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You Are What You Is is a Progressive rock act. They run in the same orbit as King Crimson, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around You Are What You Is. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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You Are What You Is is a 1981 double album by American musician Frank Zappa. His 34th album, it consists of three musical suites which encompass pop, doo-wop, jazz, hard rock, reggae, soul, blues, new wave and country. The album's lyrics satirize a number of topics, including hippies, socialites, fashion, narcotics use, cultural appropriation, religion, televangelists and the military draft.
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You Are What You Is shares an orbit with King Crimson, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Soft Machine and Mahavishnu Orchestra. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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