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Steven Wilson

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Steven Wilson is a Pop and Progressive rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rap. Their sound grew out of Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, ABBA, The Cure and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how Steven Wilson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lunatic Soul, The Flower Kings, Haken, Dream Theater and Fish, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Opeth, Anathema, Talk Talk, Matt Berry and Sophie Hunger, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Steven Wilson, reaching back through Kate Bush and forward to Opeth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Steven WilsonKate BushPink FloydABBAThe CurePrinceCamelJudee SillColin EdwinOpethAnathemaTalk TalkMatt BerrySophie HungerLunatic SoulThe Flower KingsHakenDream TheaterFishDavid GilmourCamelPeter Gabriel

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Steven Wilson connections

Steven Wilson grew out of Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, ABBA and The Cure, shares an orbit with Lunatic Soul, The Flower Kings, Haken and Dream Theater, went on to shape Opeth, Anathema, Talk Talk and Matt Berry. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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