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The Verve Pipe

The Verve Pipe is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Harry Chapin, Jerry Harrison, Cat Stevens, XTC and James Taylor. Those roots explain a lot about how The Verve Pipe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Better Than Ezra, Tonic, Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Collective Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tonic and Our Lady Peace, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Verve Pipe, reaching back through Harry Chapin and forward to Tonic. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Verve Pipe is an American rock band from East Lansing, Michigan. They were formed in 1992 by Brian Vander Ark, Brad Vander Ark (bass), Brian Stout (guitar), and Donny Brown (drums). They are widely known for their songs "The Freshmen" and "Photograph".

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The Verve PipeHarry ChapinJerry HarrisonCat StevensXTCJames TaylorThe BeatlesTonicOur Lady PeaceBetter Than EzraTonicGin BlossomsToad The Wet SprocketCollective SoulEve 6Vertical HorizonEverclear

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The Verve Pipe connections

The Verve Pipe grew out of Harry Chapin, Jerry Harrison, Cat Stevens and XTC, shares an orbit with Better Than Ezra, Tonic, Gin Blossoms and Toad The Wet Sprocket, went on to shape Tonic and Our Lady Peace. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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