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IQ is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Genesis, Yes, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. Those roots explain a lot about how IQ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Flower Kings, Fish, Lunatic Soul and Genesis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moon Safari, Marillion, Pendragon and Solstice, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around IQ, reaching back through Genesis and forward to Moon Safari. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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IQ connections
IQ grew out of Genesis, Yes, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, shares an orbit with The Flower Kings, Fish, Lunatic Soul and Genesis, went on to shape Moon Safari, Marillion, Pendragon and Solstice. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced IQ
Sounds and acts that shaped IQ.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with IQ.
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