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Hawkwind is a Progressive rock and Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Interstellar Overdrive, It's So Easy, Cymbaline, Pink Fairies and The Byrds. Those roots explain a lot about how Hawkwind arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gong, Eloy, Wishbone Ash, Amon Düül II and Captain Beyond, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Motörhead, Sex Pistols, Pink Fairies, Amon Düül II and Gong, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Hawkwind, reaching back through Interstellar Overdrive and forward to Motörhead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hawkwind connections
Hawkwind grew out of Interstellar Overdrive, It's So Easy, Cymbaline and Pink Fairies, shares an orbit with Gong, Eloy, Wishbone Ash and Amon Düül II, went on to shape Motörhead, Sex Pistols, Pink Fairies and Amon Düül II. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hawkwind
Sounds and acts that shaped Hawkwind.
Artists similar to Hawkwind
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Hawkwind.
- Gongartist
- Eloyartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Amon Düül IIartist
- Captain Beyondartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- Spiritartist
- Soft Machineartist
- Focusartist
- Camelartist
- Kaleidoscopeartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmerartist
- Hatfield and the Northartist
Bands Hawkwind shaped
Where the influence of Hawkwind travelled next.
- Motörheadartist
- Sex Pistolsartist
- Pink Fairiesartist
- Amon Düül IIartist
- Gongartist
- David Bowieartist
- The Cureartist
- New Model Armyartist
- Steve Hillageartist
- Come My Fanatics...artist
- Kadavarartist
- Doctor and the Medicsartist
- Manartist
- Andy Andersonartist
- Ed Wynneartist
- Ty Segallartist
- Monster Magnetartist
- Bruce Dickinsonartist
- John Lydonartist
- The Damnedartist
- Cochiseartist
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