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Dead or Alive

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Dead or Alive is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Nick Kamen, Julian Cope, Sham 69, Wire and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. Those roots explain a lot about how Dead or Alive arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Culture Club, Thompson Twins, ABC, Naked Eyes and Bronski Beat, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dope, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, The Mission, Kylie Minogue and Flo Rida, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Dead or Alive, reaching back through Nick Kamen and forward to Dope. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Dead or AliveNick KamenJulian CopeSham 69WireSimon Dupree and the…KC and the Sunshine …Culture ClubBoy GeorgeDopeBrigitte Calls Me BabyThe MissionKylie MinogueFlo RidaKylieRed Blooded WomanBlueCulture ClubThompson TwinsABCNaked EyesBronski BeatStacey QKim WildePet Shop Boys

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Dead or Alive connections

Dead or Alive grew out of Nick Kamen, Julian Cope, Sham 69 and Wire, shares an orbit with Culture Club, Thompson Twins, ABC and Naked Eyes, went on to shape Dope, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, The Mission and Kylie Minogue. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Dead or Alive

Roots10

Sounds and acts that shaped Dead or Alive.

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