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Brian May is a Alternative rock and Progressive rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Living in a Box, Steve Hackett, Black Sabbath, The B-52's and Joe Cocker. Those roots explain a lot about how Brian May arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roger Taylor, The Cross, Sammy Hagar, Meat Loaf and Whitesnake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thom Yorke, Kris Allen, Pat Smear, Richie Faulkner and Dweezil Zappa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Brian May, reaching back through Living in a Box and forward to Thom Yorke. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Brian May connections
Brian May grew out of Living in a Box, Steve Hackett, Black Sabbath and The B-52's, shares an orbit with Roger Taylor, The Cross, Sammy Hagar and Meat Loaf, went on to shape Thom Yorke, Kris Allen, Pat Smear and Richie Faulkner. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Brian May
Sounds and acts that shaped Brian May.
- Living in a Boxartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- Black Sabbathartist
- The B-52'sartist
- Joe Cockerartist
- Guns N' Rosesartist
- Zuccheroartist
- Rory Gallagherartist
- Djivan Gasparyanartist
- Don Aireyartist
- Mike Rutherfordartist
- Steve Perryartist
- Rick Parfittartist
- The Troggsartist
- Have a Cigarartist
- Leslie Westartist
- Miriam Stockleyartist
- Vic Briggsartist
- Dick Daleartist
Artists similar to Brian May
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Brian May.
- Roger Taylorartist
- The Crossartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- Meat Loafartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Robert Plantartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Rainbowartist
- Thunderartist
- Extremeartist
- Bostonartist
- UFOartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- David Gilmourartist
- Sladeartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Smileartist
- Europeartist
- Def Leppardartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Freeartist
- The Darknessartist
- Journeyartist
Bands Brian May shaped
Where the influence of Brian May travelled next.
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