◇ image via WikipediaFoo Fighters
Foo Fighters is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Black Sabbath, The Clash, Lenny Kravitz and Pixies. Those roots explain a lot about how Foo Fighters arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell, Velvet Revolver, Royal Blood and Incubus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Horses, Sum 41, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects and Cartel, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 157 connections around Foo Fighters, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Horses. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Foo Fighters connections
Foo Fighters grew out of The Beatles, Black Sabbath, The Clash and Lenny Kravitz, shares an orbit with Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell, Velvet Revolver and Royal Blood, went on to shape Horses, Sum 41, Simple Plan and The All-American Rejects. 157 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Foo Fighters
Sounds and acts that shaped Foo Fighters.
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- Black Sabbathartist
- The Clashartist
- Lenny Kravitzartist
- Pixiesartist
- Sonic Youthartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
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- The Carsartist
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- The Germsartist
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- Girls Against Boysartist
- Jimmie Vaughanartist
- Mike Wattartist
- No Use for a Nameartist
- Shadow of the Dayartist
- Andrew W.K.artist
- Unleashedartist
- Alex Gartist
- Oh Loveartist
- The Bird and the Beeartist
- Anyoneartist
- Kids in Americaartist
- Jim Lindbergartist
- Mission of Burmaartist
- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakesartist
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- The Ampsartist
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- Gunartist
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- Screamartist
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- Never Gonna Give You Upartist
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- The Soundsartist
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- Butch Vigartist
- Gary Clark Jr.artist
- Brittany Howardartist
- Bob Mouldartist
- Have a Cigarartist
- Greg Kurstinartist
Artists similar to Foo Fighters
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Foo Fighters.
- Them Crooked Vulturesartist
- Chris Cornellartist
- Velvet Revolverartist
- Royal Bloodartist
- Incubusartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Temple of the Dogartist
- Green Dayartist
- Collective Soulartist
- Local Hartist
- Creedartist
- Wolfmotherartist
- Hoobastankartist
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- Everclearartist
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- Jimmy Eat Worldartist
- The Offspringartist
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- Nickelbackartist
- Alice in Chainsartist
- Fuelartist
- Alter Bridgeartist
- Museartist
- Screaming Treesartist
- R.E.M.artist
- Jerry Cantrellartist
- Blind Melonartist
- Feederartist
Bands Foo Fighters shaped
Where the influence of Foo Fighters travelled next.
- Horsesartist
- Sum 41artist
- Simple Planartist
- The All-American Rejectsartist
- Cartelartist
- Third Eye Blindartist
- 3 Doors Downartist
- Try Thisartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- My Morning Jacketartist
- Scandalartist
- The Cribsartist
- While She Sleepsartist
- Cloakroomartist
- Bodyjarartist
- Cherry Bombartist
- Baysideartist
- Set Your Goalsartist
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- Zeds Deadartist
- Dora Jarartist
- We Are the Oceanartist
- Ana Johnssonartist
- The Linda Lindasartist
- Silversun Pickupsartist
- Scala & Kolacny Brothersartist
- Infected Mushroomartist
- The Joy Formidableartist
- Hey Violetartist
- Dinosaur Pile-Upartist
- IDLESartist
- Paramoreartist
- Corey Taylorartist
- American Hi-Fiartist
- Afghan Whigsartist
- The Jealous Soundartist
- Thirsty Mercartist
- Loserartist
- The Nearly Deadsartist
- The Feelersartist
- Kisschasyartist
- Jebediahartist
- Gyroscopeartist
- Sanctus Realartist
- Intwineartist
- Casinoartist
- Cherri Bombartist
- Moments In Graceartist
- Evermoreartist
- Florence + the Machineartist
- Jimmy Eat Worldartist
- Tenacious Dartist
- Dami Imartist
- Biffy Clyroartist
- Nina Nesbittartist
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