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Robert Fripp is a Progressive rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Buzz Osborne, California Guitar Trio, Brian Eno, Elvis Presley and Charlie Parker. Those roots explain a lot about how Robert Fripp arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as King Crimson, Roger Eno, Peter Gabriel, Soft Machine and Henry Cow, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Police, Ghosts I–IV, XTC, Vernon Reid and The Future Sound of London, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Robert Fripp, reaching back through Buzz Osborne and forward to The Police. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Robert Fripp connections
Robert Fripp grew out of Buzz Osborne, California Guitar Trio, Brian Eno and Elvis Presley, shares an orbit with King Crimson, Roger Eno, Peter Gabriel and Soft Machine, went on to shape The Police, Ghosts I–IV, XTC and Vernon Reid. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Robert Fripp
Sounds and acts that shaped Robert Fripp.
- Buzz Osborneartist
- California Guitar Trioartist
- Brian Enoartist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- Charlie Parkerartist
- Charles Mingusartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Béla Bartókartist
- Antonín Dvořákartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Duke Ellingtonartist
- Andy Summersartist
- Peter Hammillartist
- Fear of Musicartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Toyah Willcoxartist
Artists similar to Robert Fripp
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Robert Fripp.
- King Crimsonartist
- Roger Enoartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Soft Machineartist
- Henry Cowartist
- Genesisartist
- John Cageartist
- Emerson, Lake & Palmerartist
- Hatfield and the Northartist
- The Flower Kingsartist
- Camelartist
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howeartist
- Robert Wyattartist
- Fishartist
- Amon Düül IIartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Lunatic Soulartist
Bands Robert Fripp shaped
Where the influence of Robert Fripp travelled next.
- The Policeartist
- Ghosts I–IVartist
- XTCartist
- Vernon Reidartist
- The Future Sound of Londonartist
- Trey Gunnartist
- Mystery Jetsartist
- The Belovedartist
- lovesliescrushingartist
- I Ran (So Far Away)artist
- Rockfourartist
- Ottmar Liebertartist
- Ningen Isuartist
- Discreet Musicartist
- California Guitar Trioartist
- Brian Enoartist
- Al Stewartartist
- Van der Graaf Generatorartist
- Adrian Belewartist
- Every Breath You Takeartist
- Peter Buckartist
- The Next Dayartist
- Another Green Worldartist
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