Last night on Late Night we were treated to a great performance from the supergroup, Monsters of Folk. A supergroup is defined as (from Wikipedia) "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two. Additionally, supergroups are often formed as side projects that are not intended to be permanent. Which of course leads us to asking the question, who is the best supergroup of all-time?
A. Tinted Windows
Taylor Hanson (Hanson)
James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins)
Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne)
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
B. Traveling Wilburys
George Harrison (The Beatles)
Bob Dylan
Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move)
Roy Orbison
C. Monsters of Folk
Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
Jim James (My Morning Jacket)
Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Lullaby for the Working Class)
M. Ward (She & Him)
D. Temple of the Dog
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
Stone Gossard (Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam)
Jeff Ament (Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam)
Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
E. Audioslave
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, solo)
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Lock Up)
Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine)
F. Blind Faith
Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream)
Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation, Cream)
Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group)
Ric Grech (Family)
G. Velvet Revolver
Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)
Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit)
Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, The Fartz)
Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Hawk, The Cult)
Dave Kushner (Wasted Youth)
H. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Crosby (The Byrds)
Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield)
Graham Nash (The Hollies)
Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield)
I. Cream
Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds)
Jack Bruce (Manfred Mann)
Ginger Baker (Graham Bond)
J. The New Pornographers
Dan Bejar of Destroyer and Swan Lake
Kathryn Calder of Immaculate Machine
Neko Case, solo artist, also of Maow and Cub
John Collins of The Evaporators
Kurt Dahle of Limblifter and Age of Electric
Todd Fancey, solo artist (as Fancey) and Limblifter
Carl Newman, solo artist (as A.C. Newman), also of Superconductor and Zumpano
Blaine Thurier, independent filmmaker
K. Them Crooked Vultures
Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal)
L. The Dead Weather
Alison Mosshart (The Kills)
Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age)
Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes)
Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs)
M. The Highwaymen
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Kris Kristofferson
N. Damnocracy
Sebastian Bach (Skid Row, solo)
Ted Nugent (Damn Yankees, solo)
Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner)
Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard)
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
O. Chickenfoot
Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose, solo)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Joe Satriani (solo, Mick Jagger, Deep Purple)
Who is the best supergroup of all time? Who was left off this list?
