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Sweet

Sweet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Lovin' Spoonful, The Supremes, Billy Boy Arnold, The Archies and The Who. Those roots explain a lot about how Sweet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slade, Mud, Mott the Hoople, Bay City Rollers and Gary Glitter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tifa, Smokie, Mud, Beatrice and Benny Andersson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Sweet, reaching back through The Lovin' Spoonful and forward to Tifa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Sweet are a British glam rock band who rose to prominence in the 1970s. Their best-known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott and drummer Mick Tucker. As well as having success with singles in the UK and USA, Sweet have sold over 35 million albums worldwide.

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SweetThe Lovin' SpoonfulThe SupremesBilly Boy ArnoldThe ArchiesThe WhoThe MonkeesThe HolliesTifaSmokieMudBeatriceBenny AnderssonPat BenatarThe KLFThe RunawaysSladeMudMott the HoopleBay City RollersGary GlitterThe RubettesManfred Mann's Earth…Steve Harley & Cockn…

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Sweet connections

Sweet grew out of The Lovin' Spoonful, The Supremes, Billy Boy Arnold and The Archies, shares an orbit with Slade, Mud, Mott the Hoople and Bay City Rollers, went on to shape Tifa, Smokie, Mud and Beatrice. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Sweet

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Sweet.

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