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The Troggs

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Rock

The Troggs is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Suzi Quatro and Chip Taylor. Those roots explain a lot about how The Troggs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Manfred Mann, The Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere & The Raiders and The Yardbirds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chimaira, Wet Wet Wet, Smile, Iggy Pop and Buzzcocks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around The Troggs, reaching back through Suzi Quatro and forward to Chimaira. 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 TroggsSuzi QuatroChip TaylorChimairaWet Wet WetSmileIggy PopBuzzcocksThe Jimi Hendrix Exp…MC5SpiritualizedManfred MannThe TremeloesHerman's HermitsPaul Revere & The Ra…The YardbirdsThe Box TopsThe SonicsThe Animals

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The Troggs connections

The Troggs grew out of Suzi Quatro and Chip Taylor, shares an orbit with Manfred Mann, The Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits and Paul Revere & The Raiders, went on to shape Chimaira, Wet Wet Wet, Smile and Iggy Pop. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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