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Thompson Twins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rupert Hine, The Beatles, Lou Reed, Robin Gibb and Geoff Downes. Those roots explain a lot about how Thompson Twins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as ABC, Wang Chung, The Fixx, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Ultravox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Johnny Hates Jazz, The Click Five, Blondie, Stellar and Chino Moreno, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Thompson Twins, reaching back through Rupert Hine and forward to Johnny Hates Jazz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Thompson Twins were an English pop band, formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the early and mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from pop to dub-influenced chill-out. They continued as Babble until 1996, at which point the group permanently broke up.
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Thompson Twins connections
Thompson Twins grew out of Rupert Hine, The Beatles, Lou Reed and Robin Gibb, shares an orbit with ABC, Wang Chung, The Fixx and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, went on to shape Johnny Hates Jazz, The Click Five, Blondie and Stellar. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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