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The Motors

The Motors is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Man. Those roots explain a lot about how The Motors arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Boomtown Rats, Tom Robinson Band, Squeeze, Captain Sensible and Ian Dury, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Vibrators, Cheap Trick, Leif Garrett, Wire and The Cars, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around The Motors, reaching back through Man and forward to The Vibrators. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Motors were a British pub rock band formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter. Their biggest success was with the McMaster-penned song "Airport", a number 4 UK hit single in 1978.

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The MotorsManThe VibratorsCheap TrickLeif GarrettWireThe CarsAlice CooperThe Boomtown RatsTom Robinson BandSqueezeCaptain SensibleIan DuryThe KnackThe KorgisThe Rezillos

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The Motors connections

The Motors grew out of Man, shares an orbit with The Boomtown Rats, Tom Robinson Band, Squeeze and Captain Sensible, went on to shape The Vibrators, Cheap Trick, Leif Garrett and Wire. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Motors

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