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The Stranglers is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Ramones, Patti Smith, Walk On By, Toy Dolls and 808 State. Those roots explain a lot about how The Stranglers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Undertones, Ian Dury, The Jam, Buzzcocks and Public Image Ltd., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Friction, A Flock of Seagulls, Elastica, Sfinx and Naked Raygun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Stranglers, reaching back through Ramones and forward to Friction. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Stranglers connections
The Stranglers grew out of Ramones, Patti Smith, Walk On By and Toy Dolls, shares an orbit with The Undertones, Ian Dury, The Jam and Buzzcocks, went on to shape Friction, A Flock of Seagulls, Elastica and Sfinx. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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