◇ image via WikipediaParni Valjak
Parni Valjak is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bijelo Dugme, Prljavo Kazalište, The Platters and Ekatarina Velika. Those roots explain a lot about how Parni Valjak arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Prljavo Kazalište, Crvena Jabuka, Daleka Obala, Tony Cetinski and Severina, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yugoton and Nina Badrić, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Parni Valjak, reaching back through Bijelo Dugme and forward to Yugoton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Parni Valjak is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1975. They were one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and have maintained large popularity in all former Yugoslav republics after the breakup of the country.
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Parni Valjak connections
Parni Valjak grew out of Bijelo Dugme, Prljavo Kazalište, The Platters and Ekatarina Velika, shares an orbit with Prljavo Kazalište, Crvena Jabuka, Daleka Obala and Tony Cetinski, went on to shape Yugoton and Nina Badrić. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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