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Alex Van Halen

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Alex Van Halen is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Ginger Baker, Billy Cobham, Keith Moon, John Bonham and Buddy Rich. Those roots explain a lot about how Alex Van Halen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Travis Barker and John Bonham, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tommy Lee, Tré Cool, Taylor Hawkins, Vinnie Paul and Love Gun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Alex Van Halen, reaching back through Ginger Baker and forward to Tommy Lee. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Alex Van HalenGinger BakerBilly CobhamKeith MoonJohn BonhamBuddy RichTommy LeeTré CoolTaylor HawkinsVinnie PaulLove GunJesus of SuburbiaTravis BarkerJohn Bonham

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Alex Van Halen connections

Alex Van Halen grew out of Ginger Baker, Billy Cobham, Keith Moon and John Bonham, shares an orbit with Travis Barker and John Bonham, went on to shape Tommy Lee, Tré Cool, Taylor Hawkins and Vinnie Paul. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Alex Van Halen

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