◇ image via WikipediaCarl and the Passions – "So Tough"
Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" is a House and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Traffic, The Band and Stephen Stills. Those roots explain a lot about how Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Saint Etienne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Carl and the Passions – "So Tough", reaching back through Traffic and forward to Saint Etienne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released May 15, 1972 on Brother/Reprise. The album is a significant musical departure for the band and is the first to feature the Flames' Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar as additions to their official line-up. Band member Bruce Johnston left the group during the album's recording. It sold poorly and was met with lukewarm reviews, but later gained stature as a cult favorite among fans.
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Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" grew out of Traffic, The Band and Stephen Stills, went on to shape Saint Etienne. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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