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Captain Sensible

Punk rock
Punk rock

Captain Sensible is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Small Faces, Egg, Chic, Syd Barrett and Soft Machine. Those roots explain a lot about how Captain Sensible arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, Ian Dury, The Motors and Thompson Twins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Captain Jack and Dizzee Rascal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Captain Sensible, reaching back through Small Faces and forward to Captain Jack. 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
Captain SensibleSmall FacesEggChicSyd BarrettSoft MachineIt Would Be So NiceCaptain JackDizzee RascalAdam and the AntsAdam AntIan DuryThe MotorsThompson TwinsThe FixxGo WestWang Chung

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Captain Sensible connections

Captain Sensible grew out of Small Faces, Egg, Chic and Syd Barrett, shares an orbit with Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, Ian Dury and The Motors, went on to shape Captain Jack and Dizzee Rascal. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Captain Sensible

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Captain Sensible.

Artists similar to Captain Sensible

Kindred17

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Captain Sensible.

Bands Captain Sensible shaped

Legacy2

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