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Bad Brains is a Hardcore punk and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Gone, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Ramones. Those roots explain a lot about how Bad Brains arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, Reagan Youth, Gang Green and The Teen Idles, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Skindred, Rich Kids on LSD, Charlie Brown Jr., Everything in Time and Blood, Sweat and No Tears, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 100 connections around Bad Brains, reaching back through Gone and forward to Skindred. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bad Brains connections
Bad Brains grew out of Gone, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, shares an orbit with Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, Reagan Youth and Gang Green, went on to shape Skindred, Rich Kids on LSD, Charlie Brown Jr. and Everything in Time. 100 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bad Brains
Sounds and acts that shaped Bad Brains.
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- Return to Foreverartist
- Mahavishnu Orchestraartist
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Artists similar to Bad Brains
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bad Brains.
Bands Bad Brains shaped
Where the influence of Bad Brains travelled next.
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