◇ image via WikipediaColonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Zombie Nation and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how Colonel Abrams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Change, Sharon Redd, D Train, S.O.S. Band and Midnight Star, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boards of Canada, Never Gonna Give You Up and Rick Astley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Colonel Abrams, reaching back through Zombie Nation and forward to Boards of Canada. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Colonel Abrams was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
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Colonel Abrams connections
Colonel Abrams grew out of Zombie Nation and Prince, shares an orbit with Change, Sharon Redd, D Train and S.O.S. Band, went on to shape Boards of Canada, Never Gonna Give You Up and Rick Astley. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Colonel Abrams
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Artists similar to Colonel Abrams
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- Sharon Reddartist
- D Trainartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Midnight Starartist
- Shalamarartist
- Pebblesartist
- The Whispersartist
- Ashford & Simpsonartist
- Joyce Simsartist
- Stacy Lattisawartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Cheryl Lynnartist
- Skyyartist
- Linxartist
- Patrice Rushenartist
- Imaginationartist
- Nu Shoozartist
- Kashifartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- The Timeartist
- Womack & Womackartist
- First Choiceartist
- Jaki Grahamartist
- Jeffrey Osborneartist
- Dan Hartmanartist
- Joe Smoothartist
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