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Bad English is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Babys and Journey. Those roots explain a lot about how Bad English arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Damn Yankees, Night Ranger, Firehouse, Great White and Dare, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ozzy Osbourne, Bobby Kimball, Eddie Money, Styx and The Dead Daisies, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Bad English, reaching back through The Babys and forward to Ozzy Osbourne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bad English was an American–English hard rock supergroup band formed in Los Angeles in 1987. It reunited Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in the Babys, along with Journey guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo. The band is known for their hit single "When I See You Smile", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1989.
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Bad English connections
Bad English grew out of The Babys and Journey, shares an orbit with Damn Yankees, Night Ranger, Firehouse and Great White, went on to shape Ozzy Osbourne, Bobby Kimball, Eddie Money and Styx. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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