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The Raspberries is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies, Pete Townshend and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Those roots explain a lot about how The Raspberries arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Badfinger, Norman Greenbaum, Blue Swede, Jay & The Americans and Flamin' Groovies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jellyfish, Ringo Starr, Courtney Love, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Stanley, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around The Raspberries, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Jellyfish. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Raspberries were an American pop rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1970. They had a run of success in the early 1970s music scene with their pop rock sound, which AllMusic later described as featuring "exquisitely crafted melodies and achingly gorgeous harmonies." The members were known for their clean-cut public image and matching suits, which brought them teenybopper attention as well as scorn from some mainstream media outlets as "uncool". The group drew influence from the British Invasion era—especially the Beatles, the Who, the Hollies, and the Small Faces—and its mod sensibility. In both the US and the UK, the Raspberries helped pioneer the power pop music style that took off after the group disbanded. They also have had a following among professional musicians such as Jack Bruce, Ringo Starr, and Courtney Love.
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The Raspberries connections
The Raspberries grew out of The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies and Pete Townshend, shares an orbit with Badfinger, Norman Greenbaum, Blue Swede and Jay & The Americans, went on to shape Jellyfish, Ringo Starr, Courtney Love and Bruce Springsteen. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Raspberries
Sounds and acts that shaped The Raspberries.
Artists similar to The Raspberries
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Raspberries.
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