Grab Bag: Supergroups

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Ill-conceived. Unnecessary. Over the top. No, not this podcast, but rather the topic at hand for our third-ever Grab Bag episode: SUPERGROUPS!
Mr. Big brings together middling hair metal pros to create the "cordless-electric-hand-drill genre of rock guitar". The Backbeat Band featuring Greg Dulli, Mike Mills, and Dave Grohl performs one time and one time only. We talk Oysterhead again because why not. Velvet Revolver combines the washed-up power of Slash with the shirtless prowess of Scott Weiland. Tinted Windows has Taylor Hanson singing over Fountains of Wayne songs backed by Cheap Trick’s drummer. Chickenfoot is a band that exists for some reason and we talk about them. And boygenius revives the supergroup to actual positive ends.
Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week.
Mr. Big, Just Take my Heart/Daddy Brother Lover Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song), 6/2/1992 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Backbeat Band, Money/Long Tall Sally/Helter Skelter, 6/4/1994 on The MTV Movie Awards
Oysterheard, Oz is Ever Floating, 11/15/2001 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Velvet Revolver, Dirty Little Thing, 4/7/2005 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tinted Windows, Kind of a Girl, 4/21/2009 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Chickenfoot, Sexy Little Thing, 11/7/2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
boygenius, Not Strong Enough/Satanist, 11/11/2023 on Saturday Night Live