Depends on the genre they're going for. Stuff like Ska or Baroque Pop would not be possible without a bunch of musicians (or a bunch of overdubbing).
Don't really care how big the band is, as long as I like them they can count the soundboard guy as a band member if they want.
Most of my favourite bands are five-pieces (traditional prog metal set up - vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer). The ones with smaller lineups tend to be ones where the vocalist also fills an instrumental role. That said, I don't honestly have a preference; there are ensembles ranging from duos to eight or more members that I enjoy.
Anywhere from 1 to ten-thousand. That last amount is being kept for when the Guitar Army becomes a reality.
Aww, did I hurt your widdle fee-fees?On second thought:
- Guitar
- Guitar (Or other plucked string instrument)
- Bass (Any from the contra-bass and cello to standard electrical bass)
- Percussion
- Kebyoards/Mallet melodic percussion 1
- Keyboards/Mallet melodic percussion 2
- Woodwinds 2X
- Bowed strings 2X
- And at least 4 vocals
So... 10-14. Hopefully the members will each be capable of more than one instrument. Woodwind players ideally could also play some brass and saxophones.
edited 9th Jul '11 5:04:28 AM by Yachar
'It's gonna rain!'I enjoy soul music, reggae, that sort of thing, so I suppose I'd say as many as seven.
Ideally, it would be keys, guitar, bass, drums. As for the horns, it'd be either two saxes and a trumpet or two saxes and a trombone. You could either have a singer on their own, or somebody could double up on vocals.
The sax is a woodwind instrument.
edited 9th Jul '11 6:14:19 PM by TheGloomer
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Or when Glenn Branca completes his ultimate guitar hegemony.
Depends on what you're going for, really, and wheteher it's a live or studio situation. I love big bands, but sometimes just seeing two people (or even one person) just generate a whole wall of sound can be pretty exhilirating.
I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.One thing I've always been pretty interested in is the whole sixties soul revue set-up, being a big fan of soul, reggae and rock & roll and so on. You'd get stuff like the Stax tour of Europe in 1967, which would have Booker T. and the M.G.'s go on first and play a couple of numbers, then the Memphis Horns would join them and they'd do some of the older Mar-Keys tunes, and after that they'd all stay on and back up the singers (all the greats - Carla Thomas, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave; Otis Redding headlined) for three or four songs each.
Same goes for the Motown revues. That kind of thing appeals to me, but it'd obviously only function properly for a pretty insular label or company.
edited 11th Jul '11 6:05:17 PM by TheGloomer

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7+?
I prefer 4. It sounds the best on stereo because it's balanced, and too many guitars can muck it up.
If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.