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Mike Watt is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Milo Goes to College, Mark Sandman, D. Boon, Dave Pirner and Sublime. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike Watt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Firehose, J Mascis, Minutemen, Frank Black and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Foo Fighters, Porno for Pyros, Sonic Youth, Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Daydream Nation, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Mike Watt, reaching back through Milo Goes to College and forward to Foo Fighters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Mike Watt connections
Mike Watt grew out of Milo Goes to College, Mark Sandman, D. Boon and Dave Pirner, shares an orbit with Firehose, J Mascis, Minutemen and Frank Black, went on to shape Foo Fighters, Porno for Pyros, Sonic Youth and Blood Sugar Sex Magik. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mike Watt
Sounds and acts that shaped Mike Watt.
- Milo Goes to Collegeartist
- Mark Sandmanartist
- D. Boonartist
- Dave Pirnerartist
- Sublimeartist
- Nels Clineartist
- The Ampsartist
- James Jamersonartist
- The Stoogesartist
- Geezer Butlerartist
- Dave Alexanderartist
- The Germsartist
- Ron Ashetonartist
- T. Rexartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Creedence Clearwater Revivalartist
- Madonnaartist
- Captain Beefheartartist
Artists similar to Mike Watt
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mike Watt.
- Firehoseartist
- J Mascisartist
- Minutemenartist
- Frank Blackartist
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosionartist
- Afghan Whigsartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- Soul Coughingartist
- Camper Van Beethovenartist
- Porno for Pyrosartist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- Superchunkartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- R.E.M.artist
- Pixiesartist
- dEUSartist
- Paul Westerbergartist
- Rocket from the Cryptartist
- Crackerartist
- Throwing Musesartist
- Dead Boysartist
Bands Mike Watt shaped
Where the influence of Mike Watt travelled next.
- Foo Fightersartist
- Porno for Pyrosartist
- Sonic Youthartist
- Blood Sugar Sex Magikartist
- Daydream Nationartist
- Fleaartist
- Red Hot Chili Peppersartist
- Henry Rollinsartist
- Eddie Vedderartist
- J Mascisartist
- Frank Blackartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Soul Asylumartist
- Jane's Addictionartist
- Beastie Boysartist
- Screaming Treesartist
- Dave Grohlartist
- Pearl Jamartist
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