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Post by Kapitan on Sept 28, 2021 13:08:42 GMT
Music personality Eric Alper did a call for 4-person supergroups on twitter, then starting it off by naming...John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
The resulting thread is interesting because probably half or a little more tried to actually build supergroups, while the others all tried to get cute (like the original post) by naming the members of bands: Queen, the Ramones, Led Zeppelin, etc. Some dropped the count to three (Cream, Rush) or insisted on five (Miles Davis Quintet).
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Post by kds on Sept 28, 2021 13:15:17 GMT
Ah, those clever Twits.
Here's mine for S&Gs
Ultimate Dream
Freddie Mercury - vocals / piano / keys Ritchie Blackmore - guitar John Entwistle - bass Neil Peart - drums
Using 2021 living / active musicians
Bruce Dickinson - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Geezer Butler - bass Ian Paice - drums
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Post by carllove on Sept 28, 2021 17:22:17 GMT
I get to list Jeff Beck twice! My Ultimate Dream Supergroup: Jeff Buckley - vocals / guitar Jeff Beck - guitar John Wetton - bass John Bonham - drums I guess you call call this group "Jeff Jeff, John John" Using 2021 living / active musicians David Gilmour - vocals / guitar Jeff Beck - guitar John Paul Jones - bass Bill Bruford - drums
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 28, 2021 18:51:10 GMT
As always, I got stuck trying to make up supergroups here, because I always start thinking, "well if it's THIS kind of band I want X, but if it's THAT kind of band I want Y," and I end up just giving up.
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Post by kds on Sept 28, 2021 18:57:40 GMT
As always, I got stuck trying to make up supergroups here, because I always start thinking, "well if it's THIS kind of band I want X, but if it's THAT kind of band I want Y," and I end up just giving up. I just picked guys and let the chips fall as they may. Which I'm pretty sure was the method behind Chickenfoot.
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 28, 2021 19:09:14 GMT
The greatest supergroup of all time would have been built around Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson circa 1967, imo. Not sure who I'd put on drums and guitar, but with a pair of vocalists/keyboardists/bassists/songwriters like that, I would feel good putting them up against anyone. (I am trying to avoid tossing in others from their actual bandmates, though obviously something like Ringo and either John, George, or Carl would make quite a great group.)
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Post by kds on Sept 28, 2021 19:36:34 GMT
Brian and Paul at the peak of their powers would be pretty cool. I think with those two writing, you can back them with nearly anybody.
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 28, 2021 20:06:25 GMT
Another partnership I'd have loved to see develop further was the songwriting duo of McCartney and Elvis Costello. They worked together briefly in the '80s, each getting a few cowritten songs out of the deal, and I think it really worked. I also think it could have worked better as time went on, with Costello maybe able to curtail McCartney's tendency to be too corny, too cheesy; but McCartney able to rein in Costello when he's too off-kilter.
Exhibit A
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Post by carllove on Sept 28, 2021 21:57:18 GMT
Another partnership I'd have loved to see develop further was the songwriting duo of McCartney and Elvis Costello. They worked together briefly in the '80s, each getting a few cowritten songs out of the deal, and I think it really worked. I also think it could have worked better as time went on, with Costello maybe able to curtail McCartney's tendency to be too corny, too cheesy; but McCartney able to rein in Costello when he's too off-kilter.
Exhibit A
Ooh - I like that a lot!
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 9, 2023 16:47:21 GMT
I saw something today that reminded me of this thread: an article running down 68 supergroups, or more specifically, "forgotten supergroups." To be fair, these vary in seriousness: some were made-for-TV projects, or one-off party entertainment, or one-time charity projects. But some were real bands, even if not particularly successful ones. (I think Sebastian Bach, best known from Skid Row; Jason Newsted, best known from Metallica; and Neal Schon, best known from Journey, are the most regular participants. There is also a lot of Jack Bruce (Cream etc.), Steve Hackett (Yes), and--well, you'll see for yourself. It's a fun list of groups to scan through! ultimateclassicrock.com/forgotten-supergroups/
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Post by kds on Jun 9, 2023 16:55:57 GMT
I actually only became of Baker Bruce Moore recently, and it was one of those times where Spotify picked random songs after I'd finished listening to an album. I heard the song Waiting in the Wings and thought "Damn, this sounds like Cream, maybe its a Jack Bruce solo song I'd never heard." Sure enough, it was BBM. Solid album too.
Damnocracy and Supernova were reality shows around the same time.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 9, 2023 17:00:06 GMT
Going through these, I had several of the '80s and early 90s ones:
HSAS Alias Contraband Badlands Blue Murder
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Post by kds on Jun 9, 2023 17:51:46 GMT
I honestly don't recall Brides of Destruction doing a second album. I remember seeing them as a club in Baltimore called Thunderdome. I loved their material, plus the eight rock encore of LA Guns and Motley Crue songs. Although, when I got their debut album, I was underwhelmed. Maybe it just sounded better live, and I was having one of those "in the moment" moments.
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