[aussiecreeder]

there are obviously similarties between the three bands all have well-known bands with a new singer forming new bands. the first two are "supergroups" where the former band and the new singer are both from very well-known bands which means the hype machine kicks into gear. this is great to sell cds but it means the albums simply can't live up to the crazy amount of hype that is generated for both audioslave and velvet revolver.

alter bridge while similar is a little different. while it obviously features 3 former members of creed myles while a prodigous talent is not well-known at least to the general public. this makes the band a little harder to market but means the album is likely to exeed expectations rather than be a let down.