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The Living End is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Blink-182, Veruca Salt, The Clash, Green Day and The Who. Those roots explain a lot about how The Living End arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grinspoon, Jebediah, Powderfinger, Eskimo Joe and Cold Chisel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bodyjar, Sneaky Sound System and Gyroscope, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around The Living End, reaching back through Blink-182 and forward to Bodyjar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. They have released eight studio albums, two of which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: The Living End and State of Emergency. They have also achieved chart success in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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The Living End connections
The Living End grew out of Blink-182, Veruca Salt, The Clash and Green Day, shares an orbit with Grinspoon, Jebediah, Powderfinger and Eskimo Joe, went on to shape Bodyjar, Sneaky Sound System and Gyroscope. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Living End
Sounds and acts that shaped The Living End.
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