◇ image via WikipediaBig Wreck
Big Wreck is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Eric Johnson, The Tragically Hip, The Cars and Sting. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Wreck arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thornley, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts, Matthew Good and Collective Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Watchmen, Nickelback, Billy Talent, Thornley and Theory of a Deadman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Big Wreck, reaching back through Eric Johnson and forward to The Watchmen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Big Wreck are a Canadian rock band formed by Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992. The band was rounded out with David Henning and Forrest Williams. They disbanded in 2003 and Ian Thornley pursued a solo career with his own band Thornley. In 2010, Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty reunited for a cross-Canada tour, playing both Big Wreck and Thornley songs. In 2012, under the name Big Wreck, the band released their third studio album, Albatross. The band has since released the albums Ghosts in 2014, Grace Street in 2017, ...But for the Sun in 2019, 7 in 2023, and The Rest of the Story in 2025.
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Big Wreck connections
Big Wreck grew out of Eric Johnson, The Tragically Hip, The Cars and Sting, shares an orbit with Thornley, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts and Matthew Good, went on to shape The Watchmen, Nickelback, Billy Talent and Thornley. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Big Wreck
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