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Girl

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BDance-popFunk

Girl is a Contemporary R&B and Dance-pop act. Their catalogue also touches Funk. Their sound grew out of Lucy. Those roots explain a lot about how Girl arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Def Leppard, Mott the Hoople, Angel Witch, Diamond Head and Kiss, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Def Leppard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Girl, reaching back through Lucy and forward to Def Leppard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Girl were an English glam metal band formed in London in 1979. They split up in 1982 with band members going on to join Def Leppard and L.A. Guns, among others.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
GirlLucyDef LeppardDef LeppardMott the HoopleAngel WitchDiamond HeadKissY&TVinnie Vincent Invas…Quiet Riot

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Girl connections

Girl grew out of Lucy, shares an orbit with Def Leppard, Mott the Hoople, Angel Witch and Diamond Head, went on to shape Def Leppard. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Girl

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Sounds and acts that shaped Girl.

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