◇ image via WikipediaRon "Bumblefoot" Thal
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Elton John, Henry Mancini, Joe Satriani, Dewa and Dino Jelusić. Those roots explain a lot about how Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Marty Friedman, Steve Lukather and Dream Theater, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Zakk Wylde, Devin Townsend, James Murphy, Lita Ford and Fozzy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, reaching back through Elton John and forward to Zakk Wylde. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal grew out of Elton John, Henry Mancini, Joe Satriani and Dewa, shares an orbit with Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Marty Friedman and Steve Lukather, went on to shape Zakk Wylde, Devin Townsend, James Murphy and Lita Ford. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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