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Pixies is a Indie rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Neil Young, The Beatles, David Bowie, Sex Pistols and The Who. Those roots explain a lot about how Pixies arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frank Black, Dinosaur Jr., Frank Black and the Catholics, R.E.M. and The Lemonheads, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Smash Mouth, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains and Belly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 140 connections around Pixies, reaching back through Neil Young and forward to Smash Mouth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Pixies connections
Pixies grew out of Neil Young, The Beatles, David Bowie and Sex Pistols, shares an orbit with Frank Black, Dinosaur Jr., Frank Black and the Catholics and R.E.M., went on to shape Smash Mouth, Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Alice in Chains. 140 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pixies
Sounds and acts that shaped Pixies.
- Neil Youngartist
- The Beatlesartist
- David Bowieartist
- Sex Pistolsartist
- The Whoartist
- The Velvet Undergroundartist
- The Beach Boysartist
- The Kinksartist
- The Stoogesartist
- Marc Bolanartist
- Ramonesartist
- The Pretendersartist
- The Carsartist
- Hüsker Düartist
- Cheap Trickartist
- Violent Femmesartist
- Minutemenartist
- The Gun Clubartist
- Richard Hell and the Voidoidsartist
- Mission of Burmaartist
- Dusterartist
- Cultsartist
- Wunderhorseartist
- Peter, Paul and Maryartist
- The Jesus and Mary Chainartist
- Leonard Cohenartist
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- Throwing Musesartist
- Band of Skullsartist
- The Big Moonartist
- Rock Cityartist
- Modest Mouseartist
- Steve Albiniartist
- Bob Mouldartist
Artists similar to Pixies
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pixies.
- Frank Blackartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Frank Black and the Catholicsartist
- R.E.M.artist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Beckartist
- Throwing Musesartist
- Afghan Whigsartist
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- The Strokesartist
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- Radioheadartist
- Placeboartist
- The Cureartist
- Garbageartist
- The Raconteursartist
- Porno for Pyrosartist
- The Smithsartist
- dEUSartist
Bands Pixies shaped
Where the influence of Pixies travelled next.
- Smash Mouthartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Foo Fightersartist
- Alice in Chainsartist
- Bellyartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- White Townartist
- Spoonartist
- Pity Sexartist
- Jay Somartist
- Loomartist
- Drop Nineteensartist
- Local Hartist
- Unfinished Sympathyartist
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- Woodartist
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- Fell in Love with a Girlartist
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- Rideartist
- Radioheadartist
- Modest Mouseartist
- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
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- No Knifeartist
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- Surfer Bloodartist
- Trance to the Sunartist
- Tapes 'n Tapesartist
- Pink Siifuartist
- Treepeopleartist
- Directorartist
- British Sea Powerartist
- Eskimo Joeartist
- Joel Plaskett Emergencyartist
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- Thirsty Mercartist
- Strange Rangerartist
- Earlimartartist
- Reefartist
- deadboy & the Elephantmenartist
- Weathersartist
- Kisschasyartist
- Tin Machineartist
- Alberta Crossartist
- Eiffelartist
- One-Eyed Dollartist
- Los Dynamiteartist
- Déportivoartist
- Thom Yorkeartist
- Pablo Honeyartist
- Jimmy Eat Worldartist
- Nevermindartist
- Hail to the Thiefartist
- Cage the Elephantartist
- Sea Powerartist
- TV on the Radioartist
- The Breedersartist
- Hands to Myselfartist
- Suck It and Seeartist
- Videoclubartist
- Real Estateartist
- The Colour and the Shapeartist
- White Blood Cellsartist
- Is This Itartist
- Clara Lucianiartist
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