supergroups
Musicians joining forces
Supergroups are bands formed from members who have already achieved fame in other successful groups.
The term emerged in rock music during the late 1960s: Cream, Crosby Stills & Nash, and the Traveling Wilburys are classic examples.
The supergroup featured members from three different platinum-selling bands.
The appeal lies in combining established talent, though results vary—some supergroups surpass their members' previous work, others disappoint expectations.
Musical performing groups
- headlinersMain acts at shows
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- hitmakersArtists with frequent successes
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
icons · superstars · reunions · collaborations · lineups · formations · breakups · egos
Large diversified corporations
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- federationsUnions of semi-autonomous states
- consortiumsCooperative business groups
mergers · confederations · unions · blocs · cartels · syndicates · affiliations · partnerships
Monarch-ruled territories
- phylaTaxonomic kingdom subdivisions
- cladesMonophyletic taxonomic groups
- domainsAreas of control or expertise
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
phylogeny · lineages · divisions · groupings · hierarchy · systematics · organisms
Earth's largest landmasses
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- platesFlat eating dishes
- assemblagesGrouped collections of things
accretion · orogeny · landmasses · Pangaea · Gondwana · collision · sutures · shields
bands
Musical performing groups
- headlinersMain acts at shows
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- hitmakersArtists with frequent successes
legends · icons · superstars · reunions · collaborations · lineups · formations · breakups · egos · alliances
conglomerates
Large diversified corporations
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- federationsUnions of semi-autonomous states
consortiums · mergers · confederations · unions · blocs · cartels · syndicates · affiliations · partnerships · networks
kingdoms
Monarch-ruled territories
- phylaTaxonomic kingdom subdivisions
- cladesMonophyletic taxonomic groups
- domainsAreas of control or expertise
classification · phylogeny · lineages · divisions · groupings · hierarchy · systematics · organisms
continents
Earth's largest landmasses
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- platesFlat eating dishes
assemblages · accretion · orogeny · landmasses · Pangaea · Gondwana · collision · sutures · shields · provinces
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestra, orchestras, choir
- Dream Teamsall-stars, greatest of all time
- stratigraphystrata, rock layers, formations, beds, layers
supergroupsnewcomers
Those recently arrived
garage bands · undiscovered talent · nobodies · up-and-comers · emerging artists