Supergrupo é un termo que procede de finais dos anos 60, e describe os grupos musicais formados por membros que xa alcanzaran fama ou respecto noutras bandas ou como artistas individuais.
O termo é en ocasións utilizado por determinados xornalistas musicais para referirse a grupos que venderon gran cantidade de discos ou que foron cabezas de cartel en grandes concertos ou festivais de música, independentemente da sona individual dos seus membros. Porén o termo, correctamente utilizado, refírese á "arquitectura" da banda, non ao éxito que poida chegar a alcanzar.
Supergrupo tampouco engloba a bandas existentes cuxos membros adquiriron fama individual despois da súa fundación, como ocorreu con Genesis, Yes, Broken Social Scene e The Beatles, que retrospectivamente poden chegar a considerarse supergrupos. Tampouco se utiliza o termo para designar ás bandas que, mantendo o seu nome orixinal, recrutaron a un ou varios músicos famosos, como Van Halen despois de unirse Sammy Hagar e Gary Cherone, ou The Eagles, despois da entrada de Joe Walsh e Timothy B. Schmit.
Supergrupos notables 1960s Fundación Nome da banda/proxecto Membros Notas 1966 Cream Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) Jack Bruce (Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann, Graham Bond Organisation) Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation) Álbums: Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire e Goodbye. 1967 The Super Super Blues Band Bo Diddley Muddy Waters Little Walter Howlin' Wolf Álbums: Super Blues, The Super Super Blues Band 1968 Crosby, Stills & Nash David Crosby (The Byrds) Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) Graham Nash (The Hollies)
Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield) uniuse en 1969 Álbums: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Déjà Vu e Four Way Street entre outros 1969 Blind Faith Eric Clapton (Cream) Ginger Baker (Cream) Steve Winwood (Traffic) Ric Grech (Family) Álbums: Blind Faith 1970s Fundación Nome da banda/proxecto Membros Notas Anos 70 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Keith Emerson (The Nice) Greg Lake (King Crimson) Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster) Álbums: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tarkus e Trilogy entre outros 1971 Wings Paul McCartney (The Beatles) Linda McCartney Denny Laine (The Moody Blues)
Pete Townsend (de The Who), John Paul Jones (de Led Zeppelin), Kenney Jones (substituído por Keith Moon de The Who), e Robert Plant (de Led Zeppelin) tocaron coa banda durante e despois de Rockestra ata a desaparición da mesma en 1981. 1971 Weather Report Joe Zawinul (Miles Davis) Wayne Shorter (Miles Davis) Miroslav Vitous Alphonse Mouzon (McCoy Tyner)
Jaco Pastorius e Peter Erskine foron a sección rítmica a finais dos 70; houbo outros membros de transición Álbums: Heavy Weather, I Sing the Body Electric e Black Market entre outros 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (Miles Davis) Jerry Goodman Rick Laird Jan Hammer Billy Cobham (Miles Davis) Álbums: Birds of Fire e The Inner Mounting Flame entre outros 1973 Journey Gregg Rolie (Santana) Neal Schon (Santana) Ross Valory (Steve Miller Band) Prairie Prince (The Tubes)
Aynsley Dunbar (Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, David Bowie (substituído por Prince en 1974) Álbums: Journey, Look into the Future e Next entre outros 1973 Bad Company Paul Rodgers (Free) Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople) Boz Burrell (King Crimson) Simon Kirke (Free) Álbums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter e Run With the Pack entre outros 1980s Fundación Nome da banda/proxecto Membros Notas 1981 Asia Geoff Downes (Yes, Buggles) John Wetton (Family, King Crimson, UK) Steve Howe (Yes) Carl Palmer (Emerson Lake and Palmer, Atomic Rooster) Álbums: Asia, Alpha e Astra entre outros 1983 The Glove Robert Smith (The Cure) Steve Severin (Siouxsie & the Banshees) Jeanette Landray Andy Anderson (The Cure) Martin McCarrick (Siouxsie & the Banshees) Anne Stephenson (The Venomettes) Ginny Hewes Álbums: Blue Sunshine 1984 The Power Station John Taylor (Duran Duran) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) Robert Palmer Tony Thompson (CHIC) Álbums: The Power Station, Living in Fear, Best of, The Power Station: 20th Anniversary Edition 1984 The Firm Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) Tony Franklin (Roy Harper) Chris Slade (Uriah Heep) Álbums: The Firm, Mean Business 1984 Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens / Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde Hilda Tloubatla (Mahotella Queens) Nobesuthu Mbadu (Mahotella Queens) Mildred Mangxola (Mahotella Queens) Makgona Tsohle Band Axudou a introducir o xénero surafricano "Mbaqanga" nos Estados Unidose en Europa.Álbums: Thokozile, Melodi Yalla e Mbaqangaentre outros 1985 The Highwaymen Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Álbums: Highwayman, Highwayman 2, The Road Goes on Forever 1986 GTR Steve Hackett (Genesis Steve Howe (Yes, Asia) Max Bacon (Bronz) Phil Spalding (Bernie Torme, Toyah, Mike Oldfield) Jonathan Mover (Steve Vai) Álbum: GTR 1988 Traveling Wilburys Bob Dylan George Harrison (The Beatles) Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) Roy Orbison Tom Petty Orbison morreu pouco despois do lanzamento do primeiro disco. Álbums: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 1989 Electronic Bernard Sumner (New Order) Johnny Marr (The Smiths) Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) Anne Dudley (The Art Of Noise) David Palmer (ABC) Esta formación gravou o sinxelo Getting Away With It, os seguintes lanzamentos serían só con Sumner e Marr con aparicións ocasionais de Tennant 1989 Damn Yankees Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes) Tommy Shaw (Styx) Jack Blades (Night Ranger) Michael Cartellone A súa power ballad High Enough foi o primeiro número 1 da carreira de Nugent. 1990s Fundación Nome da banda/proxecto Membros Notas 1990 Temple of the Dog Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) Álbum: Temple of the Dog 1993 Wu Tang Clan RZA GZA Ol' Dirty Bastard Raekwon Ghostface Killah Method Man Inspector Deck Masta Killah U-God Álbums: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Forever, The W, Iron Flag, Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan - Greatest Hits 1994 Mad Season Layne Staley (Alice in Chains) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts) Álbum: Above 1995 Neurotic Outsiders Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses) Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Álbum: Neurotic Outsiders 1996 MD.45 Dave Mustaine (Megadeth, Metallica) Lee Ving (Fear) Kelly LeMieux Jimmy DeGrasso (Suicidal Tendencies, Alice Cooper) Álbum: The Craving 1997 LSG Gerald Levert (LeVert) Keith Sweat Johnny Gill (New Edition) Álbum: Levert.Sweat.Gill 1998 Def Squad Erick Sermon (EPMD) Redman Keith Murray Álbums: El Niño, Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis 1998 Liquid Tension Experiment John Petrucci (Dream Theater) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) Tony Levin (King Crimson) Cando se formou o supergrupo só Petrucci e Portnoy eran membros de Dream Theater. Rudess uniuse a eles despois do éxito dos seus dous álbums: Liquid Tension Experiment e Liquid Tension Experiment 2. 1998 Fantômas Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Mr. Bungle) Buzz Osborne (The Melvins) Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Álbums: Fantômas, The Director's Cut, Delìrium Còrdia, Suspended Animation. 1998 Happyland Quan Yeomans (Regurgitator) Janet English (Spiderbait) Álbums: Welcome to Happyland 1997 Sinergy Kimberly Goss (Dimmu Borgir) Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene) Roope Latvala (Children Of Bodom, Stone) Lauri Porra (Stratovarius) Janne Parviainen Entre os antigos membros inclúense a Jesper Strömblad de In Flames, Sharlee D'Angelo de Arch Enemy, e Marco Hietala de Tarot, Impaled Nazarene e Nightwish. 1999 A Perfect Circle Maynard James Keenan (Tool) Josh Freese (The Vandals) Troy Van Leeuwen (Failure, Queens of the Stone Age) Tim Alexander (Primus) Billy Howerdel (principal compositor de A Perfect Circle, técnico de guitarras de Nine Inch Nails e The Smashing Pumpkins e roadie de Tool) Paz Lenchantin (Zwan) James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins) Álbums: Mer de Noms, Thirteenth Step, eMOTIVe 2000s Fundación Nome da banda/proxecto Membros Notas 2000 Audioslave Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine) Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine) Álbums: Audioslave, Out of Exile, Revelations 2000 Deltron 3030 Dan the Automator (Handsome Boy Modeling School) Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (Hieroglyphics) Kid Koala Álbums: Deltron 3030 2000 The New Pornographers Carl Newman (Supercondutor, Zumpano, en solitario como "A.C. Newman) Neko Case (Maow, Cub, en solitario) Todd Fancey (Limblifter, artista en solitario como "Fancey") John Collins (The Evaporators) Dan Bejar (Destroyer) Kurt Dahle (Limblifter, Age of Electric) Blaine Thurier Kathryn Calder (Immaculate Machine) Álbums: Mass Romantic, Electric Version, Twin Cinema 2000 Oysterhead Trey Anastasio (Phish) Les Claypool (Primus) Stewart Copeland (The Police) Álbums: The Grand Pecking Order 2000 Transatlantic Neal Morse (Spock's Beard) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) Pete Trewavas (Marillion) Álbums: SMPT:e, Bridge Across Forever, Transatlantic Demos 2001 Broken Social Scene Ohad Benchetrit (Do Make Say Think) Kevin Brereton (k-os) Torquil Campbell (Stars) Brendan Canning (Valley of the Giants, hHead, By Divine Right) Jason Collett (en solitario) Evan Cranley (Stars) John Crossingham (Raising the Fawn) Kevin Drew (KC Accidental, Do Make Say Think) Leslie Feist (Feist) Emily Haines (Metric) Dylan Hudecki (Junior Blue) Murray Lightburn (The Dears) Lisa Lobsinger (Reverie Sound Revue) Amy Millan (Stars) Julie Penner (FemBots) Justin Peroff (Junior Blue) Bill Priddle (Treble Charger) James Shaw (Metric) Charles Spearin (KC Accidental, Valley of the Giants) Jason Tait (The Weakerthans, FemBots) Andrew Whiteman (Apostle of Hustle, Que Vida, Bourbon Tabernacle Choir) Álbums: Feel Good Lost, You Forgot It In People, Bee Hives, Broken Social Scene 2001 Zwan Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins) Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins) Matt Sweeney (Chavez) David Pajo (Tortoise, Slint, Papa M) Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle) Álbums: Mary Star of the Sea 2002 Velvet Revolver Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) Slash (Guns N' Roses) Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses) Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses) Dave Kushner (Wasted Youth) Álbums: Contraband 2002 Asesino Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory) Tony Campos (Static-X) Emilio Marquez (Sadistic Intent) Álbums: Corridos de Muerte, Cristo Satánico 2005 The Raconteurs Jack White (The White Stripes, Loretta Lynn, en solitario) Brendan Benson (solo, producer) Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes, Blanche, Loretta Lynn) Patrick Keeler (The Greenhornes, Loretta Lynn) Álbum: Broken Boy Soldiers 2005 Purple Ribbon All-Stars Big Boi (Outkast, solo, producer) Cee-Lo (Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley, en solitario) Killer Mike (en solitario) BlackOwned C-Bone (Konkrete, en solitario) Lil' Brotha (Konkrete, solo) Supa Nate (Konkrete, solo) Janelle Monáe (solo) Scar (solo) Bubba Sparxxx (solo) Sleepy Brown (solo, producer) Álbums: Got That Purp, Got Purp? Vol 2 2005 Angels and Airwaves Tom Delonge (blink-182, Box Car Racer) Atom Willard (The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, Rocket From The Crypt) Ryan Sinn (The Distillers) David Kennedy (Hazen Street, Box Car Racer) Álbums: We Don't Need to Whisper 2005 The New Cars Todd Rundgren Prairie Prince (Journey, The Tubes, Jefferson Starship) Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Meat Loaf, The Tubes) Atom Ellis Greg Hawkes (The Cars) Elliot Easton (The Cars) 2006 +44