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Musicians find new paths to notes in super groups
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May 24, 2016
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Musicians find new paths to notes in super groups
When two or more great musicians come together to form a new musical act, it can be exciting. We'll take a look at some of the best times that this has happened.
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Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk from Rage Against the Machine will form a new band with hip hop artists B-Real and Chuck D, as announced last week
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When two or more great musicians come together to form a new musical act, it can be exciting. We'll take a look at some of the best times that this has happened.

Last week, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk from Rage Against the Machine announced that they were finally reuniting...

But not as Rage Against the Machine.

Instead, they'll be joining up with hip hop artists B-Real and Chuck D to form a NEW group, called Prophets of Rage.

That got us thinking -- how many bands out there are super groups? -- meaning that they're made up of notable musicians from other bands.

Here's a big one... Journey!

That's right, the iconic 80's rock quintet is actually a super group, made up of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. 

Los Angeles Times music critic Randall Roberts joins Take Two's A Martinez to tell us about more about these groups, why they're formed and whether fans should ever be skeptical of them.

To hear the full conversation, click the blue player above