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Electric Six is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Wild Bunch, The White Stripes, Jack White, Queen and Freddie Mercury. Those roots explain a lot about how Electric Six arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eagles of Death Metal, Bloodhound Gang, The Presidents of the United States of America, Jet and Ash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brendan Benson and Flogging Molly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Electric Six, reaching back through The Wild Bunch and forward to Brendan Benson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Electric Six is an American rock band formed in Detroit in 1996. They are known for combining elements of rock, disco, garage rock, metal, new wave, and punk rock. Since achieving widespread recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", they have released 20 studio albums, two rarities albums, one live album and one live DVD. Each band member is given a unique stage name. The line-up has undergone changes over the years: co-founder, lead vocalist, and primary songwriter Dick Valentine has been the only constant member. The current line-up consists of Valentine, lead guitarist Johnny Na$hinal, keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Herb S. Flavourings, drummer Dr. Jay and bassist Mr. Poison.
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Electric Six connections
Electric Six grew out of The Wild Bunch, The White Stripes, Jack White and Queen, shares an orbit with Eagles of Death Metal, Bloodhound Gang, The Presidents of the United States of America and Jet, went on to shape Brendan Benson and Flogging Molly. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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