◇ image via WikipediaMarc Bolan
Marc Bolan is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Fred Neil, Donovan, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Mungo Jerry. Those roots explain a lot about how Marc Bolan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slade, Mott the Hoople, Steve Harley, New York Dolls and Sweet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mötley Crüe, U2, The Damned, Pixies and Third Eye Blind, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 67 connections around Marc Bolan, reaching back through Fred Neil and forward to Mötley Crüe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Marc Bolan connections
Marc Bolan grew out of Fred Neil, Donovan, The Who and Jimi Hendrix, shares an orbit with Slade, Mott the Hoople, Steve Harley and New York Dolls, went on to shape Mötley Crüe, U2, The Damned and Pixies. 67 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Marc Bolan
Sounds and acts that shaped Marc Bolan.
Artists similar to Marc Bolan
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Marc Bolan.
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Bands Marc Bolan shaped
Where the influence of Marc Bolan travelled next.
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- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Marsartist
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