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AC/DC is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Buckcherry, Baby, Please Don't Go, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how AC/DC arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Airbourne, Kiss, ZZ Top, Def Leppard and Quiet Riot, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Self, The Struts, Hellyeah, Tech N9ne and Brother Dege, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 161 connections around AC/DC, reaching back through Buckcherry and forward to Self. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and have sold over 200 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists of all time.
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AC/DC connections
AC/DC grew out of Buckcherry, Baby, Please Don't Go, The Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry, shares an orbit with Airbourne, Kiss, ZZ Top and Def Leppard, went on to shape Self, The Struts, Hellyeah and Tech N9ne. 161 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced AC/DC
Sounds and acts that shaped AC/DC.
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- Baby, Please Don't Goartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Chuck Berryartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Big Joe Williamsartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Hardrockartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- The Sensational Alex Harvey Bandartist
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- The Easybeatsartist
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- Doug Ingleartist
- Lee Dormanartist
- King's Xartist
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- Erik Brannartist
Artists similar to AC/DC
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with AC/DC.
- Airbourneartist
- Kissartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Def Leppardartist
- Quiet Riotartist
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- Rainbowartist
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- UFOartist
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Bands AC/DC shaped
Where the influence of AC/DC travelled next.
- Selfartist
- The Strutsartist
- Hellyeahartist
- Tech N9neartist
- Brother Degeartist
- Sodomartist
- Hunterartist
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- Samaelartist
- Los Tresartist
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- Disfearartist
- Kissin' Dynamiteartist
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- Airbourneartist
- Neil Francesartist
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- Gotthardartist
- Priestessartist
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- Beatriceartist
- We Are Harlotartist
- Antisartist
- Taylor Momsenartist
- Sepulturaartist
- Joan Jettartist
- David Coverdaleartist
- Mike Dirntartist
- Rick Rubinartist
- Acceptartist
- Type O Negativeartist
- Julian Lennonartist
- Vince Neilartist
- Hold It Against Meartist
- David Lee Rothartist
- Die Toten Hosenartist
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- The Pretty Recklessartist
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- Jetartist
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