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The Christians

The Christians is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Isley Brothers, Gil Scott-Heron and Cat Stevens. Those roots explain a lot about how The Christians arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wet Wet Wet, Cock Robin, Deacon Blue, Terence Trent D'Arby and Lisa Stansfield, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Luz Casal and Go West, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around The Christians, reaching back through The Isley Brothers and forward to Luz Casal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Christians are a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England. They had the highest selling debut album of any artist at Island Records and achieved international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The ChristiansThe Isley BrothersGil Scott-HeronCat StevensLuz CasalGo WestWet Wet WetCock RobinDeacon BlueTerence Trent D'ArbyLisa StansfieldFine Young CannibalsClimie FisherMike & The Mechanics

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The Christians connections

The Christians grew out of The Isley Brothers, Gil Scott-Heron and Cat Stevens, shares an orbit with Wet Wet Wet, Cock Robin, Deacon Blue and Terence Trent D'Arby, went on to shape Luz Casal and Go West. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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