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The Real Thing

The Real Thing is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of I'm a Rainbow. Those roots explain a lot about how The Real Thing arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tavares, The Three Degrees, Hot Chocolate, Sister Sledge and Billy Ocean, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Central Line, Loose Ends and Delegation, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Real Thing, reaching back through I'm a Rainbow and forward to Central Line. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Real ThingI'm a RainbowCentral LineLoose EndsDelegationTavaresThe Three DegreesHot ChocolateSister SledgeBilly OceanRose RoyceThe Hues CorporationBarry White

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The Real Thing connections

The Real Thing grew out of I'm a Rainbow, shares an orbit with Tavares, The Three Degrees, Hot Chocolate and Sister Sledge, went on to shape Central Line, Loose Ends and Delegation. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Real Thing

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped The Real Thing.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Real Thing.

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Legacy3

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