◇ image via WikipediaJoe Jackson
Joe Jackson is a Jazz and Punk rock act. Their catalogue also touches Ska. Their sound grew out of Steve Vai, Graham Parker, Too Low for Zero, Elvis Costello and Cab Calloway. Those roots explain a lot about how Joe Jackson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Squeeze, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Elvis Costello, The Cars and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Green Day, Smash Mouth, The Clarks, Maxeen and The B-52's, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Joe Jackson, reaching back through Steve Vai and forward to Green Day. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Joe Jackson connections
Joe Jackson grew out of Steve Vai, Graham Parker, Too Low for Zero and Elvis Costello, shares an orbit with Squeeze, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Elvis Costello and The Cars, went on to shape Green Day, Smash Mouth, The Clarks and Maxeen. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Joe Jackson
Sounds and acts that shaped Joe Jackson.
Artists similar to Joe Jackson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Joe Jackson.
- Squeezeartist
- Elvis Costello & The Attractionsartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- The Carsartist
- Frankie Goes to Hollywoodartist
- The Fixxartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- The Boomtown Ratsartist
- The Jamartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- The Knackartist
- ABCartist
- Ultravoxartist
- Lloyd Coleartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Paul Wellerartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- The Smithereensartist
- Prefab Sproutartist
- World Partyartist
- Donald Fagenartist
Bands Joe Jackson shaped
Where the influence of Joe Jackson travelled next.
- Green Dayartist
- Smash Mouthartist
- The Clarksartist
- Maxeenartist
- The B-52'sartist
- Ben Foldsartist
- Todd Rundgrenartist
- Sussan Deyhimartist
- Marianne Faithfullartist
- The Toastersartist
- It's Gonna Be Meartist
- Luca Prodanartist
- Steady, As She Goesartist
- The Matchesartist
- Sugar Rayartist
- Silversun Pickupsartist
- I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND MEartist
- The Smileartist
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