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James Dean Bradfield

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James Dean Bradfield is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of 808 State, The Clash, Guns N' Roses and Victor Jara. Those roots explain a lot about how James Dean Bradfield arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, Ash, Ocean Colour Scene and Richard Hawley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Cardigans, Herbert Grönemeyer, Impossible Princess, 808 State and Massive Attack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around James Dean Bradfield, reaching back through 808 State and forward to The Cardigans. 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
James Dean Bradfield808 StateThe ClashGuns N' RosesVictor JaraThe CardigansHerbert GrönemeyerImpossible Princess808 StateMassive AttackTom JonesPublic Service Broad…The ProclaimersManic Street PreachersCatatoniaAshOcean Colour SceneRichard HawleyCastShed SevenThe Seahorses

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James Dean Bradfield connections

James Dean Bradfield grew out of 808 State, The Clash, Guns N' Roses and Victor Jara, shares an orbit with Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, Ash and Ocean Colour Scene, went on to shape The Cardigans, Herbert Grönemeyer, Impossible Princess and 808 State. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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