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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 Mission of Burma, Public Image Ltd., Buzzcocks, Minutemen and The Pop Group, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into School of Seven Bells, My Bloody Valentine, Omni, Pete and the Pirates and Fischerspooner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 85 connections around Wire, reaching back through The Motors and forward to School of Seven Bells. 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 Mission of Burma, Public Image Ltd., Buzzcocks and Minutemen, went on to shape School of Seven Bells, My Bloody Valentine, Omni and Pete and the Pirates. 85 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Wire
Sounds and acts that shaped Wire.
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Bands Wire shaped
Where the influence of Wire travelled next.
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