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The Box is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Marillion, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Gentle Giant. Those roots explain a lot about how The Box arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Fixx, Glass Tiger, ABC, Mc IG and Orochi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sass Jordan and Sinéad O'Connor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around The Box, reaching back through Marillion and forward to Sass Jordan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Box is a Canadian pop rock band from Montreal, Quebec, whose style evolved from synth-based new wave pop on their early albums toward prog-influenced guitar rock later in their careers. Founded in 1981, they achieved commercial success in Canada, recording four charting albums and 10 charting singles between 1984 and 1990.
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The Box connections
The Box grew out of Marillion, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Gentle Giant, shares an orbit with The Fixx, Glass Tiger, ABC and Mc IG, went on to shape Sass Jordan and Sinéad O'Connor. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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