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Rare Bird

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Rare Bird is a Progressive rock act. They run in the same orbit as Wishbone Ash, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Focus, Eloy and Camel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Spinal Tap, The Nice, Alvin Lee, Barclay James Harvest and Van der Graaf Generator, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Rare Bird and forward to Spinal Tap. 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
Rare BirdSpinal TapThe NiceAlvin LeeBarclay James HarvestVan der Graaf Genera…Wishbone AshManfred Mann's Earth…FocusEloyCamelEmerson, Lake & PalmerCaptain BeyondKlaatu

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Rare Bird connections

Rare Bird shares an orbit with Wishbone Ash, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Focus and Eloy, went on to shape Spinal Tap, The Nice, Alvin Lee and Barclay James Harvest. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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