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Next is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of You're Still the One, Kurtis Blow, My All, The Writing's on the Wall and Red Rat. Those roots explain a lot about how Next arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joe, Jaheim, Donell Jones, Blackstreet and Tyrese, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Simon Webbe, Scott Walker and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Next, reaching back through You're Still the One and forward to Simon Webbe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Next connections
Next grew out of You're Still the One, Kurtis Blow, My All and The Writing's on the Wall, shares an orbit with Joe, Jaheim, Donell Jones and Blackstreet, went on to shape Simon Webbe, Scott Walker and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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