Word: supergroups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Together for the first time in more than two decades, the four warriors of this onetime supergroup are nearly old enough to collect Social Security. Yet their crystal vocal harmonies and politically conscious folk-rock remain surprisingly affecting. With a couple of superb contributions by Young, they've come up with something more than mere deja vu. But in the age of the Backstreet Boys, you wonder: Will anyone pay attention...
...were Jimi Hendrix, cuing records with his elbow, his feet, behind his back. He invented "scratching"--spinning a record back and forth to create a scratchy sound. He tried rapping, but he couldn't do it, so he gathered a crew around him--the Furious Five, rap's first supergroup...
...rate, with no concrete plans to speak of, what we are left with is the glittering promise of yet another supergroup. This used to be the province of rock stars; now it belongs to disgruntled media executives. Whether the Brown-Galotti-Weinstein alliance will prove to be another DreamWorks, which seems to be working out O.K., or a misguided marriage, like Mike Ovitz being shoehorned into Disney, remains to be seen. Only the sizzle, the sell, is certain. As a reporter prepares to turn off his tape recorder, the interview over, Weinstein can't help but remind...
These "associations" are higher-educationlobbying groups like the American Association ofUniversities (AAU), representing 60 Americanresearch universities, and the American Council onEducation (ACE), a supergroup with members in thethousands...
...Island) The Dublin-based rock supergroup replenishes its creative batteries by drawing on the trendy electronic-music scene. The end product is rock charged with lightning, as well as winking cultural commentary that suggests the question, In a world built on images and style, is there anything to hold on to? This is smart, self-aware stuff, acknowledging pop's shallowness while panning for nuggets of truth...