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Powderfinger

Powderfinger is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Crowded House, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Steppenwolf. Those roots explain a lot about how Powderfinger arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grinspoon, Birds of Tokyo, Regurgitator, You Am I and The Screaming Jets, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into All Mankind, Silverchair, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Gnecco and WAAX, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Powderfinger, reaching back through Crowded House and forward to All Mankind. 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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PowderfingerCrowded HouseThe Rolling StonesThe DoorsLed ZeppelinSteppenwolfRodríguezNeil YoungNirvanaAll MankindSilverchairHunters & CollectorsJimmy GneccoWAAXKisschasyGrinspoonBirds of TokyoRegurgitatorYou Am IThe Screaming JetsThe WhitlamsThe Living EndThirsty Merc

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Powderfinger connections

Powderfinger grew out of Crowded House, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and Led Zeppelin, shares an orbit with Grinspoon, Birds of Tokyo, Regurgitator and You Am I, went on to shape All Mankind, Silverchair, Hunters & Collectors and Jimmy Gnecco. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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