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The Dictators is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult, Mott the Hoople and MC5. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dictators arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as New York Dolls, Dead Boys, Supersuckers, The Undertones and The Heartbreakers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Andrew W.K., Off with Their Heads, Motor City Resurrection, Scott Weinrich and Turbonegro, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Dictators, reaching back through Allen Lanier and forward to Andrew W.K.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Dictators connections
The Dictators grew out of Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult, Mott the Hoople and MC5, shares an orbit with New York Dolls, Dead Boys, Supersuckers and The Undertones, went on to shape Andrew W.K., Off with Their Heads, Motor City Resurrection and Scott Weinrich. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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