80s "Supergroups"
Jeffrey Baker
members or former members of legendary bands. Most had the critical
reputation of not living up to the term "supergroup" but most of them
really weren't that bad. Let's see, the ones I remember are Asia, GTR,
Powerstation, and the heavy metal ensemble, Thrasher. Also there was the
Firm, the project that Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers had. Now there was
one 'supergroup" that DID NOT live up to the term. It was the most
mediocre music that Jimmy did since Zeppelin. The first album actually
had a few OK songs, but man that second album "Mean Business" was the
absolute nadir of Page's career. A lot of people put down the
"Coverdale/Page" project a few years ago but it was the hottest rock
that Page had done since Zeppelin. The only reason people didn't give it
it's critical due was just because the label said "Coverdale" instead of
"Plant". Much more vital than the Firm was.
Jeffrey Baker
Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades were notable in the 80s so they count, too.
It's funny but the only other 'supergroup' we've had in the 90s was
"Temple Of The Dog".
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It's actually a good thing, how many "supergroups" in rock history have
actually been close to being"super", or great? Cream, Bad Company, and Led
Zeppelin(if they're really considered a supergroup).
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> It's actually a good thing, how many "supergroups" in rock history have
> actually been close to being"super", or great? Cream, Bad Company, and Led
> Zeppelin(if they're really considered a supergroup).
I was going to bring that up with respect to how weak much of the output
of the '80s "supergroups" was. The GTR album actually approached bad.
The Firm didn't really accomplish much, though I still think
"Satisfaction Guaranteed" is one of the coolest slow-tempo rock songs of
all-time.
HSAS was awesome, though!
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>
> I was going to bring that up with respect to how weak much of the output
> of the '80s "supergroups" was. The GTR album actually approached bad.
> The Firm didn't really accomplish much, though I still think
> "Satisfaction Guaranteed" is one of the coolest slow-tempo rock songs of
> all-time.
>
> HSAS was awesome, though!
> --
> Bo Williams - wrwi...@mindspring.com
> "Never drive, use power tools, or play chess mad."
Remember when Musician magazine ran "Short Takes" reviews by J.D.
Considine, one of which usually would be a brief (one or two sentences),
clever toss-off review on the album he considered the dog of the month?
Probably his most memorable of these was this summation of GTR: "SHT".
LizzieZ
such a gathering HAD to be The Honeydrippers version of "Sea of Love." Brings
back great memories!
Liz
FitNFeisty
such a gathering HAD to be The Honeydrippers version of "Sea of Love." Brings
back great memories!>>
<<Liz>.
They were definitely a supergroup. All four members;Robert Plant(Led
Zeppelin), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Jeff Beck, and Nile Rodgers(Chic0 were
well known when the group was founded. Unfortunately, like most supergroups,
their existence was short lived.
deena lissa
heep...@webtv.net (Jeffrey Baker) wrote:
> Remember this phenomena of the 80s, the "supergroup". Consisting of
> members or former members of legendary bands. Most had the critical
> reputation of not living up to the term "supergroup" but most of them
> really weren't that bad. Let's see, the ones I remember are Asia, GTR,
> Powerstation, and the heavy metal ensemble, Thrasher.
Whooo hooo, someone mentioned Power Station! Yes! :) (little Duranie in me
gets up and dances) Actually, Arcadia (the other '85 Duran splinter group)
wasn't a supergroup per se, but they did work with some pretty impressive
company -- Sting, Herbie Hancock, David Gilmour, Grace Jones, and some others
that are less well known but are pretty impressive in their own right.
Hm...moving on toward other supergroups now (I'm sure you can think of plenty
-- I'll just be reading on)...
deena lissa
"I believe you'll follow me, it's all I need to know" (Duran Duran,
1987)
Jane: Dear Daria, Lousy Traitor.
Daria: Dear Jane, I know what you are, but what am I?
deena lissa
heep...@webtv.net (Jeffrey Baker) wrote:
> Yes you're right about Damn Yankees. Even though they WERE early 90s,
> Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades were notable in the 80s so they count, too.
> It's funny but the only other 'supergroup' we've had in the 90s was
> "Temple Of The Dog".
Actually, wasn't "High Enough" an '89 hit? Ah well. Close enough. :)
There was also the supergroup "Golden Smog", filled to the brim with all sorts
of alternamusicians from Soul Asylum and the Jayhawks and others. "Rolling
Stone" did a funny little review of a live performance they did, describing
them as the "anti-supergroup" because no one seemed to be "ready to take the
spotlight" (I think that's how they put it).
And there was a group called the "Neurotic Outsiders", a one-album group
consisting of Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum (late of Guns n' Roses), Steve
Jones (Sex Pistols and producer extraordinare), and John Taylor (late of
Duran Duran). They released one album in I believe '96, on Madonna's label
curiously enough, then were forced to quit existing after Axl Rose called in
the Gn'R troops (a waste really, considering what's happened after that).
Just thought you'd might like to know two others....