The Power Station (band)

The Power Station
The Power Station in 1985. L–R: Tony Thompson, John Taylor, Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor
Background information
Origin	London, England New York City, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock hard rock dance-rock funk rock
Years active	1984–1985 1995–1997
Labels	Capitol Chrysalis
Spinoffs	Distance
Spinoff of	Duran Duran Chic
Past members	Michael Des Barres Andy Taylor Robert Palmer John Taylor Tony Thompson Bernard Edwards

The Power Station were a British-American 1980s/1990s rock and pop music supergroup originally formed in New York City and London in 1984. It was made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar).^[1] Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer and for a short time also functioned as the Power Station's manager. Edwards also replaced John Taylor on bass for the recording of the band's second album. The band was formed in New York City late in 1984 during a break in Duran Duran's schedule that became a lengthy hiatus. The Power Station was named after the Power Station recording studio in New York, where their first album was conceived and recorded.