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Afghan Whigs is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aerosmith, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Frederick Knight and Barry White. Those roots explain a lot about how Afghan Whigs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Gutter Twins, Mark Lanegan, Sugar, dEUS and Screaming Trees, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dave Grohl and Usher, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Afghan Whigs, reaching back through Aerosmith and forward to Dave Grohl. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They were active from 1986 to 2001, reformed briefly in 2006 and again from 2011 to present.
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Afghan Whigs connections
Afghan Whigs grew out of Aerosmith, Nirvana, Mudhoney and Frederick Knight, shares an orbit with The Gutter Twins, Mark Lanegan, Sugar and dEUS, went on to shape Dave Grohl and Usher. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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