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King Crimson is a Progressive rock and Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, The Gods, A Scarcity of Miracles, Yes and Genesis. Those roots explain a lot about how King Crimson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Robert Fripp, Camel, Genesis and Steve Hackett, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Planet Funk, Rush, Rockfour, Pale Communion and Steve Hackett, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 116 connections around King Crimson, reaching back through The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other and forward to Planet Funk. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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King Crimson connections
King Crimson grew out of The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, The Gods, A Scarcity of Miracles and Yes, shares an orbit with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Robert Fripp, Camel and Genesis, went on to shape Planet Funk, Rush, Rockfour and Pale Communion. 116 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced King Crimson
Sounds and acts that shaped King Crimson.
- The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Otherartist
- The Godsartist
- A Scarcity of Miraclesartist
- Yesartist
- Genesisartist
- Giles, Giles and Frippartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Cloudsartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Atomic Roosterartist
- Circusartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Procol Harumartist
- Supertrampartist
- Camelartist
- Golden Earringartist
- Close to the Edgeartist
- Lateralusartist
- A Trick of the Tailartist
- Eddie Jobsonartist
- Yessongsartist
Artists similar to King Crimson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with King Crimson.
- Emerson, Lake & Palmerartist
- Robert Frippartist
- Camelartist
- Genesisartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Soft Machineartist
- Gongartist
- Mahavishnu Orchestraartist
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howeartist
- Eloyartist
- Focusartist
- Henry Cowartist
- Anekdotenartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- La Máquina de Hacer Pájarosartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Hatfield and the Northartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
Bands King Crimson shaped
Where the influence of King Crimson travelled next.
- Planet Funkartist
- Rushartist
- Rockfourartist
- Pale Communionartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- Polysicsartist
- Anekdotenartist
- Caifanesartist
- Bad Companyartist
- Opus IIIartist
- Chromeartist
- Arve Isdalartist
- Ningen Isuartist
- Yobartist
- Circa Surviveartist
- Mudvayneartist
- Bucks Fizzartist
- Masters of Realityartist
- Hayden Pedigoartist
- Nothingfaceartist
- Between the Buried and Meartist
- Tiamatartist
- Les Claypoolartist
- Junkie XLartist
- Kairon; IRSE!artist
- Rx Banditsartist
- SCHartist
- Beyondartist
- Faraquetartist
- Hectorartist
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Marsartist
- CMXartist
- Rollins Bandartist
- Kuryartist
- Toolartist
- Nick Caveartist
- Yesartist
- Genesisartist
- Foreignerartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Mr. Misterartist
- Porcupine Treeartist
- Island Recordsartist
- The 2nd Lawartist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmerartist
- The Revartist
- Enslavedartist
- Renaissanceartist
- Silverchairartist
- Van der Graaf Generatorartist
- Aquariumartist
- Liquid Tension Experimentartist
- The Flower Kingsartist
- Epitaph Recordsartist
- UKartist
- Familyartist
- Frances the Muteartist
- Ulverartist
- Asiaartist
- Geoff Downesartist
- Nursery Crymeartist
- Chrisyeartist
- Premiata Forneria Marconiartist
- XTCartist
- Andy McKeeartist
- Neurosisartist
- Blackwater Parkartist
- Blackfieldartist
- Igor Khoroshevartist
- Rain Dancesartist
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howeartist
- Strawbsartist
- Yakuzaartist
- Ambrosiaartist
- In the Woods...artist
- John Greavesartist
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