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Return to Forever

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Return to Forever is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Weather Report, Miles Davis and John McLaughlin. Those roots explain a lot about how Return to Forever arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Galaxy 2 Galaxy, Bad Brains, Catalyst, Oneohtrix Point Never and Relayer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Return to Forever, reaching back through Weather Report and forward to Galaxy 2 Galaxy. 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
Return to ForeverWeather ReportMiles DavisJohn McLaughlinGalaxy 2 GalaxyBad BrainsCatalystOneohtrix Point NeverRelayerWeather ReportThe HeadhuntersMahavishnu OrchestraChick CoreaMahavishnu OrchestraBilly CobhamMiles DavisWayne ShorterSoft MachineFreddie HubbardThe Brecker Brothers

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Return to Forever connections

Return to Forever grew out of Weather Report, Miles Davis and John McLaughlin, shares an orbit with Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham and Miles Davis, went on to shape Galaxy 2 Galaxy, Bad Brains, Catalyst and Oneohtrix Point Never. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Return to Forever

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Sounds and acts that shaped Return to Forever.

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