The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived – it’s time to build the ultimate rock supergroup.

That’s right, after six gruelling months, 60 decades of music, 24 albums and six episodes of the Groovy Guys rambling on - it all comes down to this.

How did we get here? The rock supergroup challenge featured each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s, with each episode focussing on four albums from one era, hand-picked from the Groovy Guys’ collections. From those four iconic albums, a decade-strong supergroup was built.

From those six supergroups, a final boss, an ultimate rock supergroup will be born.

Welcome to the final episode - 35 musicians will enter the Thunderdome, only seven will leave to be proclaimed the Crate Expectations Ultimate Rock Supergroup.

But first, a recap of the series.

1960s
Albums: The Band - Self Titled, The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland, The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed.
Supergroup: THE TRIP - Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Rick Danko, Ringo Starr, Garth Hudson.

1970s
Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Fleetwood Mac - Rumors, Led Zeppelin - III, Queen - A Night at the Opera,
Supergroup: WITCHY WAYS - Freddy Mercury, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Stevie Nicks.

1980s
Albums: AC/DC - Back in Black, Prince - Purple Rain, Rush - Moving Pictures, Van Halen - 1984.
Supergroup: PRINCE’S COCAINE POOL PARTY (PCP²) 1980s - David Lee Roth, Eddy Van Halen, Mal Young, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Prince.

1990s
Albums: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill, Nirvana - Nevermind, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Soundgarden - Superunkown.
Supergroup: LORNE GREEN’S DOG AND THE CAPTAIN’S LOG - Chris Cornell, John Frusciante, Kurt Cobain, Flea, Dave Grohl, Alanis Morissette.

2000s
Albums: Blink-182 - Self titled, The Strokes - Is This It, The White Stripes - Elephant, Muse - Origins of Symmetry. Supergroup: UNIVERSAL SUPER BAND (USB) - Julian Casablancas, Matt Bellamy, Jack White, Chris Wolstenholme and Travis Barker.

2010s
Albums: The Black Keys - Brothers, David Bowie - Blackstar, HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III, John Mayer - Paradise Valley. Supergroup: LIGHT IN A BLACK HOLE - David Bowie, John Mayer, Dan Auerbach, Este Haim, Patrick Carney, Danielle Haim.

Show notes:
00:00:00 - 00:06:10 Intro and recap
00:06:10 - 00:07:06 The rules for building the ultimate supergroup
00:07:06 - 00:09:20 Vocalist
00:09:20 - 00:10:33 Lead guitarist
00:10:33 - 00:15:39 Rhythm guitarist
00:15:39 - 00:22:46 Bassist
00:22:46 - 00:32:30 Drummer
00:32:30 - 00:48:00 Wildcards
00:48:00 - 00:57:42 Finally, the ultimate rock supergroup. Now time for ‘the name’ and ‘the song’.
00:57:42 - 00:59:34 Wrap up and outro

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