Perhaps the first supergroup ever created was Cream; the band that comprised superstar guitarist Eric Clapton; together with Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker of the Graham Bond Organization. Another top supergroup was The Power Station who were formed around 1984 as a revenge against Duran Duran kind of thing (lol); where Robert Palmer was rather weirdly paired with John Taylor & Andy Taylor of Duran Duran and famed Chic drummer Tony Thompson.
Not all supergroups turn out that super though. While the pairing of Marie Fredriksson & Per Gessle gave the world Roxette; many other groups turn out not so stellar and break up after a few tumultuous years. Perhaps the worst supergroup of all time is McBusted; a strange pairing that paired members of the bands McFly & Busted; two groups that were pretty good on their own actually. To no one's surprise; the band broke off after about 3 years and not many people hearing of them. I guess when you have to pair two boybands together; the writing is on the wall.
In sports; supergroups have not been left off the hook too. Perhaps the classic example is the Brooklyn Nets' supposed-championship winning trio of Kevin Durant; James Harden & Kyrie Irving. Surely no one would be able to beat those 3? Well we all know how that turned out eventually. Equally ill-fated was the supposed super-team of Los Angeles Lakers that put together Kobe Bryant; Shaquille O'Neal; Karl Malone & Gary Payton. Abit too old & past their peak; it didn't go according to plan.
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