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Legião Urbana is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Joy Division, The Smiths and U2. Those roots explain a lot about how Legião Urbana arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Engenheiros Do Hawaii, Os Paralamas Do Sucesso, Capital Inicial, Titãs and Barão Vermelho, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Capital Inicial, Os Mutantes, Titãs, Os Paralamas Do Sucesso and Barão Vermelho, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Legião Urbana, reaching back through Joy Division and forward to Capital Inicial. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Legião Urbana was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo, Dado Villa-Lobos (guitar), Renato Rocha (bass), and Marcelo Bonfá. Rocha left the band in 1989, and the band continued as a trio until their disbandment, with Russo becoming the band's de facto bassist after Rocha's departure. Following Rocha's death in 2015, Villa-Lobos and Bonfá are the last surviving members of the band's principal lineup.
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Legião Urbana connections
Legião Urbana grew out of Joy Division, The Smiths and U2, shares an orbit with Engenheiros Do Hawaii, Os Paralamas Do Sucesso, Capital Inicial and Titãs, went on to shape Capital Inicial, Os Mutantes, Titãs and Os Paralamas Do Sucesso. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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