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Uriah Heep

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Uriah Heep is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Steppenwolf, Doug Ingle, Les Humphries Singers, Lee Dorman and Erik Brann. Those roots explain a lot about how Uriah Heep arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as UFO, Rainbow, Wishbone Ash, Ken Hensley and Whitesnake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chrisye, A Farewell to Kings, Demons and Wizards, Systems in Blue and Dan Swanö, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Uriah Heep, reaching back through Steppenwolf and forward to Chrisye. 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
Uriah HeepSteppenwolfDoug IngleLes Humphries SingersLee DormanErik BrannThe GodsToe FatDo You KnowChrisyeA Farewell to KingsDemons and WizardsSystems in BlueDan SwanöLucifer's FriendH. P. LovecraftPraying MantisUFORainbowWishbone AshKen HensleyWhitesnakeJethro TullSweetManfred Mann's Earth…

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Uriah Heep connections

Uriah Heep grew out of Steppenwolf, Doug Ingle, Les Humphries Singers and Lee Dorman, shares an orbit with UFO, Rainbow, Wishbone Ash and Ken Hensley, went on to shape Chrisye, A Farewell to Kings, Demons and Wizards and Systems in Blue. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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