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The Iguanas

Garage rock
Garage rock

The Iguanas is a Garage rock act. Their sound grew out of Alex Chilton. Those roots explain a lot about how The Iguanas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ty Segall, Black Lips, Flamin' Groovies, Buffalo Springfield and The J. Geils Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Iggy Pop, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Iguanas, reaching back through Alex Chilton and forward to Iggy Pop. 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 IguanasAlex ChiltonIggy PopTy SegallBlack LipsFlamin' GrooviesBuffalo SpringfieldThe J. Geils BandThe Walker BrothersThree Dog NightThe Bug Club

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The Iguanas connections

The Iguanas grew out of Alex Chilton, shares an orbit with Ty Segall, Black Lips, Flamin' Groovies and Buffalo Springfield, went on to shape Iggy Pop. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Iguanas

Roots1

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