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Foreigner is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Player, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Night Ranger, Peter Frampton and Dio. Those roots explain a lot about how Foreigner arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Journey, Boston, Loverboy, Billy Squier and Night Ranger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlie, The Outfield, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Journey and Alison Krauss, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 69 connections around Foreigner, reaching back through Player and forward to Charlie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Foreigner connections
Foreigner grew out of Player, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Night Ranger and Peter Frampton, shares an orbit with Journey, Boston, Loverboy and Billy Squier, went on to shape Charlie, The Outfield, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Journey. 69 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Foreigner
Sounds and acts that shaped Foreigner.
- Playerartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Peter Framptonartist
- Dioartist
- Kansasartist
- Small Facesartist
- Lose Yourselfartist
- Sin After Sinartist
- Bobby Kimballartist
- Luis Enriqueartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Don Felderartist
- King Crimsonartist
- Johnny Hallydayartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Black Sheepartist
- Gary Wrightartist
Artists similar to Foreigner
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Foreigner.
- Journeyartist
- Bostonartist
- Loverboyartist
- Billy Squierartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Def Leppardartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- The Carsartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Europeartist
- Totoartist
- Hall & Oatesartist
- Triumphartist
- John Mellencampartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Foghatartist
- Starshipartist
- Bad Englishartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Lynyrd Skynyrdartist
Bands Foreigner shaped
Where the influence of Foreigner travelled next.
- Charlieartist
- The Outfieldartist
- Trans-Siberian Orchestraartist
- Journeyartist
- Alison Kraussartist
- Katrina and the Wavesartist
- Paul Di'Annoartist
- Trevor Hornartist
- Astrid Sartist
- Tina Arenaartist
- Ane Brunartist
- Geoff Downesartist
- Memoirs of an Imperfect Angelartist
- Technical Ecstasyartist
- 90125artist
- Don't You Wanna Stayartist
- Julio Iglesiasartist
- Petraartist
- Bad Companyartist
- Tessanne Chinartist
- Frankie Millerartist
- Los Secretosartist
- The Night Flight Orchestraartist
- Bryan Adamsartist
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