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Man is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Gong, Chicago, Soft Machine, Yes and Family. Those roots explain a lot about how Man arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jethro Tull, Edgar Broughton Band, Wishbone Ash, Tomorrow and Focus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Status Quo, Steve Hillage, The Motors and Dave Walker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Man, reaching back through Gong and forward to Status Quo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Man are a Welsh rock band. The group were formed in November 1968 by Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Clive John, Ray Williams and Jeff Jones (drums), in Merthyr Tydfil, out of previous local band the Bystanders. They were active through to 1976 with an ever-changing personnel, the last line-up consisting of Jones and Leonard with John McKenzie (bass), Terry Williams (drums) and Phil Ryan (keyboards). Amongst others, Martin Ace had a significant spell with group.
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Man connections
Man grew out of Gong, Chicago, Soft Machine and Yes, shares an orbit with Jethro Tull, Edgar Broughton Band, Wishbone Ash and Tomorrow, went on to shape Status Quo, Steve Hillage, The Motors and Dave Walker. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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