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Eight Miles High is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Ravi Shankar, John Coltrane, The Beatles and Brian Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Eight Miles High arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into The Yardbirds, Donovan and The Rolling Stones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Eight Miles High, reaching back through Ravi Shankar and forward to The Yardbirds. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, and David Crosby. It was first released as a single on March 14, 1966. Musically influenced by sitar player Ravi Shankar and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, the song was influential in developing the musical styles of psychedelia and raga rock. Accordingly, critics often cite "Eight Miles High" as being the first bona fide psychedelic rock song, as well as a classic of the counterculture era.
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Eight Miles High grew out of Ravi Shankar, John Coltrane, The Beatles and Brian Jones, went on to shape The Yardbirds, Donovan and The Rolling Stones. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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