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    Supergroup (music)

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    This article is about superbands in general. For the Channel U variety programme, see SuperBand.

    In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups."[1][2] Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two. Additionally, supergroups are often formed as side projects that are not intended to be permanent.

    Some of the most well-known supergroups include: 1960s groups Cream, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Blind Faith; 1970s groups Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Bad Company; the 1980s & 1990s groups The Firm, The Traveling Wilburys, Asia, and Power Station; and the 2000s-era metal/hard-rock band Velvet Revolver, and 2006 group The Good, the Bad & the Queen. It is not a rigidly defined category and it can be applied subjectively. Some music writers use the term to describe groups that sold huge numbers of albums and headlined massive concerts regardless of the previous fame of their individual members. In some cases, it has become merely a marketing term used to promote a new ensemble.

    [edit] History

    The term took its name from the 1968 album Super Session with Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills. The coalition of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) is another early example, given the success of their prior bands (The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Hollies respectively). In jazz, famous artists often play together, but the term is rarely used. Music writers have also applied the term to groups that sold huge numbers of albums and headlined massive concerts regardless of the previous fame of their individual members, such as the band Led Zeppelin, wherein only Jimmy Page was well known at the time the group formed. The term is also used to describe existing bands whose members achieved individual fame after the band's founding, such as Pink Floyd, Queen, Genesis and Yes.

    There are also instances in which an existing band added a prominent new member or members, where the resulting group might have been considered a supergroup had it not kept its original band name, such as Van Halen after recruiting Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone, and The Eagles after hiring Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. In the 1990s, the term began being used to describe Hip Hop collectives. By the 2000s, the term was tending to become a vague marketing term. In 2006, IGN labeled The Raconteurs the "Best Indie Rock Supergroup". The group consisted of Jack White, (White Stripes), Brendan Benson (solo) , Patrick Keeler, and Jack Lawrence (the last two are from The Greenhornes).[3] While a 1974 Time article pointed out that "each man in C. S. N. & Y. was a skilled guitarist and singer-songwriter capable of filling an entire album with original tunes" [4], the members other than White and Benson are less well-known.

    [edit] Criticism

    In 1974, a Time magazine article entitled "Return of a Supergroup" quipped that the supergroup was a "potent but short-lived rock phenomenon" which was an "amalgam formed by the talented malcontents of other bands." The article acknowledged that groups such as Cream and Blind Faith "played enormous arenas and made megabucks, and sometimes megamusic", with the performances "fueled by dueling egos." However, while this "musical infighting built up the excitement...it also made breakups inevitable." [4]

    Chris DeVille's 2008 article "Super or blooper?", which is subtitled "Supergroups: So much promise, so often squandered", notes that "when well-known rockers get together in new configurations, they're guaranteed lots of attention, but these ego summits rarely bear fruit as fresh as what made these guys famous in the first place."[5] DeVille praises supergroups such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Fantomas (a post-Faith No More supergroup); and Velvet Revolver. However, he rates a number of other projects as "bloopers", including Blind Faith, the country supergroup The Highwaymen (which included Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson); The Traveling Wilburys (it must be noted that the Wilburys were seriously affected by the death of member Roy Orbison shortly after releasing their first album); Audioslave; Zwan; Eyes Adrift; and The Good, the Bad & the Queen.

    [edit] Notable groups

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    This list is of each band's founding line-up, and members who joined within a year of founding.

    This list contains only groups which have performed more than a single song or live show together.

    1960s
    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations
    1966 Cream Albums: Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire, and Goodbye. [6]
    1968 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
    		Albums: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Déjà Vu, Four Way Street, and more. [7]

    [8]
    1969 Blind Faith Albums: Blind Faith [9]

    [edit] 1970s
    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations
    1970 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Albums: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tarkus, Trilogy, and more [10]
    1970 Ginger Baker's Air Force Albums: Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 [11]
    1973 Journey
    		Albums: Journey, Look into the Future, Next, and more
    1973 Bad Company Albums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter, Run With the Pack and more. [12]

    [edit] 1980s
    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations



    1982 Asia Albums: Asia, Alpha, Astra, Aura
    1983 The Glove Albums: Blue Sunshine (1983)


    1984 Hindu Love Gods Albums: Hindu Love Gods (1990)


    1984 The Firm Albums: The Firm, Mean Business


    1985 The Highwaymen Albums: Highwayman, Highwayman 2, The Road Goes On Forever
    1988 Bad English Albums: Bad English, Backlash
    1988 Traveling Wilburys Albums: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
    1988 Electronic

    Occasionally joined by:

    		 Albums: Electronic (1991)
    1989 Damn Yankees Albums: Damn Yankees (1990), Don't Tread (1992)

    [edit] 1990s
    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations
    1992 Hardline
    1990 Temple of the Dog
    1991 Contraband
    1994 Mad Season
    1995 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
    1995 Cork [13]
    1996 New Edition
    • This marked the return of Bobby Brown reuniting with all 5 members of the group; all artist being successful multi platinum solo acts and a splinter group BBD who's single 'Word to tha Mutha' from the BBD remix album also showcased all six members as a possible precursor to the reunion effort.
    • Albums: Home Again
    1996 Westside Connection [14]
    1997 The Firm
    1998 Fantômas
    1999 Dark Lotus [15]
    1999 Supershit 666
    • The group recorded their eponymous 6-track E.P on a minimum amount of time. Both Ginger and Dregen have expressed intrest in playing again, however due to the members hectic schedules no plans have been made.
    1999 A Perfect Circle
    1999 Transatlantic

    [edit] 2000s
    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations
    2000 Bloodbath Albums: "Breeding Death" (2000), "Resurrection Through Carnage" (2002), "Nightmares Made Flesh" (2004), "Unblessing the Purity" (2008), "The Fathomless Mastery" (2008)
    2000 Rebel Meets Rebel Albums: "Rebel Meets Rebel" (2006)
    2001 The Philadelphia Experiment Albums: "The Philadelphia Experiment" (2001)
    2001 Audioslave Albums: Audioslave (2002), Out of Exile (2005), Revelations (2006) [16]
    2001 Oysterhead Albums: The Grand Pecking Order (2001)


    2001 The Reindeer Section Albums: Y'All Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! (2001), Son of Evil Reindeer (2001)
    2001 The Mars Volta Albums: De-loused in the Comatorium (2003), Frances the Mute (2005), Bedlam in Goliath (2008)
    2002 Eyes Adrift Albums: Eyes Adrift (2002)
    2002 Velvet Revolver Albums: Contraband (2004), Libertad (2007)
    2004 Frost* Albums: Milliontown (2006), Experiments in Mass Appeal (2008)
    2004 Alter Bridge Albums: One Day Remains (2004), Blackbird (2007)
    2005 The Raconteurs Albums: Broken Boy Soldiers (2006), Consolers of the Lonely (2008)
    2006 Heaven and Hell Album: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007)
    2006 Hellyeah Album: ""Hellyeah"" (2007)
    2006 Black President
    2008 Chickenfoot Albums: Untitled 2009 release
    2008 Damnocracy Albums: Chinese Damnocracy, 2008
    2008 SMV Albums: Thunder, 2008
    2008 The United Nations Albums: United Nations, 2008
    2008 Two Tongues Album: Two Tongues, 2009 [17]

    [edit] Project supergroups

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    These were often one-show or one album projects, though some played more than one show, because all or most members were involved in other bands or groups.

    Founded Band/project name Members Notes Citations
    1966 Eric Clapton's Powerhouse The band did not release any albums, in fact, they recorded only three singles featured on the Elektra compilation What's Shakin'.
    1967 The Super Super Blues Band Albums: Super Blues, The Super Super Blues Band
    1968 The Dirty Mac Albums: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
    1969 The Plastic Ono Band Albums: Live Peace in Toronto 1969, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, Sometime In New York City
    1979 The Greedies Originally known as The Greedy Bastards, recorded one Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle."
    1990 The Gak Played two charity concerts in 1990.
    1992 Praxis Albums: Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), Sacrifist, Metatron, Live in Poland, Transmutation Live, 1984, Mold, Warszawa, Collection, Tennessee 2004, Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
    1997 The Firm Albums: The Firm: The Album [18]


    1998 Liquid Tension Experiment Albums: Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Tension Experiment 2
    1999 Avantasia Albums: The Metal Opera, Avantasia, The Metal Opera Part II, Lost in Space Part I, Lost in Space Part II, The Scarecrow
    2002 Planet Us Songs: "Vertigo" and "Peeping Through A Hole". "Vertigo" was originally intended for the first Spider-Man movie, but it was turned down.
    2004 Probot Albums: Probot


    2004 Tak Matsumoto Group Albums: TMG I
    2005 Roadrunner United Albums: The All-Star Sessions. Released October 11, 2005 to commemorate Roadrunner's 25 anniversary.


    2006 Tipton, Entwistle & Powell