◇ image via WikipediaPete Townshend
Pete Townshend is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Dick Dale, Allen Klein, Alison Moyet, Marty Robbins and Lucio Battisti. Those roots explain a lot about how Pete Townshend arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J. Geils Band, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Traffic, Robert Plant and Faces, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Simonon, Mike McCready, Nursery Cryme, Peter Banks and The Headless Children, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Pete Townshend, reaching back through Dick Dale and forward to Paul Simonon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Pete Townshend connections
Pete Townshend grew out of Dick Dale, Allen Klein, Alison Moyet and Marty Robbins, shares an orbit with The J. Geils Band, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Traffic and Robert Plant, went on to shape Paul Simonon, Mike McCready, Nursery Cryme and Peter Banks. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pete Townshend
Sounds and acts that shaped Pete Townshend.
- Dick Daleartist
- Allen Kleinartist
- Alison Moyetartist
- Marty Robbinsartist
- Lucio Battistiartist
- Carl Wilsonartist
- Sandy Dennyartist
- Electronica 2: The Heart of Noiseartist
- See My Friendsartist
- S.F. Sorrowartist
- The English Beatartist
- Robbie Bashoartist
- Roy Harperartist
- David Gilmourartist
- Dionartist
- The Kinksartist
- Acker Bilkartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- The Shadowsartist
- James Brownartist
- Keith Richardsartist
- Brian Jonesartist
- Charlie Wattsartist
- Joe Walshartist
- Dion DiMucciartist
- Mose Allisonartist
Artists similar to Pete Townshend
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pete Townshend.
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Trafficartist
- Robert Plantartist
- Facesartist
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Dave Masonartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- James Gangartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Billy Squierartist
- Three Dog Nightartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- Lindsey Buckinghamartist
- The Yardbirdsartist
- Sweetartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
Bands Pete Townshend shaped
Where the influence of Pete Townshend travelled next.
- Paul Simononartist
- Mike McCreadyartist
- Nursery Crymeartist
- Peter Banksartist
- The Headless Childrenartist
- The Bestartist
- Bettye LaVetteartist
- Electronica 1: The Time Machineartist
- Damned Damned Damnedartist
- The Acid Queenartist
- Joe Purdyartist
- Foy Vanceartist
- Greta Van Fleetartist
- Pearl Jamartist
- Minor Threatartist
- Prefab Sproutartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- Jim Capaldiartist
- Mick Jaggerartist
- Brian Enoartist
- Alex Lifesonartist
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