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Aerosmith is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of The Rolling Stones, Over-Nite Sensation, Led Zeppelin, My Girl and Tower of Power. Those roots explain a lot about how Aerosmith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Kiss, Def Leppard and Whitesnake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Bobby Kimball, Saliva and Rainier Fog, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 151 connections around Aerosmith, reaching back through The Rolling Stones and forward to Mötley Crüe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Aerosmith connections
Aerosmith grew out of The Rolling Stones, Over-Nite Sensation, Led Zeppelin and My Girl, shares an orbit with Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Kiss and Def Leppard, went on to shape Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Bobby Kimball and Saliva. 151 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Aerosmith
Sounds and acts that shaped Aerosmith.
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- Over-Nite Sensationartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- My Girlartist
- Tower of Powerartist
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- Steve Hunterartist
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Artists similar to Aerosmith
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Aerosmith.
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- Kissartist
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Bands Aerosmith shaped
Where the influence of Aerosmith travelled next.
- Mötley Crüeartist
- Quiet Riotartist
- Bobby Kimballartist
- Salivaartist
- Rainier Fogartist
- Buzz Osborneartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Teslaartist
- Lenny Kravitzartist
- Armored Saintartist
- Tak Matsumotoartist
- Beccaartist
- Kevin Skinnerartist
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- Eden Golanartist
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- The Cultartist
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- Velvet Revolverartist
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- Down with Websterartist
- Dameartist
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- UFOartist
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- The Trewsartist
- You Am Iartist
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- Fat Boysartist
- Gotthardartist
- Humble Pieartist
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- The Dead Daisiesartist
- We Are Harlotartist
- Britney Spearsartist
- James Hetfieldartist
- Guns N' Rosesartist
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