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John 5

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

John 5 is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Buck Owens, Albert Lee, Kidneythieves, David Lee Roth and Jim Root. Those roots explain a lot about how John 5 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani, Rob Zombie and Dope, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Lee Roth, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and Mötley Crüe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around John 5, reaching back through Buck Owens and forward to Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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
John 5Buck OwensAlbert LeeKidneythievesDavid Lee RothJim RootRoy ClarkThe MonkeesKissLynyrd SkynyrdDavid Lee RothMarilyn MansonRob ZombieMötley CrüeAlbert LeeSteve VaiJoe SatrianiPaul GilbertMarty FriedmanJoe SatrianiRob ZombieDopeVinnie MooreApocalypticaEmigrate

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John 5 connections

John 5 grew out of Buck Owens, Albert Lee, Kidneythieves and David Lee Roth, shares an orbit with Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani and Rob Zombie, went on to shape Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Lee Roth, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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