Need Recommendations
 

Hey all, I'm new to the forums and I've felt pretty bored about my music library for awhile so I joined this forum in search of some good quality bands. I've always been into indie and alternative but haven't always known alot of good bands. I listen to alot of The Smashing Pumpkins, The Shins, White Stripes, Beatles, Elliot Smith, and John Mayer. I'd like to get into past and present bands, as long as it's not something like Green Day. Well, thanks all in advance, I look foward to all your band recommendations.

How about:
Robert Johnson
Buddy Guy
Bad Brains
Bloc Party
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Death From Above 1979
System of a Down
Zwan
Billy Corgan's solo career
Dead Kennedys
Rage Against the Machine
UK Subs
The Doors
Black Flag
Buzzcocks
The Briefs
Against Me!
Operation Ivy
The Who

Thats all I can think of right now.

Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Robert Johnson and The Stones, because the guys in bold are heavly influenced by these artists.

Thanks for the great list ...I will definetly check these bands out. Also, I do listen to Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, just didn't mention them because they aren't on my "top list". Both create some outstanding music and I can see why alot of todays music is heavily influenced by them.

Well, for similar artists to the ones you mentioned, here are some bands of note.

Bright Eyes
Phish
Beck
The Cure
The Smiths
The Zombies
MC5
Television
Husker Du
Jeff Buckley
Moody Blues
David Bowie
Echo and the Bunnymen
Elton John
The Stooges
The Byrds
My Bloody Valentine
Todd Rundgren
Pavement
Dinosaur Jr

Meatpuppets
Queen
The Germs

I forgot to add the Velvet Underground.

Cream
Derek and the dominoes
Dragon force:) lol
Jack Johnson

Get 'Flag' by Wire.

And some Can and Amon Duul II while you're at it.

check these bands/artists out...they should all have myspace pages.

Stars
Rachael Yamagata
Walkers Line
Catherine Wheel
Sigur ros
Idle sons