Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

The Mighty Imperials

The Mighty Imperials is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Meters. Those roots explain a lot about how The Mighty Imperials arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Poets of Rhythm, The Budos Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and The Daktaris, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Menahan Street Band and El Michels Affair, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around The Mighty Imperials, reaching back through The Meters and forward to Menahan Street Band. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Listen

No linked Spotify artist yet — search on Spotify below.

Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Mighty ImperialsThe MetersMenahan Street BandEl Michels AffairThe Poets of RhythmThe Budos BandSharon Jones and the…Delvon Lamarr Organ …The DaktarisThe Greyboy AllstarsPolyrhythmicsEl Michels Affair

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

The Mighty Imperials connections

The Mighty Imperials grew out of The Meters, shares an orbit with The Poets of Rhythm, The Budos Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, went on to shape Menahan Street Band and El Michels Affair. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Mighty Imperials

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped The Mighty Imperials.

Artists similar to The Mighty Imperials

Kindred15

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Mighty Imperials.

Bands The Mighty Imperials shaped

Legacy2

Where the influence of The Mighty Imperials travelled next.

Keep exploring

Artists like The Mighty ImperialsRoots of The Mighty ImperialsLegacy of The Mighty ImperialsBrowse all bands & genres

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap

  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.