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Queen

Alternative rock
Alternative rockHeavy metalProgressive rock

Queen is a Alternative rock and Heavy metal act. Their catalogue also touches Progressive rock and Rock. Their sound grew out of Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream and Smash Your Head Against the Wall. Those roots explain a lot about how Queen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roger Taylor, Queen & David Bowie, Elton John, Deep Purple and Kiss, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into On Through the Night, Muse, Sam Ryder, Lady Gaga and Katie Melua, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 244 connections around Queen, reaching back through Pink Floyd and forward to On Through the Night. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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QueenPink FloydJimi HendrixThe WhoCreamSmash Your Head Agai…Anita KerrHardrockJoan Jett and the Bl…On Through the NightMuseSam RyderLady GagaKatie MeluaSealPanic! at the DiscoThird Eye BlindRoger TaylorQueen & David BowieElton JohnDeep PurpleKissThe BeatlesAC/DCBilly Joel

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Queen connections

Queen grew out of Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Cream, shares an orbit with Roger Taylor, Queen & David Bowie, Elton John and Deep Purple, went on to shape On Through the Night, Muse, Sam Ryder and Lady Gaga. 244 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped Queen.

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