Sunday Draft (1-30-11) Classic Rock Bands

After watching the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft on Friday night, I was inspired. Which is sad, but true. Watching that event has led to the first edition of the Sunday Draft. Every Sunday, I will post a different fantasy draft for a different topic. I'll probably deviate from sports most of the time with this column, instead choosing to look at politics, music, entertainment, and any other area that normally doesn't have fantasy drafts (although creating NBA starting-5s using any player that has ever played is pretty tempting). I did this first one by myself (with a little assistance from my fiancee), but in the future if there are any reader suggestions for topics, I would be glad to share the floor with one of you to publish a new draft.

Without further ado, I will introduce the first Sunday Draft. The first topic is classic rock bands. The task here was to create ten bands with four people. Each group needed a singer, guitarist, drummer, and bass player. The draft was conducted snake style (meaning the team with the first pick got the last pick in the second round, first in the third, ect.). Here is how the draft went down. I'll first post the order of selections, and then a chart showing the bands, and then will have some comments at the end. Enjoy.

1-1.           Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Guitar

1-2.           John Lennon, The Beatles, Singer

1-3.           Jim Morrison, The Doors, Singer

1-4.           Robert Plante, Led Zeppelin, Singer

1-5.           Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Guitar

1-6.           Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Singer

1-7.           Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Singer

1-8.           Neil Pert, Rush, Drummer

1-9.           Freddie Mercury, Queen, Singer

1-10.       Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen, Guitar

2-11.    John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Drums

2-12.    John Entwistle, The Who, Bass

2-13.    Jack Bruce, Cream, Bass

2-14.    Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Guitar

2-15.    Keith Moon, The Who, Drums

2-16.    Dave Grohl, Nirvana/Foo Fighters, Drums

2-17.    Randy Rhoads, Blizzard of Ozz, Guitar

2-18.    John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Bass

2-19.    Geddy Lee, Rush, Bass

2-20.    Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath/Solo, Singer

3-21.    Les Claypool, Primus, Bass

3-22.    Ginger Baker, Cream, Drums

3-23.    Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar

3-24.    Bill Bruford, Yes, Drums

3-25.    Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bass

3-26.    Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Singer

3-27.    Ian Paice, Deep Purple, Drums –

3-28.    Jeff Beck, The Yardbirds/Jeff Beck Group, Guitar

3-29.    George Harrison, The Beattles, Guitar

3-30.    Geezer Butler, Black Sabbath, Bass

4-31.    Axl Rose, Guns ‘n Roses, Singer

4-32.    Stewart Copeland, The Police, Drums

4-33.    Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Singer

4-34.    Roger Glover, Deep Purple, Bass

4-35.    Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Bass

4-36.    Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Singer

4-37.    Bill Wyman, The Rolling Stones, Bass

4-38.    Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Drums

4-39.    David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Guitar

4-40.    Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Drums

Band	Singer	Guitar	Drums	Bass
1	Ozzy Osbourne (2-20)	Jimi Hendrix (1-1)	Bill Ward (4-40)	Les Claypool (3-21)
2	John Lennon (1-2)	David Gilmour (4-39)	Ginger Baker (3-22)	Geddy Lee (2-19)
3	Jim Morrison (1-3)	Stevie Ray Vaughan (3-23)	Mitch Mitchell (4-38)	John Paul Jones (2-18)
4	Robert Plante (1-4)	Randy Rhoads (2-17)	Bill Bruford (3-24)	Bill Wyman (4-37)
5	Steven Tyler (4-36)	Jimmy Page (1-5)	Dave Grohl (2-16)	Flea (3-25)
6	Mick Jagger (3-26)	Eric Clapton (1-6)	Keith Moon (2-15)	Paul McCartney (4-35)
7	Chris Cornell (1-7)	Tony Iommi (2-14)	Ian Paice (3-27)	Roger Glover (4-34)
8	Eddie Vedder (4-33)	Jeff Beck (3-28)	Neil Pert (1-8)	Jack Bruce (2-13)
9	Freddie Mercury (1-9)	George Harrison (3-29)	Stewart Copeland (4-32)	John Entwistle (2-12)
10	Axl Rose (4-31)	Eddie Van Halen (1-10)	John Bonham (2-11)	Geezer Butler (3-30)

Ozzy and Jimi don't make that much sense together, but they would be interesting to see live. Between Lennon writing songs about worldpeace and Geddy Lee writing songs about trees, hippies across the world would love the second fantasy band. I'm not sure what to think about the third band, other than the assumption that John Paul Jones would always be the designated driver. I think that the 8th group would be the best overall, while the 10th would put on the best live show.

I'm sure there are differing opinions, so feel free to contact me via e-mail with your thoughts on how this list should've gone down. If I get enough messages I'll post them and respond in a public forum. Check back tomorrow for the weekly review of the weekend.