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Wire is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Motors, The Modern Lovers, Ramones, Neu! and Can. Those roots explain a lot about how Wire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Public Image Ltd., Buzzcocks, Minutemen, The Pop Group and Au Pairs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Quicksand, Mission of Burma, R.E.M., D. Boon and Sound Affects, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 78 connections around Wire, reaching back through The Motors and forward to Quicksand. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Wire are an English rock band. They were formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert (guitar), George Gill and Robert Grey. They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on The Roxy London WC2 album, and were instrumental in the development of post-punk, while their debut album, Pink Flag, was influential for hardcore punk.
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Wire connections
Wire grew out of The Motors, The Modern Lovers, Ramones and Neu!, shares an orbit with Public Image Ltd., Buzzcocks, Minutemen and The Pop Group, went on to shape Quicksand, Mission of Burma, R.E.M. and D. Boon. 78 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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