◇ image via WikipediaMartin Barre
Martin Barre is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Leslie West, Mountain and Clive Bunker. Those roots explain a lot about how Martin Barre arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jethro Tull, Peter Banks, Ian Anderson and After Crying, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joe Bonamassa, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Martin Barre, reaching back through Barney Kessel and forward to Joe Bonamassa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Martin Barre connections
Martin Barre grew out of Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Leslie West and Mountain, shares an orbit with Jethro Tull, Peter Banks, Ian Anderson and After Crying, went on to shape Joe Bonamassa, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits and Steve Vai. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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