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Status Quo is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of The Style Council, Man, Ice in the Sun, Dave Edmunds and Climax Blues Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Status Quo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sweet, Slade, UFO, Dr. Feelgood and Meat Loaf, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The KVB, Death in Vegas, The Bug Club, Black Star and Paul Weller, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 67 connections around Status Quo, reaching back through The Style Council and forward to The KVB. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Status Quo connections
Status Quo grew out of The Style Council, Man, Ice in the Sun and Dave Edmunds, shares an orbit with Sweet, Slade, UFO and Dr. Feelgood, went on to shape The KVB, Death in Vegas, The Bug Club and Black Star. 67 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Status Quo
Sounds and acts that shaped Status Quo.
- The Style Councilartist
- Manartist
- Ice in the Sunartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Climax Blues Bandartist
- Tom Jonesartist
- Steve Winwoodartist
- The Herdartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Rainbowartist
- John Fogertyartist
- Creedence Clearwater Revivalartist
- Dionartist
- The Angelsartist
- Roger Gloverartist
- Scooterartist
- Atomic Roosterartist
- Godley & Cremeartist
Artists similar to Status Quo
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Status Quo.
- Sweetartist
- Sladeartist
- UFOartist
- Dr. Feelgoodartist
- Meat Loafartist
- Mudartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Thunderartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Dave Edmundsartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Mungo Jerryartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Freeartist
- Humble Pieartist
- Rod Stewartartist
- Foghatartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- AC/DCartist
- The Boomtown Ratsartist
- Robert Palmerartist
- Cliff Richardartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- Creedence Clearwater Revivalartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- The Darknessartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Ted Nugentartist
Bands Status Quo shaped
Where the influence of Status Quo travelled next.
- The KVBartist
- Death in Vegasartist
- The Bug Clubartist
- Black Starartist
- Paul Wellerartist
- Camper Van Beethovenartist
- Hushartist
- The Businessartist
- Normaalartist
- Jumping All Over the Worldartist
- Gotthardartist
- Kal P. Dalartist
- Quiet Riotartist
- Thunderartist
- M Peopleartist
- Matthew Tuckartist
- Roy Woodartist
- Jody Watleyartist
- Dennis Strattonartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
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