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Dead or Alive is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Nick Kamen, Julian Cope, That's the Way (I Like It), Sham 69 and Wire. Those roots explain a lot about how Dead or Alive arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thompson Twins, ABC, Bronski Beat, Stacey Q and Kim Wilde, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Neon Nights, The Sun Always Shines on T.V., Dope, Brigitte Calls Me Baby and The Mission, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Dead or Alive, reaching back through Nick Kamen and forward to Neon Nights. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dead or Alive connections
Dead or Alive grew out of Nick Kamen, Julian Cope, That's the Way (I Like It) and Sham 69, shares an orbit with Thompson Twins, ABC, Bronski Beat and Stacey Q, went on to shape Neon Nights, The Sun Always Shines on T.V., Dope and Brigitte Calls Me Baby. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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