Talk:List of grunge supergroups

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This article was nominated for deletion on 12 August 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

[edit] Audioslave

Should Audioslave be included on this list? The only "grunge" member is Chris Cornell.

I believe Class of '99 and Eyes Adrift also contain less than 50% grunge band members (I'm not positive though). However, I think all these groups are at least grunge-related enough to merit mention here.

At the same time, though, if Audioslave counts, I think Velvet Revolver might also, as both have the formula of "former grunge frontman combines with former members of non-grunge band".

In other words, I can't even find consensus among myself. I wish there were some other people here to offer an opinion... --SuperNova |T|C| 08:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Eh, STP was always borderline grunge, being an LA band. It's not great crime if they're left off the list.—thames 15:38, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Either Velvet Revolver should be on this list as well, or Audioslave should be left off, IMO. Millsy62 17:06, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Audioslave should definatly not be on the list, the article says: "During the 1990s", not "during 1990-2001" (Audioslave starting in 2000/1).Dark jedi requiem 23:53, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

So, both Audioslave and Velvet Revolver should be taken out then? Makes sense to me. If no words of dissent are added in a while, then I think it the page should be cleaned up. --LodeRunner 02:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Audioslave should be left in IMO, but Velvet Revolver removed, as Stone Temple Pilots were not a Grunge band (LA rather than Seattle). The strongest link to Grunge in Velvet Revolver is Duff McKagan, who was from Seattle and was good friends with many Grunge bands

Audioslave deserve a place, VR do not. Stone Temple Pilots were more a hard rock band than grunge, and only their first two albums could be considered grunge. However Scott Weiland hates grunge music. GNR were mainstream rock/glam rock so there's no 'grunge' there at all. Audioslave have a good claim to being a 'grunge' supergroup in that Chris is one of the figureheads of grunge, and while not technically grunge, RATM were peers of many grunge groups and their alternative rock style wasn't too far removed. TheDukey (talk) 00:07, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Also rather than just taking into account their origins we should also consider their styles. Audioslave, with Chris at the fore, made music that could be considered grunge and performed in a 'grungey' way, with no showmanship, and emphasis on the music. Velvet Revolver are famous for Slash's top hat and hair, Scott's outfits, dancing and charisma, which are some things that just aren't grunge. Their music is more hard rock/classic rock than alternative or grunge, and while the same could be said for Audioslave's final album their first two have clear alternative roots. TheDukey (talk) 00:12, 24 December 2007 (UTC)