Battle of the Super Duper Groups

[zitothebrave]

Everyone has heard the Supergroup name thrown around, whether it's Cream, Velvet Revolver, Audio Slave, Emerson Palmer and Lake, Asia, etc.

To me though most of those bands were either fragments of lesser known bands, or in the case of VR and Audio Slave existing bands with new frontmen.

To me there are only 2 bands that 100% fit the Supergroup label of extremely well known musicians joining up and they made more than one album. So no one offs like Mad Season or Probot, or even Them Crooked Vultures.

Those 2 are the Highwaymen and Traveling Wilburys.

Highwaymen was Willie Nelson, Kris Kristopherson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings.

The Travelling Wilburys had a varying offering because of Roy Orbison passing but their solid 4 were Jeff Lynne (ELO for those who didn't know), Boby Dylan, Tom Petty, and George Harrison.

When I weigh the 2 I look at 2 things, first is how well they worked together and second is the quality of the songs.

I could very well be biased because of my general musical preference, but I prefer the TW in both of those regards.

I don't care to do I full indepth comparison of their albums, singles, etc. I've listened to them all before coming up with my opinion.

But I think my best case is their best known singles.Handle with Care vs Highwaymen

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Of course I recommend everyone check out all their work. It's totally worth it.

[Runnin]

I don't disagree with these groups, both great. But The Highwayman came about mostly because of the great song Jimmy Webb wrote for them. That song gave them a new identity together, a whole new thematic direction that incredibly made them seem even greater than the sum of their parts. Amazing considering how successful they all were alone. And all because of a song about reincarnation in a supposedly Christian market.

[nocalgirl10]

I grew up listening to the Traveling Wilburys. My dad was a huge Roy Orbison fan so their Volume 1 cd was a constant staple in his car on our morning drives to school. Handle With Care was a good one but I always really liked End of the Line. I definitely get some odd looks from friends who get in my car and hear Tweeter and the Monkey Man come on lol. I love them though. I'll have to give The Highwaymen a good listen. Johnny Cash is a one of my all time favorites.

[zitothebrave]

All of them Rock for various reasons.

Sad that of those super groups 4 of the 9 have passed. And who knows how long Dylan, Kristoferson, and Nelson have they're all well over 70.

[Tapate50]

The Eagles should probably be in the supergroup sub group.

[jpx7]

Bob Dylan is an immortal.

[DjGrizz]

Literally worse than Hitler.

He just breathes in and out of a harmonica over and over. Does he actually think he can play it? Ugh

[zitothebrave]

He just breathes in and out of a harmonica over and over. Does he actually think he can play it? Ugh

No one cares about your opinion.

[DjGrizz]

No one cares about your opinion.

Did you lick that cheeto dust off your fingertips before typing that fatty?

[zitothebrave]

Did you lick that cheeto dust off your fingertips before typing that fatty?

Doritos dust

[DjGrizz]

Doritos dust

Fair enough

[Tapate50]

I have little doubt his concerts suck. I tihnk most folk artists concerts suck.

But Bobby Dylan is a legend, not because of his performances, but because of his lyrics. No poet was ever as great of a song writer as he was.

Meh. Bob Dylan was NO Shell Silverstein.

[Krgrecw]

Bob Dylan's overrated. A lot of blah stuff.

Poetry isn't songwriting. Bernie Taupin is a better 'poet' than Dylan ever was.

[zitothebrave]

Calling Bob Dylan overrated is like calling sex overrated

[Tapate50]

Calling Bob Dylan overrated is like calling sex overrated

Virgins are overrated. So what?

Besides , easily agreeing that an artists concerts are trash, probably means they don't belong in the upper echelon of musicians.

Bob Dylan might be the most overrated musician since..........

[Julio3000]

Bob is a legend. A deity among musicians. That said, I've seen him a couple of times and my experience is that he's bad in concert. Good band, though.

Saying that his shows suck now isn't to say that it's always been so, and there's plenty of documentary evidence to the contrary.

[DjGrizz]

Bob Dylan is trash

[zitothebrave]

Bob Dylan is trash

Throw in a few adjectives and we'll be sure to get Keith Lockhart to take good care of you

[jpx7]

I thoroughly enjoyed Dylan in concert, old and gravely as he was.

[Tapate50]

Van Morrison?

Where does he land?