Bringing together members of highly influential bands is an ambitious feat, but only a few supergroups have made a mark on rock music.
Described by the outlet as a "short-lived mid-80s supergroup," GTR was formed by Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe and fellow musician Steve Hackett, formerly of Genesis.
With a shared vision of creating a guitar-driven band, the two completed the lineup by recruiting Nightwing and Bronz vocalist Max Bacon alongside Toyah's Phil Spalding on bass and Jonathan Mover on drums.
GTR and friends pose for a portrait in Minnesota in 1986.Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
As for their first album, GTR introduced its self-titled debut studio album that same year.
The iconic guitarist revealed that the band spent about two years working on the album, with much of that time spent writing songs and finalizing the lineup, while recording took another nine months.
Two years after forming the supergroup, GTR officially disbanded due to internal issues and Hackett's sudden exit.
"I realized that it had novelty value. People were going to go out and buy the first album because they wanted to hear what the combination of Genesis and Yes and Asia might sound like. So it was a coming together of separate careers and backgrounds. You know, beyond that, I thought, ‘Everyone’s going to be interested in the first record, but I don’t think anyone’s going to be interested in the second record.’ We had one successful single and the second single flopped and the writing was on the wall.”
“However, I don’t blame him for what happened,” Howe added. “If anything, I was more to blame. Maybe I should have done more to accommodate Steve.”
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