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Topper Headon

Punk rock
Punk rock

Topper Headon is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Billy Cobham and Gene Krupa. Those roots explain a lot about how Topper Headon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Flea, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Janet Weiss, Awesome as Fuck, The Temptations, The Police and Chelsea, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around Topper Headon, reaching back through Billy Cobham and forward to Janet Weiss. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Topper HeadonBilly CobhamGene KrupaJanet WeissAwesome as FuckThe TemptationsThe PoliceChelseaFlea

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Topper Headon connections

Topper Headon grew out of Billy Cobham and Gene Krupa, shares an orbit with Flea, went on to shape Janet Weiss, Awesome as Fuck, The Temptations and The Police. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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