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Post by kds on Mar 22, 2021 15:24:36 GMT
I never really explored Humble Pie either. The only song of theirs that I know is I Don't Need No Doctor, and I prefer the WASP cover. In looking at their wiki page, I realize that I knew their "30 Days in the Hole" ... but only because Mr. Big covered it on their 1989 debut album. (I recall learning back at that time that it was a cover, but I didn't know the original, or even who did the original.) OK, I know two Humble Pie songs. I'd forgotten about that song.
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Post by jk on Mar 22, 2021 16:10:21 GMT
A second supergroup that emerged at that time was Humble Pie, a band that made much less impact on me. To quote Wikipedia: "The original band line-up featured lead vocalist and guitarist Steve Marriott from Small Faces, vocalist and guitarist Peter Frampton from The Herd, former Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley and a 17-year-old drummer, Jerry Shirley, from The Apostolic Intervention." I remember hearing this single, whose title tripped up many a deejay -- Natural Born Budgie, anyone? I believe they respelled it later: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_PieI had no idea Humble Pie was a supergroup. Honestly it was always just a band name to me--and in fact a band name whose band I never bothered with, one that didn't rise to my attention out of an era full of great bands.
Also I have no idea what the hell is a bugie.
"Bugie" was a creative way of spelling "boogie" that caused more trouble than it was worth.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 22, 2021 16:22:29 GMT
And that's why I prefer to think of "creative spellings" as "errors": because inevitably that's how they're seen anyway! Rule number one of communication is being understood!
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 23, 2021 15:59:26 GMT
Has anyone consulted the Wikipedia page for supergroups to jog their memories about supergroups? I just did so, and have learned that either a) they set a low bar for "supergroup," b) I haven't heard of a lot of musicians (even in genres I follow in years I was a fan) involved in "supergroups," or c) some combination thereof.
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Post by kds on Mar 23, 2021 16:26:58 GMT
Has anyone consulted the Wikipedia page for supergroups to jog their memories about supergroups? I just did so, and have learned that either a) they set a low bar for "supergroup," b) I haven't heard of a lot of musicians (even in genres I follow in years I was a fan) involved in "supergroups," or c) some combination thereof. Just looked at that. And, I'd say they set the bar pretty low. One example that jumped out was Zeppelin. Was Band of Joy really big enough to make Plant and Bonham established names before Zeppelin debuted?
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 23, 2021 16:30:14 GMT
Exactly. There were quite a few examples of what I would call normal bands: bands often comprise people who have been in other bands first, but that doesn't make them supergroups. Were Queen a supergroup? After all, those guys mostly came from Smile...
I'd say to be a supergroup, you would need at least a majority of the members in the new band to have come from high-profile, successful acts. Not just having worked in the industry before.
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Post by kds on Mar 23, 2021 16:58:12 GMT
Alcatrazz was also listed. Graham Bonnet had a fairly high profile due to his one album with Rainbow, but Yngwie Malmsteen was still a relative unknown.
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Post by kds on Mar 25, 2021 14:36:06 GMT
I'm dusting off a little known supergroup, the imaginatively named Tipton, Entwistle & Powell - Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest, John Entwistle of The Who, and Cozy Powell of Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, etc. Don Airey and Neil Murray are also on a couple tracks. Their lone album - Edge of the World - was recorded in the mid 90s, but not released until 2006. By then, Tipton was the only living member.
It's better than I remember. But, they really could've used a lead singer. Glenn Tipton's not exactly a gifted vocalist. They could've at least had The Ox do one lead.
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Post by jk on Mar 30, 2021 21:50:24 GMT
Not so much a supergroup as a million dollar quartet (with thanks to Rocker at Smiley). From left, B.B. King, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and Ivory Joe Hunter:
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 30, 2021 21:54:51 GMT
Man, Muddy Waters looks cool in that suit! Actually every time I've seen Muddy Waters, he looked cool.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 31, 2021 12:15:07 GMT
How about Rockestra? Their time was brief but very good:
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Post by kds on Mar 31, 2021 13:31:36 GMT
How about Rockestra? Their time was brief but very good:
The lineup on Run Devil Run could loosely be considered a supergroup with David Gilmour and Ian Paice. I wouldn't mind seeing them do something again someday.
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Post by jk on Mar 31, 2021 13:39:43 GMT
Man, Muddy Waters looks cool in that suit! Actually every time I've seen Muddy Waters, he looked cool. What I like most about that picture is the broadly smiling Howlin' Wolf. It's not often you see that! Interestingly, Wolf was a devoted family man, despite his forbidding appearance, sound and reputation for belligerence and even violence. Muddy was the one who fooled around.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 24, 2021 18:56:47 GMT
Not a permanent supergroup, but a one-off, and besides, I didn't know where else to post this. But here are Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson's son Lukas, and a handful of international musicians of varying acclaim (most of whom seem somewhat acclaimed based on Googling, especially in the roots rock world, but I wasn't familiar with them) performing the Band's classic "The Weight."
I have to admit, I enjoyed the solos intermingling instruments from around the world: sitar, guitar, oud(?), mandolin, lap steel, etc.
EDIT - Sorry, didn't realize it was a year old! Though I guess that doesn't really affect anything, actually...
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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 25, 2021 4:30:51 GMT
No one's mentioned Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young? How about the Souther Hillman Furay band? lol
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