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Smile

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Smile is a Progressive rock and Psychedelic rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Pink Floyd, The Troggs, Ginger Baker and Peter Bjorn and John. Those roots explain a lot about how Smile arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Cross, Queen & David Bowie, Wings, Joan Jett and Badfinger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Cross and Queen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Smile, reaching back through Pink Floyd and forward to The Cross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Smile were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They were the predecessors of the band Queen. Smile were formed by Tim Staffell and Brian May, and later joined by drummer Roger Taylor. They recorded six songs and disbanded in 1970. These songs were titled "April Lady", "Step on Me", "Polar Bear", "Earth", "Blag", and "Doin' Alright". These songs exist on the CD Ghost of a Smile.

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SmilePink FloydThe TroggsGinger BakerPeter Bjorn and JohnThe CrossQueenThe CrossQueen & David BowieWingsJoan JettBadfingerFrankie ValliBay City RollersKlaatu

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Smile connections

Smile grew out of Pink Floyd, The Troggs, Ginger Baker and Peter Bjorn and John, shares an orbit with The Cross, Queen & David Bowie, Wings and Joan Jett, went on to shape The Cross and Queen. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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