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Girlschool is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of The Police, Adrian Gurvitz, Gary Glitter, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and Eddie Clarke. Those roots explain a lot about how Girlschool arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angel Witch, Diamond Head, Holocaust, Lee Aaron and Alcatrazz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Donnas, Motörhead, Eddie Clarke and The Go-Go's, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Girlschool, reaching back through The Police and forward to The Donnas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Girlschool connections
Girlschool grew out of The Police, Adrian Gurvitz, Gary Glitter and No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, shares an orbit with Angel Witch, Diamond Head, Holocaust and Lee Aaron, went on to shape The Donnas, Motörhead, Eddie Clarke and The Go-Go's. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Girlschool
Sounds and acts that shaped Girlschool.
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- Phil Taylorartist
- Motörheadartist
- Uriah Heepartist
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- Black Sabbathartist
- Rushartist
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- Rainbowartist
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