◇ image via WikipediaThe 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 Sugarman 3, The Poets of Rhythm, The Sweet Vandals, The Budos Band and Menahan Street Band, 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 31 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.
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The Mighty Imperials connections
The Mighty Imperials grew out of The Meters, shares an orbit with The Sugarman 3, The Poets of Rhythm, The Sweet Vandals and The Budos Band, went on to shape Menahan Street Band and El Michels Affair. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Delvon Lamarr Organ Trioartist
- 6ix Toysartist
- The Daktarisartist
- The Greyboy Allstarsartist
- Polyrhythmicsartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Lafayette Afro Rock Bandartist
- Lettuceartist
- Souliveartist
- Lee Fieldsartist
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- Medeski, Martin and Woodartist
- The J.B.'sartist
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- The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Bandartist
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