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Meat Loaf is a Heavy metal and Progressive rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ben E. King, Ted Nugent, Todd Rundgren and Cheap Trick. Those roots explain a lot about how Meat Loaf arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Boston, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Whitesnake, Journey and Cliff Richard, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Boyzone, 21st Century Breakdown, Marry the Night, Saliva and All That She Wants, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Meat Loaf, reaching back through Sister Rosetta Tharpe and forward to Boyzone. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Meat Loaf connections
Meat Loaf grew out of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ben E. King, Ted Nugent and Todd Rundgren, shares an orbit with Boston, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Whitesnake and Journey, went on to shape Boyzone, 21st Century Breakdown, Marry the Night and Saliva. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Meat Loaf
Sounds and acts that shaped Meat Loaf.
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- John 5artist
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- John Parrartist
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- Orleansartist
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- Little Stevenartist
- Frank Farianartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- The Whoartist
- The Stoogesartist
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- The Grateful Deadartist
- Richie Havensartist
- Bob Segerartist
- Alice Cooperartist
- Rare Earthartist
Artists similar to Meat Loaf
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Meat Loaf.
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- Journeyartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Billy Squierartist
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- John Parrartist
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- Thunderartist
- Billy Joelartist
- Phil Collinsartist
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- Eddie Moneyartist
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