◇ image via WikipediaTom Robinson Band
Tom Robinson Band is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as The Motors, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Boomtown Rats, The Undertones and Ian Dury, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Steel Pulse, Elton John, X-Ray Spex, Kate Bush and The Clash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Tom Robinson Band and forward to Steel Pulse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Tom Robinson Band (TRB) were an English rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson. The band's debut single "2-4-6-8 Motorway" was a top five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1977, and their third single, "Up Against the Wall", is seen by some as a classic punk rock single; while their debut album, Power in the Darkness (1978), is regarded as a definitive late-1970s punk album. Their song "Glad to Be Gay" is considered a British national gay anthem.
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Tom Robinson Band connections
Tom Robinson Band shares an orbit with The Motors, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Boomtown Rats and The Undertones, went on to shape Steel Pulse, Elton John, X-Ray Spex and Kate Bush. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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