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The Wallflowers

The Wallflowers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of that dog., The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Neil Young. Those roots explain a lot about how The Wallflowers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gin Blossoms, Collective Soul, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Hootie & The Blowfish and Tonic, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Foo Fighters, Ozomatli, Gogol Bordello, Jimmy Gnecco and Ben Kweller, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Wallflowers, reaching back through that dog. and forward to Foo Fighters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. It has undergone several personnel changes, but has remained centered on Dylan.

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The Wallflowersthat dog.The Rolling StonesBob DylanDavid BowieNeil YoungSpin DoctorsCounting CrowsSchool Of FishFoo FightersOzomatliGogol BordelloJimmy GneccoBen KwellerGin BlossomsCollective SoulToad The Wet SprocketHootie & The BlowfishTonicThe Verve PipeEverclearVertical Horizon

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The Wallflowers connections

The Wallflowers grew out of that dog., The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and David Bowie, shares an orbit with Gin Blossoms, Collective Soul, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Hootie & The Blowfish, went on to shape Foo Fighters, Ozomatli, Gogol Bordello and Jimmy Gnecco. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Wallflowers

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