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Powderfinger is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf and Rodríguez. Those roots explain a lot about how Powderfinger arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eskimo Joe, Cold Chisel, Grinspoon, Hunters & Collectors and Jebediah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Silverchair, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Gnecco, WAAX and Kisschasy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Powderfinger, reaching back through The Rolling Stones and forward to Silverchair. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer Jon Coghill. The group's third studio album Internationalist peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1998. They followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row: Odyssey Number Five, Vulture Street, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence and Golden Rule. Their top-ten hit singles are "My Happiness" (2000), "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003) and "Lost and Running" (2007). Powderfinger earned a total of eighteen ARIA Awards, making them the second-most-awarded band, behind Silverchair. Ten Powderfinger albums and DVDs certified multiple-platinum, with Odyssey Number Five—their most successful album—achieving eightfold platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units.
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Powderfinger connections
Powderfinger grew out of The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Steppenwolf, shares an orbit with Eskimo Joe, Cold Chisel, Grinspoon and Hunters & Collectors, went on to shape Silverchair, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Gnecco and WAAX. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Powderfinger
Sounds and acts that shaped Powderfinger.
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Artists similar to Powderfinger
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Powderfinger.
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