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Uriah Heep

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Uriah Heep is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of The Gods, Toe Fat, Do You Know, Cold Chisel and Bryan Adams. Those roots explain a lot about how Uriah Heep arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Deep Purple, UFO, Rainbow, Wishbone Ash and Ken Hensley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Praying Mantis, Blackmore's Night, July Morning, My War and Bad Company, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 64 connections around Uriah Heep, reaching back through The Gods and forward to Praying Mantis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Uriah HeepThe GodsToe FatDo You KnowCold ChiselBryan AdamsVanilla FudgeDeep PurpleThree Dog NightPraying MantisBlackmore's NightJuly MorningMy WarBad CompanyDemons & WizardsSteeleye SpanScorpionsDeep PurpleUFORainbowWishbone AshKen HensleyWhitesnakeJethro TullBlue Öyster Cult

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Uriah Heep connections

Uriah Heep grew out of The Gods, Toe Fat, Do You Know and Cold Chisel, shares an orbit with Deep Purple, UFO, Rainbow and Wishbone Ash, went on to shape Praying Mantis, Blackmore's Night, July Morning and My War. 64 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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