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Ric Ocasek is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Brian Baker. Those roots explain a lot about how Ric Ocasek arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Benjamin Orr, The Cars, Quarterflash, Wang Chung and The Raspberries, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Melissa Auf der Maur, Shudder To Think, Motion City Soundtrack, Suicide and Bad Brains, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Ric Ocasek, reaching back through The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and forward to Melissa Auf der Maur. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Richard Theodore Otcasek, known as Ric Ocasek, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo studio albums. Ocasek's 1986 single, "Emotion in Motion", was a top 20 hit in the United States.
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Ric Ocasek connections
Ric Ocasek grew out of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Brian Baker, shares an orbit with Benjamin Orr, The Cars, Quarterflash and Wang Chung, went on to shape Melissa Auf der Maur, Shudder To Think, Motion City Soundtrack and Suicide. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Benjamin Orrartist
- The Carsartist
- Quarterflashartist
- Wang Chungartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- The Fixxartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Ultravoxartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Billy Idolartist
- Berlinartist
- Big Countryartist
- Glass Tigerartist
- The Knackartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- The Boomtown Ratsartist
- Rick Springfieldartist
- Starshipartist
- Greg Kihn Bandartist
- a-haartist
- Flash and the Panartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- The Outfieldartist
- Tears for Fearsartist
- Aldo Novaartist
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