◇ image via WikipediaLeslie West
Leslie West is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Pat Travers Band, The Rascals, Cream, Marvin Gaye and Bo Diddley. Those roots explain a lot about how Leslie West arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mountain, Little Hurricane, Snowy White, Sammy Hagar and Pat Travers Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joe Hasselvander, Aynsley Dunbar, Neal Schon, David Coverdale and Joe Bonamassa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Leslie West, reaching back through Pat Travers Band and forward to Joe Hasselvander. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Leslie West connections
Leslie West grew out of Pat Travers Band, The Rascals, Cream and Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with Mountain, Little Hurricane, Snowy White and Sammy Hagar, went on to shape Joe Hasselvander, Aynsley Dunbar, Neal Schon and David Coverdale. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Leslie West
Sounds and acts that shaped Leslie West.
Artists similar to Leslie West
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Leslie West.
- Mountainartist
- Little Hurricaneartist
- Snowy Whiteartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Pat Travers Bandartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Chicken Shackartist
- Michael Burksartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Humble Pieartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- Freeartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Journeyartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- ZZ Topartist
Bands Leslie West shaped
Where the influence of Leslie West travelled next.
- Joe Hasselvanderartist
- Aynsley Dunbarartist
- Neal Schonartist
- David Coverdaleartist
- Joe Bonamassaartist
- The Marshall Tucker Bandartist
- Tom Morelloartist
- Randy Rhoadsartist
- Vernon Reidartist
- Martin Barreartist
- Johnny Ramoneartist
- Slashartist
- Zakk Wyldeartist
- Dee Sniderartist
- Brian Mayartist
- Geezer Butlerartist
- Peter Framptonartist
- Joe Satrianiartist
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