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The Cars

Alternative rock
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The Cars is a Alternative rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Roy Thomas Baker, Stephen Hague, Player, AWOLNATION and Wang Chung. Those roots explain a lot about how The Cars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Fixx, Eddie Money, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & The News and Billy Idol, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Francis, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects, Bowling for Soup and Pixies, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 76 connections around The Cars, reaching back through Roy Thomas Baker and forward to Black Francis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The CarsRoy Thomas BakerStephen HaguePlayerAWOLNATIONWang ChungAtlanta Rhythm SectionThe MotorsRobin GibbBlack FrancisSimple PlanThe All-American Rej…Bowling for SoupPixiesFoo FightersThe KillersBrandon FlowersThe FixxEddie MoneyHall & OatesHuey Lewis & The NewsBilly IdolBostonLoverboyThe Raspberries

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The Cars connections

The Cars grew out of Roy Thomas Baker, Stephen Hague, Player and AWOLNATION, shares an orbit with The Fixx, Eddie Money, Hall & Oates and Huey Lewis & The News, went on to shape Black Francis, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects and Bowling for Soup. 76 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Cars

Roots11

Sounds and acts that shaped The Cars.

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Kindred18

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Cars.

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Legacy47

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