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David Cross

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

David Cross is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Dan the Automator, Peter Hammill, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix. Those roots explain a lot about how David Cross arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bill Engvall, The Lonely Island, King Missile, Henry Rollins and Flight of the Conchords, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fucked Up, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around David Cross, reaching back through Dan the Automator and forward to Fucked Up. 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
David CrossDan the AutomatorPeter HammillJohn ColtraneMiles DavisJimi HendrixEric ClaptonItzhak PerlmanFucked UpBill EngvallThe Lonely IslandKing MissileHenry RollinsFlight of the Concho…

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David Cross connections

David Cross grew out of Dan the Automator, Peter Hammill, John Coltrane and Miles Davis, shares an orbit with Bill Engvall, The Lonely Island, King Missile and Henry Rollins, went on to shape Fucked Up. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced David Cross

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped David Cross.

Artists similar to David Cross

Kindred5

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with David Cross.

Bands David Cross shaped

Legacy1

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