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Gene Simmons

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Gene Simmons is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Crown Lands and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Gene Simmons arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Criss, Paul Stanley, Kiss, Ace Frehley and Vinnie Vincent Invasion, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liza Minnelli, Frank Bello, The Runaways, Ningen Isu and Paulo Jr., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Gene Simmons, reaching back through Crown Lands and forward to Liza Minnelli. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Gene SimmonsCrown LandsThe BeatlesLiza MinnelliFrank BelloThe RunawaysNingen IsuPaulo Jr.LordiWendy O. WilliamsNita StraussPeter CrissPaul StanleyKissAce FrehleyVinnie Vincent Invas…Sammy HagarTed NugentAC/DC

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Gene Simmons connections

Gene Simmons grew out of Crown Lands and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Peter Criss, Paul Stanley, Kiss and Ace Frehley, went on to shape Liza Minnelli, Frank Bello, The Runaways and Ningen Isu. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Gene Simmons

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gene Simmons.

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