◇ image via WikipediaGrant Lee Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Neil Young, Bob Mould, John Stewart, The Doors and Echo & the Bunnymen. Those roots explain a lot about how Grant Lee Buffalo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Buffalo Tom, Afghan Whigs, Mark Lanegan, dEUS and Porno for Pyros, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dean Wareham, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Grant Lee Buffalo, reaching back through Neil Young and forward to Dean Wareham. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Grant Lee Buffalo was an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991 from the dissolution of the earlier band Shiva Burlesque, the group's core lineup consisted of Grant-Lee Phillips, Paul Kimble (bass), and Joey Peters (drums). The band has been noted for their folk-infused rock sound, lyricism, and engagement with American historical and contemporary themes.
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Grant Lee Buffalo connections
Grant Lee Buffalo grew out of Neil Young, Bob Mould, John Stewart and The Doors, shares an orbit with Buffalo Tom, Afghan Whigs, Mark Lanegan and dEUS, went on to shape Dean Wareham. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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