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Tonic

Tonic is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Verve Pipe, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Do You Know. Those roots explain a lot about how Tonic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Better Than Ezra, The Verve Pipe, Vertical Horizon, Fuel and Gin Blossoms, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Fray, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Tonic, reaching back through The Verve Pipe and forward to The Fray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tonic is an American rock band, formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart and Jeff Russo. Later members have included Dan Lavery, Kevin Shepard, Pierce Bowers and Dan Rothchild. The band signed with Polydor Records in 1995, through which they released their debut studio album Lemon Parade (1996). Despite lukewarm critical and commercial response, it spawned the singles "Open Up Your Eyes" and "If You Could Only See" in 1997, which significantly entered several Billboard charts, including Adult Alternative Airplay, Radio Songs, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock. The album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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TonicThe Verve PipeToad The Wet SprocketDo You KnowThe FrayBetter Than EzraThe Verve PipeVertical HorizonFuelGin BlossomsCollective SoulToad The Wet SprocketEverclear

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Tonic connections

Tonic grew out of The Verve Pipe, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Do You Know, shares an orbit with Better Than Ezra, The Verve Pipe, Vertical Horizon and Fuel, went on to shape The Fray. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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