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The Beat

The Beat is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jerry Dammers, Higher Intelligence Agency, The Specials, Prince Buster and The Pioneers. Those roots explain a lot about how The Beat arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Jam, The Undertones and Adam and the Ants, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pato Banton, Jonny Greenwood, 21st Century Breakdown, Fine Young Cannibals and Orbital, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Beat, reaching back through Jerry Dammers and forward to Pato Banton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The BeatJerry DammersHigher Intelligence …The SpecialsPrince BusterThe PioneersPato BantonJonny Greenwood21st Century BreakdownFine Young CannibalsOrbitalThe ToastersThe SelecterBad MannersThe JamThe UndertonesAdam and the AntsDexys Midnight RunnersThompson TwinsPrince Buster

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The Beat connections

The Beat grew out of Jerry Dammers, Higher Intelligence Agency, The Specials and Prince Buster, shares an orbit with The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Jam and The Undertones, went on to shape Pato Banton, Jonny Greenwood, 21st Century Breakdown and Fine Young Cannibals. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Beat

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped The Beat.

Artists similar to The Beat

Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Beat.

Bands The Beat shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of The Beat travelled next.

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