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The Tubes is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Steve Lukather, The Cars, David Foster, Lee Hazlewood and Al Kooper. Those roots explain a lot about how The Tubes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Donnie Iris, Godley & Creme, The Cars, The J. Geils Band and Billy Squier, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nina Hagen, Grateful Dead, Venom, Journey and Mötley Crüe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around The Tubes, reaching back through Steve Lukather and forward to Nina Hagen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Tubes connections
The Tubes grew out of Steve Lukather, The Cars, David Foster and Lee Hazlewood, shares an orbit with Donnie Iris, Godley & Creme, The Cars and The J. Geils Band, went on to shape Nina Hagen, Grateful Dead, Venom and Journey. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Tubes
Sounds and acts that shaped The Tubes.
Artists similar to The Tubes
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Tubes.
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