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Kayak

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Kayak is a Progressive rock act. They run in the same orbit as Alan Parsons, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Eric Woolfson, Steve Hackett and Focus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Diesel, Maywood, Sister Sledge and Valensia, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Kayak and forward to Diesel. 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
KayakDieselMaywoodSister SledgeValensiaAlan ParsonsManfred Mann's Earth…Eric WoolfsonSteve HackettFocusTony BanksFishRare Bird

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Kayak connections

Kayak shares an orbit with Alan Parsons, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Eric Woolfson and Steve Hackett, went on to shape Diesel, Maywood, Sister Sledge and Valensia. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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