Here's my suggestions for playing (of course at Ice the only "rules" are don't be abusive or political).

This has been floating around in my head for along time (see this thread for a little background):

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=92076

I'd like to limit this to whatever you see as the Ice Rock/Pop era (for me that starts around 1963, but your mileage may vary).

My idea is that anyone who wants to play list each instrument you want to comment on (mine will likely be lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keys, Male Vocals, Female Vocals & Singer-songwriter; but please do not consider that as a limit) & list your 2 favorite musicians at each "position".

For me the choices need to have a combination of technical skill level AND touch me emotionally. As an example I wouldn't pick Bob Dylan (touches me but can't sing) or Mariah Carey (has an incredible voice but imo picks garbage material) as vocalist.

It's also ok to change your mind & edit your original choices.

My choices: ("?" marks to be filled in later)

Lead Guitar
1. Jerry Garcia
2. Frank Zappa

Rhythm Guitar
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Bob Weir

Acoustic Guitar
1. Bruce Cockburn
2. Rick Ruskin

Bass
1. Jack Cassidy (Jefferson Airplane)
2. Chris Squire

Drums
1. Ed Cassidy (Spirit)
2. ?

Keyboards (Piano)
1. Mike Garson
2. Billy Joel

Keyboards (synth or Organ)
1. Lee Michaels
2. (either someone from one of my fav prog bands, or the original keyboard player in Berlin)

Male Vocals
1. Steve Perry
2. David Crosby

Female Vocals
1. Joni Mitchell
2. Sarah McLachlan

Singer-Songwriter
1. David Crosby
2. Bruce Cockburn

Hi-Res Prog God
1. Steven Wilson

My tastes mostly run a little later than many here, I think.

Lead Guitar
1. Johnny Marr
2. Brian Setzer

Rhythm Guitar
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Robert Smith
3. Keef (I can't leave him off so I'm adding a third!)

Bass
1. Peter Hook
2. Flea

Drums
1. Stephen Morris
2. ?

Keyboards
1. Cevin Key
2. Martin Gore

Male Vocals
1. Morrissey
2. Trent Reznor

Female Vocals
1. Annie Lennox
2. Natalie Merchant

Singer-Songwriter
1. Sinead O'Connor
2. David Bowie

These are just personal favourites. I'll leave all judgements of the "best" to Jann Wenner.

Lead Guitar
Dave Davies
Pete Ham

Rhythm Guitar
John Lennon
Graham Day

Bass
Brian Wilson
Paul McCartney

Drums
Hal Blaine
Mark Bevis

Keyboards
Ian McLagan
Jamie Taylor

Male Vocals
Brian Wilson
Reggie King

Female Vocals
Lulu
Marilyn Rovell

Composers
Brian Wilson
Lennon/McCartney

Producers
Brian Wilson
George Martin

Lead Guitar
Roy Montgomery
Jack White

Rhythm Guitar
Albert Hammond Jr
A.C. Newman

Bass
John Stirratt
Kim Gordon

Drums
Tony Allen
Mike Portnoy

Keyboards
Allen Toussaint
Tobias Jesso Jr

Male Vocals
Nick Saloman
Lee Fields

Female Vocals
Caitlin Rose
Neko Case

Composers
Nick Saloman
Ryan Adams

lead guitar:
stephen stills
phil keaggy

rhythm guitar
david crosby
boz scaggs

acoustic guitar
michael hedges
bruce cockburn

bass
leland sklar
hutch hutchinson

drums
russ kunkel
steve gadd

keyboards
elton john
gregg allman

male vocals
steve perry
john david souther
(would have picked croz but i already used him)

female vocals
linda ronstadt
carly simon

singer - songwriter
jackosn browne
joni mitchell

percussionist
joe lala
sheila e.

male backup singers
crosby*nash
don henley/glenn frey

female backup singers
valerie carter
rosemary butler

horn section
chicago - parazaider/loughnane/pankow
blood sweat & tears - colomby/lipsius/weiss/brecker

sax player
david sanborn
charlie parker

trumpet player
miles davis
herb alpert

producer
george martin
bill szymczyk

Lead Guitar
B. B. King
John Frusciante

Rhythm Guitar
Malcom Young
Johnny Ramone

Bass
Geddy Lee
Michael Balzaray

Drums
Buddy Rich
Keith Moon

Keyboards
Rick Wakeman
Keith Emerson

Female Vocalist
Aretha Franklin
Annie Lennox

Male Vocalist
Ray Charles
Steve Perry

Singer-Songwriter
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan

Cool selections so far! I was tempted to add a favorite all around artist, but mine would change every 10 minutes!

Lead Guitar
Peter Banks
Jan Akkerman

Rhythm Guitar
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards

Bass
Greg Lake
Geddy Lee

Drums
Hal Blaine
Carl Palmer

Keyboards
Keith Emerson
Jurgen Fritz

Male Vocals
Brian Wilson
Jon Anderson

Female Vocals
Annie Haslam
Sandy Denny

Singer-Songwriter
Brian Wilson
Lennon / McCartney

Percussionist
Mickey Finn
Joe Lala

Backup Singers
Phil Seymour
Carl Wilson

Horn Section
Chicago - Parazaider/Loughnane/Pankow
Jim Price / Bobby Keys
*Clarence Clemons – Sax

Producers
Brian Wilson
George Martin

Rick A.

I'm gratified that others also see Hendrix' amazing strength & unique style (stolen by Robin Trower) as a rhythm player.

Lead Guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Carlos Santana

Rhythm Guitar
Nils Lofrgren
Pete Townsend

Bass
John Entwhistle
Donald "Duck" Dunn

Drums
Levon Helm
Max Weinberg

Keyboards
Roy Bittan
Elton John

Male Vocals
Southside Johnny
Roger Daltry

Female Vocals
Aretha Franklin
Darlene Love

Singer-Songwriter
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan

Horn Section
Clarence Clemons
The Miami Horns

I'd like to do mine my own way, no offense...

The 60s
Vocalist: Mick Jagger
Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
Bassist: John Paul Jones
Drummer: Mitch Mitchell
Guitar/Keyboards: Paul McCartney


The 70s
Vocalist: Freddy Mercury
Guitarist: Jimmy Page
Guitarist: Duane Allman
Keyboards: Richard Wright
Bassist: Bootsy Collins
Drummer: John Bonham


The 80s
Vocalist: Stevie Nicks
Guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
Guitarist: Angus Young
Bassist: Geddy Lee
Drummer: Neil Peart
Keyboards: Prince


The 90s
Vocalist: Chris Cornell
Guitarist: Slash
Guitarist: Billy Corgan
Bassist: Les Claypool
Drummer: Dave Grohl
Keyboards: Trent Reznor


The 2000s
Vocalist: Brandon Boyd
Guitarist: John Frusciante
Guitarist: Tom Morello
Bassist: Flea
Drummer: Chad Smith
Keyboards: Thom Yorke

Great idea for a thread...I've been to some music boards where they have entire threads dedicated to each instrument. But here's my take (can you guess how old I am?)

Lead Guitar
1. Slash
2. Ritchie Blackmore
3. Jimmy Page

Rhythm Guitar
1. Tony Iommi
2. Josh Homme

Bass
1. Geezer Butler
2. Lemmy Kilmeister
3. Flea

Drums
1. Neil Peart
2. Dave Grohl

Keyboards
1. Tuomas Holopainen
2. Geddy Lee

Male Vocalist
1. Bruce Dickinson
2. Geoff Tate

Female Vocalist
1. Joan Jett
2. Ann Wilson
3. Simone Simmons

Singer / Songwriter
1. Nick Cave
2. Leonard Cohen

And, since it was Stephen King’s Idea – They’ve got a Helluva Band

Lead Male Vocalist – Ronnie James Dio
Lead Female Vocalist – Janis Joplin
Lead Guitar – Randy Rhoads
Rhythm Guitar – Jimi Hendrix
Bass – Cliff Burton
Drums – John Bonham
Keyboards – Jon Lord

Drums:
Bev Bevan
Bun E Carlos

Vocals:
Roy Orbison
Ann Wilson

Keyboards:
Richard Tandy

Guitar:
George Harrison
Mike Campbell

Violin:
Mik Kaminsky
Robby Steinhardt

Bass:
Kelly Groucutt
Geddy Lee

Producer:
Jeff Lynne

Lead Singer (Male)
Alex Harvey (SAHB)
Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool)

Lead Singer (Female)
Maria Muldaur
Cyndi Lauper

Backup Singers
Mark Volman
Howard Kaylan

Lead Guitar (electric)
Frank Zappa
George Thorogood

Guitar (slide)
Lowell George
George Harrison

Guitar (Rhythm)
John Lennon
Paul Barrere

Guitar (Acoustic)
Merle Travis
Doc Watson

Autoharp
John Sebestian
Mother Maybelle Carter

Bass
Roy Estrada
Jack Bruce

Drums
Chester Thompson
Anysly Dunbar

Vibes
Ruth Underwood
Ed Mann

Keyboards
George Duke
Chick Corea

Moog
Don Preston
Keith Emerson

Sax
Ian Underwood
Bunk Gardner

Violin
Sugarcane Harris
Jean Luc Ponty

Fiddle
Chubby Wise
Vassar Clements

Mandolin
Jethro Burns
John McEuen

Dobro
David Bromberg
Pete Kirby

Flute
Ian Anderson
Chris Wood

Banjo
Earl Scruggs
Chaim Tannenbaum

Clarinet
Ian Underwood
Del Porter

Trombone
Bruce Fowler
Ken Shroyer

Trumpet
George Rock
Louis Armstrong

Pedal Steel Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
David Mansfield

Bouzouki
David Mansfield

Bottleneck Guitar
Tony Duran

Sitar
Ravi Shankar
George Harrison

Harmonica
Little Walter
Alan Wilson

Synclavier
Frank Zappa

bagpipes
Roy Wood

I would really like to hear this band!

Lead guitar:
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Rhythm guitar:
Pete Townshend
Al Jardine

Bass:
John Taylor
John Entwistle

Drums:
Stuart Copeland
Keith Moon

Piano:
Ben Folds
Joe Jackson

Synths/Organ:
Mike Pinder
Nick "Peanut" Baines

Male vocals:
Jim Cuddy
Carl Wilson

Female Vocals:
Carole King
Susannah Hoffs

Singer-Songwriters:
Elvis Costello
Difford & Tilbrook

Lead Guitar

Ritchie Blackmore
Terry Kath

Rhythm Guitar

Malcolm Young
Buddy Holly

Bass

Geddy Lee
Stanley Clarke

Drums

Neil Peart
John Bonham

Keyboards

Tony Banks
Don Airey

Piano

Bruce Hornsby
Elton John

Male Vocals

Paul Rodgers
Phil Lynott

Female Vocals

Ann Wilson
Bjork

Singer-Songwriter

Warren Zevon
Colin Hay

Sax

Bobby Keys
Wayne Shorter

Oboe

nobody

Damn! I forgot about the Oboe!

OBOE
Ray Thomas (Moody Blues)

Lead Guitar: Eric Clapton-Jeff Beck
Bass: Paul McCartney-Jack Bruce
Rhythm: Keith Richards-Buddy Holly
Drums:Charlie Watts-Ginger Baker
Piano:Gary Brooker- Nicky Hopkins
Organ:Steve Winwood-Jon Lord
Sax:Denis Payton (DC5)-Bobby Keyes
Multi-Instrumentalist:Eddie Jobson-Chris Wood
Female Vocals:Petula Clark-Karen Carpenter
Male Vocals:Bob Dylan-Paul McCartney
Singer/ Songwriter:John Lennon-Peter Green (neither really qualifies, but I wanted to get them in)