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Six Degrees of Black Sabbath
Posted by ceepee on 27 May 2010 - 2:45pm.
Nine steps from Squarepusher to Gene Pitney. Thought it would be more.
Do better, or worse, here - http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index
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Los Lobos...
...to Anal Cunt. In 12.
Ron Sexsmith to Britney Spears
in only 4!
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=ron+sexsmith&end=britney...
This is addictive.
Britney to Nick Drake
in 6.
Nick Drake to Sisters of Mercy
In 6!
Sorry, Mr Blast, couldn't resist.
no apology necessary
as idiotbear below proves, we have been at it over on Heartland too :)
Lady Gaga to Tom Waits
In se7en. Which apparently is one less than Iron Maiden to Metallica. :)
Dammit.
Fields of the Nephilim to Steps in 18.
Can anyone get higher than 23?
Racey --> Beau Brummels
The Dwarfs
to Bunny Wailer in 25.
Brilliant
*claps hands*
One better.
Dana to The Grateful Dead in 26.
Nice
Very nice. But I can top that.
Dana to Bonobo in 30 steps.
More Dana.
Dana to Steppenwolf in 30.
Dana to The Fugs in 30.
Can't get more than that at the moment.It's damn good fun though.
Good work
I can see what I'm going to be doing this bank holiday weekend...
One more, Dana to Bewitched
in 31.
Higher than 23?
I give you no path at all from Showaddywaddy to Boards of Canada.
No path from Showaddywaddy
to Fatima Mansions either
or Showaddywaddy to Wedding Present.
or the Jam, REM, The Clash or Eddie Cochran - which is a mite suspicious.
That is fun
Teenage Fanclub to All About Eve in 14 steps.
Supertramp to Seasick Steve in 6.
AWB to NWA
just four steps.
No path at all between Richard Thompson and Scouting for Girls
...which I'm sure will come as a relief to many here.
(On the other hand there are 11 steps between RT and Nickelback.)
Terry Wogan to GG Allin
13 steps.
Peace to War
in 15 easy steps.
Interestingly it links Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers as both being in Strontium 90. Which is true, but I think there another connection too
only 10
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=throbbing+gristle&end=ch...
I think Mrs Henson may have issued a restraining order, James
for linking Throbbing Gristle to Charlotte Church. That's definitely a crime in the Valleys.
Well
Slim Gaillard to Ride is 20.
ELO to XTC
In 12 steps interesting
Alessi Brothers to Fuck Buttons...
15 steps.
Little Feat to The Nolans - 16 steps
Orbital to Ozark Mountain Daredevils - 16 steps
Fabulous Thunderbirds to Vanilla Ice - 16 steps
Sailor to Entombed - 17 steps
Madness to Entombed - 18 steps
That's all folks.
From Wino to Sober
is 15 steps. They said 12 at the meeting!
Beatles to Stiff Little Fingers
in 9
Off to try some more unlikely links
Edit:
Cockney Rejects to Kate Bush 6
Damned to Frank Sinatra in 7
Monkees to Ramones in 16
Carter USM to Frank Sinatra in 3
Cor blimey...
Cannibal Corpse to Racey - 21 steps
This is FUN!
The Scottish Band to The Sisters Of Mercy in 5 Steps - they're practically cousins!
The Fleshtones to The Sisters Of Mercy is 14 steps, via Jethro Tull
Now ye ken!
that result is upside doon Tom, I may have tae gie ye a severe punch in the throat thi moarn's nicht ;)
translations are available
Even funnier James
is the 4, yes 4 short steps between Del Amitri and Sisters of Mercy, they're virtually the same band!!
Godammit!
I'm being bullied here Fraser
and sorry but, it requires a LOL
Helen Shapiro to Slipknot
Only 8!!
Bing Crosby to Cradle of Filth in 14
Who'd have thunk it!
No Paths
No Path from Eater to Sisters Of Mercy.
No Path from Eater to Nick Drake.
Tom Robinson to UK Subs...
25 steps.
Haddaway to Fuck Buttons
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Haddaway&end=Fuck+button...
It can't find
the Dooleys or Microdisney. Cockamamie website.
Just 7 shorts steps
from The Beatles to Westlife and one of the steps is Kerry Katona!
The Bible to Julian Cope
12 steps only - that would piss him off!
Disappointing.
It was only 16 steps from JLS to Burzum.
Winifred Atwell to Crispy Ambulance
No path unfortunately!
I reckon you can get there
I reckon you can get there via Matt Monro to Bjork who was produced by Graham Massey of 808 state adn who also produced Crispy Ambulance
yes you can, Matt Monro is
yes you can, Matt Monro is connected with John Barry who is connected with Jane Birkin who worked with Hector Zazou who worked with Bjork
I've bust it with mainstream acts
No links between Bucks Fizz and Elvis Presley.
That's easy.. Mike Nolan of
That's easy..
Mike Nolan of Bucks Fizz was in a band called Brook with Limahl who was In Kajagoogoo with Nick Beggs who later played bass for Engelbert Humperdinck who shared the same manager as Tom Jones who was serenaded by Elvis Presley in the shower.
AND
Hear'Say to Neutral Milk Hotel in 11! 11! Bloody hell.
Joe Mcelderry To Suicide
Only 11.
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Joe+mcelderry+&end=Suici...
Robson and Jerome to Aphex Twin in 25
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Robson+and+jerome+&end=A...
YES!
Johnny Mathis to Marilyn Manson in 3!
FAIL!
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=psychic+tv&end=jeff+love
I tried Psychic TV to The Jeff Love Orchestra first, then just Jeff Love and it gave me this nonsense!
pfff....
More Psychic TV
Psychic TV to The Scottish Band - 11 Steps
Psychic TV to Wet Wet Wet - 7 Steps
Psychic TV to Lulu - 5 Steps
The Scottish Band to Link Wray - 22 Steps
Compellingly addictive.
Path from Moondog to Cheryl Cole in 6 steps.
6 steps!
let's see
The Smiths to Patti Smith: 8
Dusty Springfield to Buffalo Springfield: 8
Texas to Kansas: 9
The Fire Engines to the Waterboys: 12
Carole King to Queen: 6
The Eagles to the Byrds: 4
Television to Radiohead: 8
/coat
Smiths to Patti took 8?
What about Mozzer, ex-singer of the Smiths covered Patti's Redondo Beach?
Clearly where Hucknall got the idea
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Mick+hucknall&end=The+faces+
I want the links to get juicier..
"XXXXX who once shagged..
YYY ZZZZZZZ who had tapped off with..
AAAAAA BBBBBBBBB for a couple of weeks whilst recording the second album, etc..
The Wombles to Slipknot
The site very cleverly takes you through several steps and is most impressive. However, their linkage is simple - both bands wear silly costumes.
only their mother can tell them apart
Motörhead to Pussycat Dolls in 3
They have the same hairdresser
Prince Far I to Bright Eyes - 8 Steps
Their Mums played bridge together
Joy Division to Carpenters - 7 Steps
This just in...
No path from Fela Kuti to Liberace.
Stackridge
To David Essex in 9 steps. I tried David Soul first but he's not there.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you
Killdozer to Cliff Richard in 3 steps.
Anvil to Spinal Tap in 15, via Joan Jett and Witchypoo!
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Anvil&end=Spinal+tap
Who would have thought that....
...only 11 steps separate hand-knitted choirboy - Aled Jones from the advocate of human faeces as body paint - G.G. Allin:
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=aled+jones&end=gg+allin
A Satanic 13 steps lie between Belle and Sebastian and Cradle of Filth:
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=belle+and+sebastian+&end...
And isn't it ironic that only nine steps separate Alanis Morissette from Tuvan rockers - Yat-Kha
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=alanis+morissette+&end=y...
Ales to GG
Via 'Various Artists'!?!
I think I can do better than that.
Aled Jones rerecorded Walking In The Air from The Snowman, that was narrated by David Bowie, who covered China Girl by Iggy Pop, who duetted on Well Did You Evah with Deborah Harry from the group Blondie, whose drummer Clem Burke toured in the late 80s with The Ramones, whose bass player DeeDee Ramone was in The Murder Junkies with a certain GG Allin.
Crikey
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=The+fall&end=Skrewdriver
Yeah.
Mark Radcliffe wrote about this in his excellent memoir "Showbusiness". Apparently, when he and his best mate Phil "Whammo" Walmsley were in the band, there was no sign of the Nazi bit, and Skrewdriver only went in that direction long after both had left.
They were a bog-standard punk band at first. I think the band that became the "famous" Skrewdriver only had Ian Donaldson and the name in common with the original band.
Here is the news
U2 TO SPLIT (15)
ROONEY TO CHELSEA (16)
TINY TIM TO SHRINK (27)
EDDIE COCHRAN TO HEAVEN (3 steps)
MASSIVE ATTACK TO THE GONADS (5 steps - hell of a run up)
Reading this whilst on a work phone call
all going well until I got to the last one. I think I got away with it but it was close.
gary numan...
to the wombles in 9!
More timewasting
Fade to Black
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Fade&end=Black
Journey To The Edge
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Journey&end=The+edge
Road To Nowhere
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Road&end=Nowhere
Darkside To The Moon
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/index?start=Darkside&end=Moon
I beat them
No path from "principal edwards magic theatre" to SLAYER.
No path from...
Venom to Liberace (Valparaiso)
We Need the Equivalent of a GoogleWhack here
Can't find a path from Kurt Cobain to George Formby
Can't find a path from George Clinton to George Formby
Can't find a path from The Beatles to George Formby
Nothing but a bunch of lousy Formbyphobes!
It doesn't know about Dumpy's Rusty Nuts!
Nor does it know about Bogshed.
Let them
eat Bogshed!
Take That to The Stooges
In 4 steps!
Take That...
...to Bank in 9.
How about...
John Denver to Napalm Death in 10
Pride to The Fall in 25. I
Pride to The Fall in 25. I suppose the saying doesn't specify how long the process takes.
A Rainbow Coalition In 63 Steps
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Red+box&end=Agent+orange
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Agent+orange&end=Yellow+magic...
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Yellow+magic+orchestra&end=Gr...
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Green+river&end=Blue
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Blue&end=Indigo+girls
http://labs.echonest.com/SixDegrees/?start=Indigo+girls&end=Violet+india...