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Gerard Way is a Rap and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Murder By Death, The Chain Gang of 1974, Judith Hill, Vamps and Bon Jovi. Those roots explain a lot about how Gerard Way arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as My Chemical Romance, Frank Iero, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and The Used, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liza Minnelli and Matt Heafy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Gerard Way, reaching back through Murder By Death 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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Gerard Way connections
Gerard Way grew out of Murder By Death, The Chain Gang of 1974, Judith Hill and Vamps, shares an orbit with My Chemical Romance, Frank Iero, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco, went on to shape Liza Minnelli and Matt Heafy. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gerard Way
Sounds and acts that shaped Gerard Way.
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