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Split Enz

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Split Enz is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Geoff Emerick. Those roots explain a lot about how Split Enz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Neil Finn, Finn Brothers, The Mutton Birds, Divinyls and Shihad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Afraid of Sunlight, Evermore, Crowded House and Liam Finn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Split Enz, reaching back through Geoff Emerick and forward to Afraid of Sunlight. 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
Split EnzGeoff EmerickAfraid of SunlightEvermoreCrowded HouseLiam FinnNeil FinnFinn BrothersThe Mutton BirdsDivinylsShihadJoe JacksonThe FixxThompson Twins

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Split Enz connections

Split Enz grew out of Geoff Emerick, shares an orbit with Neil Finn, Finn Brothers, The Mutton Birds and Divinyls, went on to shape Afraid of Sunlight, Evermore, Crowded House and Liam Finn. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Split Enz

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Split Enz.

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Legacy4

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