Music recommendation for fan of '50s-'70s music?
 

I am looking for some new music to listen to. My favourite groups/artists are The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, John Denver, and Billy Joel. I've listened to bits of the more famous bands like Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, etc.
I'm hoping that somebody will know of a music artist I will enjoy. I can't say I enjoy metal at all. Something with a melody, a bit of harmony, and ideally a piano/keyboard presence.
Thanks, and if you are looking for a simlar music recommendation, feel free to post it!

Tame Impala makes some good Beatles-esque psychedelic music that you might enjoy.



Haha, "Beatles-esque" is an understatement. More like Beatles ripoff.

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Beach Boys fans might also appreciate this from Animal Collective.



Good discussion and other examples were in the "Pop Music of yesterday vs. Pop Music of Today" thread starting about here. Surell got me hooked on Animal Collective back in June in that thread and I've been checking out a lot of other, similar/related bands since then. Lots of good stuff out there, contrary to popular belief.

Based on your list of bands you like (down to and including John Denver), you sound like you have extremely similar musical tastes as me, so I might be your go-to guy at this point on recent musical recommendations.

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.

1. The Byrds
2. The Hollies
3. The Kinks
4. The Tremeloes
5. The Turtles
6. America
7. Chicago
8. Jim Croce
9. The Guess Who
10. 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.

1. Big Star - they were influential to bands like REM etc. they worth a listen.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The Wallflowers - Jakob Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan, leads the band. They are one of my favorite bands from the 90s.
5. Andy Bopp (the Miracle Brah, Alto Verde)
6. First Aid Kit - Folk duo from Sweden. I think they have a very 70ish sound to them.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Heavily Spaced | Each Other

Kinda sounds old-timey. Vocalist sounds a little bit like Mike Love from The Beach Boys.

How about Harry Nilsson? Everyone can use a little Nilsson in their life.

Thank-you. After reading a bit about Tame Impala, I noticed that Parker stated his main influence is one of my Mom's favourite bands: Supertramp.

I wasn't expecting to find such good music right off the bat. I'd never heard of either band. They're not the type I hear played much on my local station.

It's nice to hear someone has similar tastes. Thank-you for the excellent recommendations!

I was initially thinking of current music, but new old music is excellent too.
I've heard of almost all of the older groups you mentioned, but I've never really listened to them, with the exceptions of a bit of The Byrds, The Kinks, Chicago and Jim Croce.
And I'd heard of none of the newer groups with the exceptions of First Aid Kit and The Wallflowers.
Thanks, and I'll definitely give them all a listen.

I've heard a bit of Each Other, and I quite like.

The only thing I've heard by Nilsson is his cover of You Can't Do That, which was pretty cool.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

You're welcome. :) There is a thread on Animal Collective here, a thread on Tame Impala here, and I would expect you'd also like Grizzly Bear, which I started a thread here a while ago. Those are my "Big 3" of recent bands. There are others I like, but to me those are the standouts.

As for older music you may not have heard, if you like the Beatles I can practically guarantee you will like Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything album. It is, IMO, the best double-album ever. I had a college roommate get me into this album (waaay back in the mid-80's) and it's been a staple of my listening ever since. A few goofy songs on the album, but otherwise not a bad song at all.



EDIT: BTW, Todd Rundgren is also a big influence on Kevin Parker. In fact, if you listen to the first song in the video above, you'll notice the main melody is very similar to part of the 2nd half of Mind Mischief on the previous page.

It was late, last night
I was feeling something wasn't right ...

And:

She remembers my name
Could be blown way out ...

Had never heard this band before. Sounds like an interesting (and odd) mixture of early Beatles and punk rock.

I highly recommend his albums The Point!, Aerial Ballet and Knnillssonn. :)

Some samples:

I remember Me and My Arrow from a 70's commercial for the Plymouth Arrow. :D

One of the best 'live' bands ever, Jo Jo Gunne.

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Much Better...there you are darling...Try these out

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../NuggetsII.jpg a must if you are looking for psych....

The Kinks
The Sonics
The Animals
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
Derek & The Dominos
Black Sabbath
Captain Beefheart
Neil Young
CSN&Y
Donovan
Jefferson Airplane
Janis Joplin
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Byrds
The Yardbirds
The Band
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan
The Doors

Wow, didn't expect to see this thread bumped again! I'm familiar with most of the bands you mentioned, but you've reminded me that I should really check out Cream one of these days.

Then check Disraeli Gears, their second album.. and one of my first vinyl records :)

I second that. Definitely check out Disraeli Gears.

The Sonics! Such a great band. Gloriously f-d up early garage primitivism. Right up there with the Monks for me. Psycho!!!!

Don't forget Tommy James and the Shondells!

When it comes to psych-garage, the Pebbles series is really fun. If you can find any of the volumes. Oh, and on the harmonic side of things, I don't think anyone mentioned the Mamas and the Papas.

As for 60's revival bands, I don't know many besides the Pandoras, Barracudas, Miracle Workers, etc. Also the Cramps, if they count. And yeah, definitely check out the Sonics, people recommend them for a reason.

Edit: I forgot the 70's entirely! But I think you already know the great bands of that era, seeing as how classic rock stations tend to have a penchant to play 70's and 80's songs. I'll mention Bad Company though, for being a mix of almost everything that defined the 70's musically. Blondie was really fun as well, with a million radio hits. Also, look up a few Post-Punk bands if you ever get bored, they're always fun. The Mo-dettes, the Rezillos, Kleenex, etc. Very weird, but really exciting for some reason.

I have the same problem here! No local radio stations plays any new music besides an alternative station, but their song selection can get boring (half the time all they play is the 21 Pilots' top songs, Panic at the disco, and generic indie band singles with generic ooooohh ooooohh she's a wonderful girl hooks)

That's why having a forum like this is so awesome! I get to hear about new bands based on my tastes!

Ha! I like this thread, it's the one where I got Pet_Sounds hooked on Tame Impala and Animal Collective.