Music Banter - View Single Post - Music recommendation for fan of '50s-'70s music?

Neapolitan · 02-19-2014, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I am looking for some new music to listen to.

New music now, or a past artist that you haven't mention which would be new to you? Well I'll do my best and try to answer both.

I take it that you already know these bands, but if you haven't I think starting off with their greatest hits - imo they're well worth it.

The Byrds
The Hollies
The Kinks
The Tremeloes
The Turtles
America
Chicago
Jim Croce
The Guess Who
5th Dimension - if you like Simon and Garfunkel then it's worth noting they have pretty much the same studio musicians, but they are more Soul and 60s Psychedelia-Pop.

I like a lot of bands that have a retro sound, or are revivalist of a particular genre.

Big Star - they were influential to bands like REM etc. they worth a listen.
Nick Lowe/Dave Edmunds/Rockpile - can't say enough about them, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmund played on each other albums, did an album under the Rockpile name, but legal issues kept them lasting as a band. Dave Edmunds does some very good cover-songs on his early records.
Robert Gordon - Not as popular as the Stray Cats or Brian Setzer, more like a forgotten Rockabilly revivalist. Had two of the best guitar player that played on his records Link Wray and Danny Gatton.
The Wallflowers - Jakob Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan, leads the band. They are one of my favorite bands from the 90s.
Andy Bopp (the Miracle Brah, Alto Verde)
First Aid Kit - Folk duo from Sweden. I think they have a very 70ish sound to them.
The Young Veins - Idk if you'll like them, but I think they are Beatle-sque, two founding members were from Panic! at the Disco.
oF Montreal - I thought Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse it reminded me of something that Brian Wilson would do in his Psychedelia era.