
18. Forever Young-Bob Dylan, The Band
19. Chest Fever-The Band
20. Auld Lang Syane-The Band
 
Just an odd thought I had earlier, but could be a good sounding group:

A variant of the Ladders, but with Eric Clapton in the place of John Lennon, so the line up would be Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Klauss Vormann. I personally think it would sound pretty good, and time wise it lines up nicely with the end of the Beatles and Cream.

On a side note, the actual Ladders group is a good idea, and another variant I've heard suggested involved Bob Dylan but I didn't really look into it.
 
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