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Men at Work

Alternative rock
Alternative rockReggaeRock

Men at Work is a Alternative rock and Reggae act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Mondo Rock and Madison Avenue. Those roots explain a lot about how Men at Work arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Fixx, Spandau Ballet, Huey Lewis & The News, Hall & Oates and Oingo Boingo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ninja Sex Party, Antis, INXS and Lazlo Bane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Men at Work, reaching back through Mondo Rock and forward to Ninja Sex Party. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Men at WorkMondo RockMadison AvenueNinja Sex PartyAntisINXSLazlo BaneThe FixxSpandau BalletHuey Lewis & The NewsHall & OatesOingo BoingoThompson TwinsWang ChungBilly Idol

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Men at Work connections

Men at Work grew out of Mondo Rock and Madison Avenue, shares an orbit with The Fixx, Spandau Ballet, Huey Lewis & The News and Hall & Oates, went on to shape Ninja Sex Party, Antis, INXS and Lazlo Bane. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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