Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Freddie Mercury in ”Dream Rock Band Lineup”
November 14th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): The dream rock band would consist of Keith Moon, Eric Clapton and Freddie Mercury, according to a new poll.
The survey found that the late, great Keith Moon is the drummer most aspiring British musicians would have wanted in their ”Dream Band Lineup”.
Clapton beat the likes of Brian May, Jimi Hendrix and Slash to be named the ultimate guitarist in the survey, conducted on behalf of Guitar Hero World Tour, reports Contactmusic.
According to the poll, May’’s former Queen bandmate Mercury was seen as the ideal vocalist to front any rock band.
The results of the Guitar Hero World Tour ultimate rock band poll are:
Ultimate frontman 1 Freddie Mercury (Queen) - 28 per cent 2 Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) - 12 per cent 3 John Lennon (the Beatles) - 10 per cent 4 Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) - 7 per cent 5 Bono (U2) - 6 per cent
Ultimate guitarist 1 Eric Clapton - 19 per cent 2 Brian May (Queen) - 18 per cent 3 Jimi Hendrix - 15 per cent 4 Slash (Guns N” Roses) - 10 per cent 5 David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - 5 per cent 6 Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - 5 per cent
Ultimate drummer 1 Keith Moon (the Who) - 16 per cent 2 Ringo Starr (the Beatles) - 14 per cent 3 Dave Grohl (Nirvana) - 11 per cent 4 John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) - 9 per cent 5 Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) - 7 per cent (ANI)
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