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Originally Posted by TheBig3
if you're created a chart of relationships, how would these 4 genres and metal all connect? I've heard a few people comment here on how Metal is a sort of nexus of Classical and Jazz.
I was listening to Wings for Marie pt. 2 yesterday, and the common riffs and melodies that come back into the song after 3 minutes just struck me as something a jam band might do. Am I crazy or is there something there that links these bands more securely than their fans might suggest.
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I'd say metal is more like the nexus of classical and
rock, or maybe classical and blues. Jazz had very little influence on metal at the root level imo, though there have certainly been some great examples of metal bands incorporating jazz into their sound over the years.