◇ image via WikipediaLeslie West
Leslie West is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of The Rascals, Pat Travers Band, 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, Taste, Snowy White and Popa Chubby, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Marshall Tucker Band, Randy Rhoads, Martin Barre, Johnny Ramone and Slash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Leslie West, reaching back through The Rascals and forward to The Marshall Tucker Band. 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 The Rascals, Pat Travers Band, Cream and Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with Mountain, Little Hurricane, Taste and Snowy White, went on to shape The Marshall Tucker Band, Randy Rhoads, Martin Barre and Johnny Ramone. 48 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
- Tasteartist
- Snowy Whiteartist
- Popa Chubbyartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Pat Travers Bandartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Chicken Shackartist
- Michael Burksartist
- Peter Greenartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Humble Pieartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- Roy Buchananartist
- Freeartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Journeyartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- ZZ Topartist
Bands Leslie West shaped
Where the influence of Leslie West travelled next.
- The Marshall Tucker Bandartist
- Randy Rhoadsartist
- Martin Barreartist
- Johnny Ramoneartist
- Slashartist
- Zakk Wyldeartist
- Dee Sniderartist
- Brian Mayartist
- Geezer Butlerartist
- Peter Framptonartist
- Joe Satrianiartist
- Neal Schonartist
- David Coverdaleartist
- Vernon Reidartist
- Tom Morelloartist
- Joe Bonamassaartist
- Aynsley Dunbarartist
- Joe Hasselvanderartist
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