Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, The Last Shadow Puppets – are supergroups something to celebrate?
Never mind that, let’s think of some new ones. Here’s one to get the ball rolling:
It’s a multi-generational, cross-genre supergroup, involving singers, bands – even an actor. Great line-up:
Frank Sinatra, Lee Hazelwood, Mighty Lemon Drops. A House, Ride and Owen Paul with Keifer Sutherland and managed by Tam Paton. Not sure about the name, though:
Frank Lee Mighty A Ride Owen Keifer Tam!
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* Blame KFD – he persuaded me to transfer this idea from the AW FB page.
Here’s another:
Hoodoo Gurus, Big Youth, The Ink Spots, Ultravox’s lead singer, Kid Rock, Dean Martin, The Mystery Jets and The Tiller Girls.
Wait for it.
Hoodoo Youth Ink Ure Kid Dean Mystery Tiller
As an aside… Kid Rock. I think that may be his first mention on The Afterword. Let’s take a minute to consider Kid Rock.
Christ…
He makes Fred Durst look like Leonard Cohen.
…alright, that’s enough. As you were!
Just a few more –
New Edition, Georgia Satellites and Enya – New Sat En
Terry Callier, Sam Brown, Will Hay – Terry Sam Hay
The Far Corporation, Gerry Coffin, Andrew Ridgeley, Third Eye Blind – Far Coff And Eye
How about one made up of ex-Stranglers singer, a politician, an insect and one real star?
Hugh, Kinnock, Bee, Sirius
A Spider-Man villain, a Jamaican poet, Matt Johnson and the World (The Price Of Love) Hitmakers:
Ock I The New
I’ll copy mine over to here
A supergroup made up of; Toto, Ivor Novello, The Feeling, Bob Weir, Olivia Newton John, Kansas, Enya, Gary Moore
Toto Ivor Feeling Weir Newton Kansas Enya Moore
Funboys Terry, Neville and Lynval team up with Gary Moore, a would-be Presidential assassin, Van’s old band and BBC Young Muso of the Year 2012 James Larter to become John Peel’s favourite group…
Three Moore Fromme Them Larter.
I did indeed encourage Sal to start this thread so that I could tell you about a remarkable new covers band.
A California Dreaming Hitmaker, a member of the Dead, Elizabethan Madrigal maestro Mr Gibbons, a respected bluesman, a hirsute Texan rocker and a representative of one of the UK’s longest running compilation series.
What do they have in common? They all love Noddy Holder. I give you:
Mama, Weir, Orl’, Cray, Z, Now
Conceptual artist Yoko meets Suede guitarist Matt Osman at a party and they decide to write songs together. Yoko’s too screechy to deliver the vocals, so they enlist the help of Dance Out Of My Head hitmaker Pia Zadora.
Ono Matt O Pia
Jamaican legends I-Roy and U-Roy unite with former Suede guitarist for a special session in San Francisco’s bohemian quarter.
I Haight U Butler.
I heard that the very tall former lead singer of Marillion and several members of Hot Chip decided to collaborate and they put together some really good stuff. Trouble was, they couldn’t think of a name.
Hot Dick?
Of course!
Daltrey, Townsend, Genesis, INXS, Foo Fighters, Slade, Air, Nickleback
Who GIFFSA Sh*t!
Super Furry Animals, Calexico, Madonna, Russell Tompkins Jr., Austin de Lone, Mark Everett, a former UB40 frontman, and finally, a former Motown songwriter/producer and founder of the mighty Invictus label. Ladles and jellyspoons, I give you:
Super Cali Madge Stylistic Eggs E Ali Dozier
Frampton
Urban
Collins
Kilmister
Oldfield
Franklin
Faithful
I can’t think of a name for ’em, though.
Whither Anderson, Rutherford, Simon and Emerson?
Jedward, Honey G, Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock have joined forces to form…(drum roll…)
Massive Steaming Heap of Repulsive Crap
Now that’s what I call a hair band!
Queen guitarist, Brazilian singer-songwriter Tom Ze, a member of that band who had one and were going to use it, a Rock Lobster Hitmaker, Ms Albertine from The Slits and a cast member from Sean the Sheep.
Playing all your space disco faves, I give you…..
May, Ze, Fuzz, B, Viv, Ewe