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Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Syd Barrett. Those roots explain a lot about how Shine On You Crazy Diamond arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Have a Cigar, Coming Back to Life, Fat Old Sun, Stairway to Heaven and One of These Days, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Shine On You Crazy Diamond, reaching back through Syd Barrett. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part composition by the English rock band Pink Floyd for their 1975 album Wish You Were Here. It was written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, and first performed on Pink Floyd's 1974 French tour. The song is written about the Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett, who left in 1968 following mental health problems.
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond grew out of Syd Barrett, shares an orbit with Have a Cigar, Coming Back to Life, Fat Old Sun and Stairway to Heaven. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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