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Loose Ends

Loose Ends is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Real Thing, The Jam and Pete Rock. Those roots explain a lot about how Loose Ends arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as S.O.S. Band, Cherrelle, Kashif, Change and Midnight Star, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Caron Wheeler, Pete Rock, Kali Uchis and My All, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Loose Ends, reaching back through The Real Thing and forward to Caron Wheeler. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Loose Ends was a British R&B band that achieved several hit records throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. The trio was formed in London in 1980, initially comprising vocalist and guitarist Carl McIntosh, vocalist Jane Eugene, and keyboard player and vocalist Steve Nichol.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Loose EndsThe Real ThingThe JamPete RockCaron WheelerPete RockKali UchisMy AllS.O.S. BandCherrelleKashifChangeMidnight StarPatrice RushenThe WhispersThe Jones Girls

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Loose Ends connections

Loose Ends grew out of The Real Thing, The Jam and Pete Rock, shares an orbit with S.O.S. Band, Cherrelle, Kashif and Change, went on to shape Caron Wheeler, Pete Rock, Kali Uchis and My All. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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