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Geoff Downes

Alternative rock
Alternative rockProgressive rock

Geoff Downes is a Alternative rock and Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Dave Sinclair, King Crimson and Journey. Those roots explain a lot about how Geoff Downes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Banks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mike Oldfield, Thompson Twins, GTR, Agnetha Fältskog and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Geoff Downes, reaching back through Rick Wakeman and forward to Mike Oldfield. 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
Geoff DownesRick WakemanKeith EmersonDave SinclairKing CrimsonJourneyKansasBiddu OrchestraForeignerMike OldfieldThompson TwinsGTRAgnetha FältskogAnderson Bruford Wak…Peter Banks

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Geoff Downes connections

Geoff Downes grew out of Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Dave Sinclair and King Crimson, shares an orbit with Peter Banks, went on to shape Mike Oldfield, Thompson Twins, GTR and Agnetha Fältskog. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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