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Sweet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Archies, The Who, The Monkees, The Hollies and The Lovin' Spoonful. 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, Jeff Waters, Heathen, Andy Gibb and Gabriella Cilmi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Sweet, reaching back through The Archies 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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Sweet connections
Sweet grew out of The Archies, The Who, The Monkees and The Hollies, shares an orbit with Slade, Mud, Mott the Hoople and Bay City Rollers, went on to shape Tifa, Jeff Waters, Heathen and Andy Gibb. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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