Battle of the 70's Supergroups

Your top 3 Supergroups of the 70's

  • Zeppelin

  • Deep Purple

  • Floyd

  • Yes

  • Sabbath

  • Tull

  • Rush

  • ELP

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Most of these aren't "supergroups". I'd only sorta consider Led Zeppelin a supergroup. For the 1970's decade, CS&N and CSN&Y, Derek and the Dominos, and Journey would be the top "supergroups". Also the 1970-1971 incarnation of the Mothers of Invention, which combined Ian Underwood from the original Mothers (and Frank, obviously), Jim Pons (bass), Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman (vocals) from The Turtles, and drummer Ansley Dunbar.
 
DrRollinstein said:
Sabbath invented metal. Automatically at the top. Zeppelin in a close second.
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Totally with you on that.
However, Zeppelin has a much stronger and consistent body of work.
And for that reason I put them just ahead of Sabbath.
Surprised that Deep Purple isn't doing better in the poll.
They were my first concert way back in 74.
Ritchie Blackmore is unbelievable, even today.
As much as I love Jimmy Page, Ritchie is the superior guitarist and showman.
 
Lenny said:
Totally with you on that.
However, Zeppelin has a much stronger and consistent body of work.
And for that reason I put them just ahead of Sabbath.
Surprised that Deep Purple isn't doing better in the poll.
They were my first concert way back in 74.
Ritchie Blackmore is unbelievable, even today.
As much as I love Jimmy Page, Ritchie is the superior guitarist and showman.
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Zeppelin is only more consistent because they have way fewer albums. You can easily throw the first 6 sabbath albums alongside the first 6 zeppelin albums. With albums 7 and 8 for both bands being a bit weird.
 
DrRollinstein said:
Zeppelin is only more consistent because they have way fewer albums. You can easily throw the first 6 sabbath albums alongside the first 6 zeppelin albums. With albums 7 and 8 for both bands being a bit weird.
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Agreed. Don’t get me wrong, I love Sabbath. Their first album is amazing. I also love Vol IV. And of course every song on Paranoid is killer. All 4 of those guys were amazing.
 
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None of these are what I consider a "supergroup."

A supergroup is a musical group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other successful groups. Maybe - MAYBE - that would apply to ELP or Zeppelin. But I don't think most of the guys In Zepelin other than Page were really all that successful before they formed that band. I don;t think anyone ever heard of John Paul Jones.

Examples of supergroups, to me, would be Cream, CSN&Y, Travelling Wilburies, ASIA, The Firm . . . maybe even Bad Company.
 
The Amazing Virginian said:
None of these are what I consider a "supergroup."

A supergroup is a musical group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other successful groups. Maybe - MAYBE - that would apply to ELP or Zeppelin. But I don't think most of the guys In Zepelin other than Page were really all that successful before they formed that band. I don;t think anyone ever heard of John Paul Jones.

Examples of supergroups, to me, would be Cream, CSN&Y, Travelling Wilburies, ASIA, The Firm . . . maybe even Bad Company.
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Yes, I think we all know the "by the book definition" of Supergroup.
I just used the term in the generic sense.
Sorry for the confusion.
 
My top three favorite bands that were around in the 70s are (in no particular order):

Rubber
Iron
Marching
 
gunsil said:
List is nuts. Rolling Stones ruled the 1970s and like Ken says, the Dead were more popular than most on the list. Beatles were still around in the 70s they drew more than any on the list.
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I was trying to suggest that with my earlier post. This is a VERY genre-specific list of "Supergroups." Metal and prog-rock. No Stones. No Eagles. No Earth, Wind and Fire. No Chicago. No Journey. No Fleetwood Mac. No Allman Brothers. No Foreigner. Yet we somehow get Deep Purple? Whatever.
 
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