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The Waterboys is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Van Morrison. Those roots explain a lot about how The Waterboys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as World Party, Levellers, The Pogues, Big Country and Bruce Springsteen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into World Party, U2, Simple Minds, Big Country and Elvis Depressedly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around The Waterboys, reaching back through Lou Reed and forward to World Party. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 in London by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Britain and Ireland, with Scott being the only constant member. Over a four-decade career, the band has drawn on multiple styles of music including punk rock, rock and roll, folk music, Celtic soul, noise rock, country music, rhythm & blues and chamber music.
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The Waterboys connections
The Waterboys grew out of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan and David Bowie, shares an orbit with World Party, Levellers, The Pogues and Big Country, went on to shape World Party, U2, Simple Minds and Big Country. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Waterboys
Sounds and acts that shaped The Waterboys.
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- Primal Screamartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
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