As the title says: if you could choose any (living) musician to form a band, who would they be?

Mine would be for a huge symphonic metal oriented band (verging on power-sympho):

Male Vocals: Roy Khan (Kamelot) as a lead; Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell) as grunt/backing
Female Vocals: Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) and Liv Kristine (Leaves Eyes). Lead or backing each in turn according to the vocal lines
Guitar: Christofer Johnsson (Therion)
Bass: Tom Saxer (Elis)
Keys: Philipp Groth (Qntal)
Drums: Casey Grillo (Kamelot)
Violin (we are talking about Symphonic metal aren't we?): Daniela Nipp (Weltenbrand)

Haha Cool idea^^

Female Vocals: Stephanie Luzie (Atargatis/Darkwell)
Guitar: Torsten Bauer (Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity)
Bass: Marco Hietala (Nightwish)
Keys: Maria Honkanen (Battlelore)
Drums: Moritz Neuner (Darkwell, ex-Atrocity,...)
Violin: Tialupa (Atargatis)

I don't need a male singer xD

Mines gonna be a little more predictable i`m afraid.

Female Vocals - Tarja
Male vocals - Geoff Tate - Queensryche
Growler Shagwrath - Dimmu Borgir
Guitar Gary Moore and Brian May
Bass Marco Heitela NWish Tarot
Drums Tommy Lee Motley Crue
Keyboards Thuomas Holapinen
Choir Dark Whispers Choir

I`ve tried to get as many as pos in my band. Sorry, I love Nightwish

Male vocals : Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, and Kamelot ? ^^)

Female Vocals: Helena Iren Michaelsen (Imperia, ex-Trail of Tears) and Floor Jansen (Revamp, ex-After Forever). Tarja, Liv Kristine and Melissa Ferlaak do the femal choir !

Guitars:Isaac Delahay (Epica) and Jan Örkki Yrlund (Imperia, 1st album of Delain,...)
Soli by Luca Turilli (R. of Fire)

Bass: Doug Wimbish (Tarja and many others, he's really impressive!)

Keys: Joost van den Broek (After Forever)

Drums: Mike Terrana (Tarja)

And Keys do the violin ^^

Oh, actually, I'm really lucky, because I already have the dream line up... it's just -huh- Whyzdom

I would just add, since no one thought about mentioning it :

The London Philharmonic Orchestra !!!



Ok, if they're not available, the Berliner will be ok

And who as the conductor ?

For me,it will be :

Female Vocals - Tarja Turunen & Simone Simons
Male vocals - Georg Neuhauser
Growler - Georg Oosthoek
Guitar - Mark Jansen
Bass - Marco Hietala
Drums - Dave Mackintosh
Keyboards - Martijn Westerholt

Me myself, of course !!!

Of course

To be really honest, conducting a real orchestra is part of my dreams... though I'm pretty sure I'm not qualified to to it - even conducting small choirs is difficult to me !

Oh, *blush*

Oh thanks Brittany !