◇ image via WikipediaMichael Sweet
Michael Sweet is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of John Wetton, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Van Halen. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Sweet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stryper, Kutless, Newsboys, Saigon Kick and Tesla, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ratt, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Ann Wilson and Sammy Hagar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Michael Sweet, reaching back through John Wetton and forward to Ratt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Michael Sweet connections
Michael Sweet grew out of John Wetton, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe and Poison, shares an orbit with Stryper, Kutless, Newsboys and Saigon Kick, went on to shape Ratt, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot and Ann Wilson. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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