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The Family is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Prince, Prince & The Revolution and The Time. Those roots explain a lot about how The Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Time, Prince and the New Power Generation, Madhouse, Jesse Johnson and The New Power Generation, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sinéad O'Connor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Family, reaching back through Prince and forward to Sinéad O'Connor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Family connections
The Family grew out of Prince, Prince & The Revolution and The Time, shares an orbit with The Time, Prince and the New Power Generation, Madhouse and Jesse Johnson, went on to shape Sinéad O'Connor. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Family
Sounds and acts that shaped The Family.
Artists similar to The Family
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Family.
- The Timeartist
- Prince and the New Power Generationartist
- Madhouseartist
- Jesse Johnsonartist
- The New Power Generationartist
- Apollonia 6artist
- Terence Trent D'Arbyartist
- The Whispersartist
- André Cymoneartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- Mary Jane Girlsartist
- The Jacksonsartist
- Zappartist
- Lakesideartist
- Graham Central Stationartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- Grace Jonesartist
- One Wayartist
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