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Rich Kids is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Small Faces and The Who. Those roots explain a lot about how Rich Kids arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Adverts, The Undertones, Tom Robinson Band, The Jam and Ian Dury, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ultravox and Visage, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Rich Kids, reaching back through Small Faces and forward to Ultravox. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rich Kids were a short-lived new wave band from London, founded in 1977 by Glen Matlock following his departure from the Sex Pistols. The band also included teenage guitarist Steve New, former Slik and future Ultravox member Midge Ure and Rusty Egan, who both later founded Visage together. They released one album and three singles during their existence, from March 1977 to December 1978.
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Rich Kids grew out of Small Faces and The Who, shares an orbit with The Adverts, The Undertones, Tom Robinson Band and The Jam, went on to shape Ultravox and Visage. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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