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Mr. Big

Mr. Big is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kansas, Extreme, Free, Nick D'Virgilio and Mägo de Oz. Those roots explain a lot about how Mr. Big arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Extreme, Whitesnake, Damn Yankees, Tesla and Europe, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Crush 40, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Mr. Big, reaching back through Kansas and forward to Crush 40. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mr. BigKansasExtremeFreeNick D'VirgilioMägo de OzCrush 40ExtremeWhitesnakeDamn YankeesTeslaEuropeNight RangerGreat WhiteBad English

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Mr. Big connections

Mr. Big grew out of Kansas, Extreme, Free and Nick D'Virgilio, shares an orbit with Extreme, Whitesnake, Damn Yankees and Tesla, went on to shape Crush 40. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Mr. Big

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped Mr. Big.

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Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mr. Big.

Bands Mr. Big shaped

Legacy1

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