New Supergroup: Them Crooked Vultures

[COGENT]

Originally Posted by troutman

Supergroups:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_(music)

Interesting, I didn't even know a lot of these were considered supergroups.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by troutman

Supergroups:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_(music)

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." [3]

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."[4]

Broken Social Scene might be the biggest.

Looking at that list, I'd question whether many of the later ones can bee called "Super" groups.

Edit: And troutman, for some reason the forum software likes to drop the final bracket on wiki links you can fix it manually.

[troutman]

Canada's other Supergroups:

BTO
New Pornographers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dirty_Band

[North East Goon]

Was Josh Homme the singer for Kyuss?

[alltherage]

I wonder how choked FF15 is going to be... or does this have no implications on the Foo Fighters?

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by alltherage

I wonder how choked FF15 is going to be... or does this have no implications on the Foo Fighters?

No implication.

Grohl likes to take side projects where he can just be a drummer. He has drummed for lots of people besides QotSA - Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, etc (here is his discography, which doesn't include the many one-off live shows) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl_discography

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Was Josh Homme the singer for Kyuss?

nope, that was John Garcia. his current band is Hermano

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

No implication.

Grohl likes to take side projects where he can just be a drummer. He has drummed for lots of people besides QotSA - Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, etc (here is his discography, which doesn't include the many one-off live shows) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl_discography

not to mention Probot, that was an awesome album

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Meh, I'll take Nickelback.






how many people just threw up??

[malcolmk14]

Speaking of supergroups, the Dead Weather is performing two nights in Vancouver next weekend. I want to go, but it's sold out.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

I've been waiting for an Eddie Vedder supergroup.. but this will do for now.

Eddie Vedder is already in a supergroup. Every one of those guys is amazing. Especially Jeff Ament. (Montanan).

A Temple of the Dog reunion tour would be sweet.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour

As I recall, Eddie was only a major vocalist on Hunger Strike. I think he may have sung backup vocals on one other song but he really wasn't part of the group as he was not connected to Mother Love Bone, to which the group was a tribute. It was really Chris Cornell's project and Eddie was only involved because a couple of members of Pearl Jam were more directly involved. Having said that, I always wished he had had a bigger role in the album a I thought his vocals outclassed Cornell's.

Back OT, I can't wait to hear some more from this group, I love Grohl on drums and hope he does some vocals as well, although Homme is fine by me on that front as well.

You're close.

It was a tribute specifically to Andrew Wood, not the entire band. At the time of the recording Pearl Jam did not exist.

As for the vocals on the record, Vedder's contributions (Hunger Strike and Say Hello 2 Heaven) were awesome, but I can't imagine anyone but Cornell doing Four Walled World or Reach Down...which are far superior songs.

[GreenLantern]

Wow I had never even heard of Horehound until this thread.. awesome album.

I stopped following music closely years ago, just listen to my old albums. The only artists I still check for updates on are Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and Teagan and Sarah..

Maybe I should get back into this..

Also I am having trouble which Supergroup you are talking about DFF, besides Temple of the Dog.. I was also 6 when they recorded their album

Not calling you a liar, or trying to prove anyone wrong here, just curious and would appreciate the same respect shown to me in your reply as I have shown here.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Also I am having trouble which Supergroup you are talking about DFF, besides Temple of the Dog.. I was also 6 when they recorded their album

Not calling you a liar, or trying to prove anyone wrong here, just curious and would appreciate the same respect shown to me in your reply as I have shown here.

I'm not really sure what you're asking to be quite honest.

[onetwo_threefour]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

I'm not really sure what you're asking to be quite honest.

I think he just missed the point of your post where you're saying that Pearl Jam is a supergroup in your opinion, because you didn't state it explicitly. Just a misunderstanding I am sure.

On the other point, I will stand corrected. In my defense, it has been almost 20 years, and I did know it was for the lead singer of Mother Love Bone but couldn't remember his name of the top of my head. Since his death effectively killed Mother Love Bone, I said it was a tribute to the band, but that is certainly not the most precise way of putting it for sure. I thought Eddie had been chosen as the lead singer for Pearl Jam at the time Temple of the Dog was recorded but Pearl Jam had not yet recorded or played any gigs yet. I do seem to remember that they had a different name for a few weeks before they settled on Pearl Jam, but Eddie had been chosen as the singer for the band at that point by my recollection and it was the Pearl Jam lineup.

P.S. I think my point that Temple of the Dog was not an Eddie Vedder supergroup stands even if some of my background details were a little imprecise.

[Mightyfire89]

Green Lantern:

I think DFF was saying that the individual members of Pearl Jam are of sufficient talent that they could be considered a "Supergroup".

I would happen to agree.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Indeed, it does. Vedder's contributions were limited....though completely wonderful.

Mookie Blaylock! That was their name before Pearl Jam. It's my understanding that Vedder was invited up from San Diego specifically to sing on Temple of the Dog, and things progressed from there. I could be wrong though.

As for me saying Pearl Jam is a supergroup, I simply meant to bring attention to the fact that all 5 members are fantastic musicians and would not be out of place in any supergroup...and therefore constitute one themselves. Hope that clears up your question Green Lantern...if not, ask away and I will try to answer it!

One of the most wonderful times in music history IMO.

[mikey_the_redneck]

Hearing that clip, I was immediately reminded of Led Zeppelin.....not that it's a bad thing.

[onetwo_threefour]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Indeed, it does. Vedder's contributions were limited....though completely wonderful.

Mookie Blaylock! That was their name before Pearl Jam. It's my understanding that Vedder was invited up from San Diego specifically to sing on Temple of the Dog, and things progressed from there. I could be wrong though.

As for me saying Pearl Jam is a supergroup, I simply meant to bring attention to the fact that all 5 members are fantastic musicians and would not be out of place in any supergroup...and therefore constitute one themselves. Hope that clears up your question Green Lantern...if not, ask away and I will try to answer it!

One of the most wonderful times in music history IMO.

Ah, I thought he was there to audition for the Mookie Blaylock singing job and just ended up in the Temple of the Dog project serendipitously. I undertood that he had auditioned, and the guys liked him, so he was hanging around while they were working on Temple of the Dog. Chris Cornell was having some problems with vocals in the songs because he didn't have the range for some of wat he wanted to do and Eddie happened to be there and able to sing what Chris wanted...

wikipedia seems to back this up, as does

http://www.templeofthedog.org/histor...le-of-the-dog/

but this is really from my recollection of interviews that Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder did some time later, so I could be a little off. Either way I agree, that was some of my favorite music and such a cool and rapidly evolving era of music in the 'alternative' scene. Everything was new and different...

[AC]

Josh Homme was apparently trying to convince Mike Patton to join as well.