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The Undertones is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Ash, The Human League, The Beatles, Small Faces and The Adverts. Those roots explain a lot about how The Undertones arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Rezillos and The Adverts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Raconteurs, U2, Alex Turner, Kim Deal and Green Day, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Undertones, reaching back through Ash and forward to The Raconteurs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Undertones connections
The Undertones grew out of Ash, The Human League, The Beatles and Small Faces, shares an orbit with Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Jam and The Rezillos, went on to shape The Raconteurs, U2, Alex Turner and Kim Deal. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Undertones
Sounds and acts that shaped The Undertones.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Undertones.
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