◇ image via WikipediaThe Power Station
The Power Station is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Billy Idol, The Psychedelic Furs, Robert Palmer, Bernard Edwards and Chic. Those roots explain a lot about how The Power Station arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fine Young Cannibals, Thompson Twins, The Fixx, Go West and Mike & The Mechanics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thunder, Tsunku and Robert Palmer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Power Station, reaching back through Billy Idol and forward to Thunder. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Power Station were a British-American 1980s/1990s rock and pop music supergroup originally formed in New York City and London in 1984. It was made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar). Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer and for a short time also functioned as the Power Station's manager. Edwards also replaced John Taylor on bass for the recording of the band's second album. The band was formed in New York City late in 1984 during a break in Duran Duran's schedule that became a lengthy hiatus. The Power Station was named after the Power Station recording studio in New York, where their first album was conceived and recorded.
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The Power Station connections
The Power Station grew out of Billy Idol, The Psychedelic Furs, Robert Palmer and Bernard Edwards, shares an orbit with Fine Young Cannibals, Thompson Twins, The Fixx and Go West, went on to shape Thunder, Tsunku and Robert Palmer. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Power Station
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