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Bachman–Turner Overdrive

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Yes, Thin Lizzy and The Guess Who. Those roots explain a lot about how Bachman–Turner Overdrive arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Three Dog Night, James Gang, The Edgar Winter Group, Triumph and Billy Squier, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Candlemass, Elliott Yamin, Tom Morello, The Donnas and Rush, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Bachman–Turner Overdrive, reaching back through Buffalo Springfield and forward to Candlemass. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Bachman–Turner OverdriveBuffalo SpringfieldNeil YoungYesThin LizzyThe Guess WhoCandlemassElliott YaminTom MorelloThe DonnasRushThin LizzyThree Dog NightJames GangThe Edgar Winter GroupTriumphBilly SquierThe J. Geils BandJefferson StarshipTed Nugent

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive connections

Bachman–Turner Overdrive grew out of Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Yes and Thin Lizzy, shares an orbit with Three Dog Night, James Gang, The Edgar Winter Group and Triumph, went on to shape Candlemass, Elliott Yamin, Tom Morello and The Donnas. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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