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Extreme is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of King's X, Queen, Living Colour, Dweezil Zappa and Pat Travers Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Extreme arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tesla, Poison, Damn Yankees, Great White and Def Leppard, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thunder, Marissa Nadler, Van Halen, King's X and Ratt, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Extreme, reaching back through King's X and forward to Thunder. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Extreme is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They have released six studio albums, two EPs and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide.
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Extreme connections
Extreme grew out of King's X, Queen, Living Colour and Dweezil Zappa, shares an orbit with Tesla, Poison, Damn Yankees and Great White, went on to shape Thunder, Marissa Nadler, Van Halen and King's X. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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