Who are the Big 5 supergroups?

Cream was more progressive and influential than many bands on this site!

spacecraft wrote: Noted, but they were not a supergroup.

not to stick my big nose in uninvited... not that that's ever stopped me... but surely you are not saying that Cream was not a supergroup are you.   Please.. say it ain't so brother...

spacecraft wrote: Not in the way ELP wer, all 3 came from successful bands, who all had major releases and hits, Much as i like Cream and their members, the same cannont be said of Cream.

dude.... wrong.... hahahha


"Cream could be viewed as the first rock supergroup to become superstars, although none of the three members were that well-known when the band formed in mid-1966. Eric Clapton had the biggest reputation, having established himself as a guitar hero first with the Yardbirds, and then in a more blues-intensive environment with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. (In the States, however, he was all but unknown, having left the Yardbirds before "For Your Love" made the American Top Ten.) Bassist/singer Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker had both been in the Graham Bond Organisation, an underrated British R&B combo that drew extensively upon the jazz backgrounds of the musicians. Bruce had also been, very briefly, a member of the Bluesbreakers along Clapton, and also briefly a member of Manfred Mann when he became especially eager to pay the rent."


stolen from Allmusic so I don't waste any more time on this hahahahha


All three were legends in the music scene, amoung other musicians,  in England before Cream formed...

He's from Mars and we are from Venus, Micky, I will ask dr. Phil to dedicate a programm to this topic  !

erik neuteboom wrote: A matter of taste, Micky  , even very subjective ... did you know that Rush also influenced the Krautrock scene  ..................  !

Yep, they went back to the late 60s and early 70s via a time machine and influenced bands like Guru Guru or Dzyan .

Tony R wrote: *sigh* Rush were formed in 1969.

*Sigh*. Their first album was released in 1973. I sincerely doubt the first German bands even knew of their existence.

I do think that Cream was a supergroup, no doubt but come on! So is ELP.

micky wrote: spacecraft wrote: Once again, noted, but not as major hits as the ELP members had, critically acclaimed, but not major players. I give up brother.... try doing a bit of research man..do some research on Graham Bond, or the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers.. you may find that they dwarfed the 'major player' status you are putting on the individual member of ELP.  Anyway  you won't find a bigger ELP fan here than me but you're heading down that slipperery slope of insane fanboy than I have personal disgust for.. .regardless of the group.

                 

You are a Krautrock expert and you know a lot about music but I presumed you don't know much about Rush so I teased you a little bit with some 'fantasy stories' about Rush  ... thanks for your inspired reaction  !