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The Syn

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

The Syn is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of The Marvelettes, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues and Cat Stevens. Those roots explain a lot about how The Syn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Banks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yes, Steve Howe, Moon Safari and The Flower Kings, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around The Syn, reaching back through The Marvelettes and forward to Yes. 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
The SynThe MarvelettesThe Jimi Hendrix Exp…Pink FloydThe Moody BluesCat StevensProcol HarumYesSteve HoweMoon SafariThe Flower KingsPeter Banks

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The Syn connections

The Syn grew out of The Marvelettes, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues, shares an orbit with Peter Banks, went on to shape Yes, Steve Howe, Moon Safari and The Flower Kings. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Syn

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped The Syn.

Artists similar to The Syn

Kindred1

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Syn.

Bands The Syn shaped

Legacy4

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