◇ image via WikipediaT. Rex
T. Rex is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Blue Thumb Records, Morgan Page, John's Children, Steve Harley and Ramones. Those roots explain a lot about how T. Rex arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, Roxy Music and New York Dolls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Damned, Cheap Trick and Manic Street Preachers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 85 connections around T. Rex, reaching back through Blue Thumb Records and forward to Sex Pistols. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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T. Rex connections
T. Rex grew out of Blue Thumb Records, Morgan Page, John's Children and Steve Harley, shares an orbit with Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade and Roxy Music, went on to shape Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Damned and Cheap Trick. 85 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced T. Rex
Sounds and acts that shaped T. Rex.
Artists similar to T. Rex
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with T. Rex.
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Sweetartist
- Sladeartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- New York Dollsartist
- Mudartist
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebelartist
- Facesartist
- Gary Glitterartist
- Iggy Popartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
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- The Yardbirdsartist
- Syd Barrettartist
- Creamartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- Freeartist
- Trafficartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- Mountainartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
Bands T. Rex shaped
Where the influence of T. Rex travelled next.
- Sex Pistolsartist
- Ramonesartist
- The Damnedartist
- Cheap Trickartist
- Manic Street Preachersartist
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- Jetartist
- Bob Rockartist
- Violent Femmesartist
- Paul Cookartist
- End of the Centuryartist
- Adam Antartist
- Mike Wattartist
- David Sylvianartist
- Alison Goldfrappartist
- A Passion Playartist
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