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Ash

Ash is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Iron Maiden, The Temptations, Weezer, Idlewild and We Are Scientists. Those roots explain a lot about how Ash arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shed Seven, Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, Manic Street Preachers and Catatonia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stereophonics, Avicii, Tim Berg, Coldplay and Moby, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Ash, reaching back through Iron Maiden and forward to Stereophonics. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ash are a Northern Irish rock band formed in Downpatrick, County Down, in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray. As a three-piece, they released mini-album Trailer in 1994 and full-length album 1977 in 1996. This 1996 release was named by NME as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time. After the success of their full debut the band recruited Charlotte Hatherley as a guitarist and vocalist, releasing their second record Nu-Clear Sounds in 1998. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy, the band released Free All Angels in 2001 and a string of successful singles.

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AshIron MaidenThe TemptationsWeezerIdlewildWe Are ScientistsKeith MurrayDoseoneButch VigStereophonicsAviciiTim BergColdplayMobyDave GrohlWe Are ScientistsThe UndertonesShed SevenCastOcean Colour SceneManic Street PreachersCatatoniaThe SeahorsesThe EnemyJames

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Ash connections

Ash grew out of Iron Maiden, The Temptations, Weezer and Idlewild, shares an orbit with Shed Seven, Cast, Ocean Colour Scene and Manic Street Preachers, went on to shape Stereophonics, Avicii, Tim Berg and Coldplay. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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