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Tin Machine is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Brian Eno, Pixies, Maggie's Farm, Paris and Never Let Me Down. Those roots explain a lot about how Tin Machine arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Cult, R.E.M., Velvet Revolver, Frank Black and Elvis Costello, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Tin Machine, reaching back through Brian Eno. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tin Machine were a British–American rock band formed in 1988. The band consisted of English singer-songwriter David Bowie on lead vocals, saxophone and guitar; Reeves Gabrels on guitar and vocals; Tony Fox Sales on bass and vocals; and Hunt Sales on drums and vocals. The Sales brothers had previously performed with Bowie and Iggy Pop during the 1977 tour for The Idiot. Kevin Armstrong played additional guitar and keyboards on the band's first and second studio albums and first tour, and American guitarist Eric Schermerhorn played on the second tour and live album Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992).
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Tin Machine connections
Tin Machine grew out of Brian Eno, Pixies, Maggie's Farm and Paris, shares an orbit with The Cult, R.E.M., Velvet Revolver and Frank Black. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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