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Cheap Trick is a Punk rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and Sex Pistols. Those roots explain a lot about how Cheap Trick arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J. Geils Band, Boston, Billy Squier, Night Ranger and Foghat, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Simple Plan, Pixies and Foo Fighters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 104 connections around Cheap Trick, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Mötley Crüe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Cheap Trick connections
Cheap Trick grew out of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and The Doors, shares an orbit with The J. Geils Band, Boston, Billy Squier and Night Ranger, went on to shape Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Simple Plan and Pixies. 104 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Cheap Trick
Sounds and acts that shaped Cheap Trick.
- The Beatlesartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- The Doorsartist
- Sex Pistolsartist
- The Whoartist
- The Velvet Undergroundartist
- The Beach Boysartist
- The Kinksartist
- The Yardbirdsartist
- The Stoogesartist
- T. Rexartist
- Roy Woodartist
- The Moveartist
- Nazzartist
- Survivorartist
- Kansasartist
- Steve Albiniartist
- Daryl Hallartist
- Soul Asylumartist
- Lovely Ritaartist
- Sladeartist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- Big Starartist
- Geoff Emerickartist
- Alan Lancasterartist
- King's Xartist
- Fuseartist
- Delta Raeartist
- Cold Chiselartist
- Rock Cityartist
- Squeezeartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Alex Chiltonartist
- The Motorsartist
- Cakeartist
Artists similar to Cheap Trick
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Cheap Trick.
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Bostonartist
- Billy Squierartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Foghatartist
- Triumphartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Journeyartist
- The Knackartist
- Sweetartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Kissartist
- Ace Frehleyartist
- UFOartist
- The Carsartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Great Whiteartist
- Def Leppardartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Badfingerartist
- Poisonartist
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- The Babysartist
- James Gangartist
- Quiet Riotartist
Bands Cheap Trick shaped
Where the influence of Cheap Trick travelled next.
- Mötley Crüeartist
- Skid Rowartist
- Simple Planartist
- Pixiesartist
- Foo Fightersartist
- Goo Goo Dollsartist
- Green Dayartist
- Femme Fataleartist
- Joan Osborneartist
- Dwight Yoakamartist
- Steve Jonesartist
- Pataartist
- The Runawaysartist
- Unionartist
- A Little Bit Longerartist
- Buzz Osborneartist
- Nick Valensiartist
- Propagandhiartist
- Have a Nice Dayartist
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- Pinhead Gunpowderartist
- Local Hartist
- Super Black Market Clashartist
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- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
- The Anniversaryartist
- Tal Bachmanartist
- Hackensaw Boysartist
- John Rzeznikartist
- UFOartist
- The Trewsartist
- Ryan Cabreraartist
- Tommy Leeartist
- Tim Christensenartist
- Billy Corganartist
- Meat Loafartist
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