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Central Line

Central Line is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roy Ayers, The Real Thing and Fat Larry's Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Central Line arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Change, Imagination, Kleeer, Loose Ends and Fatback Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Simple Minds, Imagination and Light of the World, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Central Line, reaching back through Roy Ayers and forward to Simple Minds. 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
Central LineRoy AyersThe Real ThingFat Larry's BandSimple MindsImaginationLight of the WorldChangeImaginationKleeerLoose EndsFatback BandSkyySharon ReddKashif

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Central Line connections

Central Line grew out of Roy Ayers, The Real Thing and Fat Larry's Band, shares an orbit with Change, Imagination, Kleeer and Loose Ends, went on to shape Simple Minds, Imagination and Light of the World. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped Central Line.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Central Line.

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Legacy3

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