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Dramarama is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of New York Dolls and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Dramarama arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Smithereens, Matthew Sweet, World Party, Cracker and The Alarm, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lucky Boys Confusion and Halford, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Dramarama, reaching back through New York Dolls and forward to Lucky Boys Confusion. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dramarama is an American, New Jersey–based alternative rock/power pop band, who later moved to Los Angeles. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1's Bands Reunited.
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Dramarama connections
Dramarama grew out of New York Dolls and The Beatles, shares an orbit with The Smithereens, Matthew Sweet, World Party and Cracker, went on to shape Lucky Boys Confusion and Halford. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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