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Kansas is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of City Boy. Those roots explain a lot about how Kansas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Boston, Journey, Blue Öyster Cult, Wishbone Ash and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Loverboy, Murray Head, Foreigner, Prism and Pablo Cruise, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Kansas, reaching back through City Boy and forward to Loverboy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Kansas connections
Kansas grew out of City Boy, shares an orbit with Boston, Journey, Blue Öyster Cult and Wishbone Ash, went on to shape Loverboy, Murray Head, Foreigner and Prism. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Kansas
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Kansas.
- Bostonartist
- Journeyartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmerartist
- Camelartist
- Triumphartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Genesisartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- Focusartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Night Rangerartist
- The Flower Kingsartist
- Manfred Mann's Earth Bandartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- Supertrampartist
- Rainbowartist
- Foghatartist
- UFOartist
- Totoartist
Bands Kansas shaped
Where the influence of Kansas travelled next.
- Loverboyartist
- Murray Headartist
- Foreignerartist
- Prismartist
- Pablo Cruiseartist
- Cheap Trickartist
- Mr. Bigartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- REO Speedwagonartist
- Sagaartist
- Rushartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Blood, Sweat and Tearsartist
- Joey Tempestartist
- Joey Belladonnaartist
- Liquid Tension Experimentartist
- Geoff Downesartist
- A Farewell to Kingsartist
- Triumphartist
- Flying Colorsartist
- Petraartist
- Pallbearerartist
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