1 The Cars
The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The band originated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1976, with singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter Ric Ocasek, singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson. The Cars were an rock band from the late 70's. The Cars were at the forefront in merging 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synthesizer-oriented pop that was then becoming popular and which would flourish in the early 1980s.
Genres: New Wave, Power Pop, Rock
Recommendable Songs:
Just What I Needed
Drive
All Mixed Up
Let's Go
Good Times Roll
2 Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield was an American-Canadian rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966. Their original lineup included Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Richie Furay, and Neil Young. Buffalo Springfield is an American-Canadian folk rock band formed in the middle of 60's. Their original lineup included Stephen Stills (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Dewey Martin (drums, vocals), Bruce Palmer (electric bass), Richie Furay (guitar, vocals), and Neil Young (guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals).
Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Recommendable Songs:
For What It's Worth
Bluebird
Mr. Soul
Out of My Mind
On the Way Home
3 Supertramp
Supertramp were an English progressive rock band that was founded in 1969 in London, United Kingdom with members Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie, and Dave Winthrop. The band reached their commercial peak with 1979's "Breakfast in America" which sold over 20,000,000 copies worldwide. Such an underrated band that were huge back in a day.
4 The Bangles
The Bangles are an American pop rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1981, scoring several hit singles as that decade continued.
5 The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes were an American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The Black Crowes were an American rock band formed in 1989. They won several awards including the Rolling Stone Magazine's ''Best New American Band'' in 1990 and Melody Maker's "The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World".
Genres: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
Recommendable Songs:
She Talks to Angels
Remedy
Hard to Handle
Evergreen
Jealous Again
6 The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963 that had a string of hits during the mid-1960s, including "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul" and "Over Under Sideways Down". The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in the early 60's. The group had exceptional members like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf.
Genre: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Recommendable songs:
Heart Full of Soul
For Your Love
I'm a Man
Shapes of Things
Over Under Sideways Down
7 Incubus
Incubus is an American alternative rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell; both of whom were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore respectively.
8 The Mamas & The Papas
The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, California which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group was composed of Americans John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips and Canadian Denny Doherty. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips, the songwriter, musician, and leader of the group, who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early 1960s. ...read more. The Mamas & The Papas were an American folk rock vocal group of the mid 60's. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips, the songwriter, musician, and leader of the group who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early sixties.
Genre: Psychedelic Pop, Folk Rock
Recommendable Songs:
California Dreamin'
Monday, Monday
Got a Feelin'
Dedicated to the One I Love
I Saw Her Again
9 The Band
The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group formed in 1965 . Which originally consisting of Rick Danko (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, vocals), Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboards, saxophones, trumpet), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitar, percussion, vocals) . Whenever someone happens to mention The Band in conversation, most adults around me breathe a sigh of relief that they even know who they are. But they're rarely talked about anymore, only thing left of their legacy that people really talk about is The Last Waltz.
The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group of the mid 60's. The group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Genre: Roots Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock
Recommendable Songs:
The Weight
Life is a Carnival
I Shall Be Released
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
This Wheel's on Fire
10 Everclear
Everclear is an American band formed in 1991. The band was formed by Art Alexakis, the band's lead songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist; and for most of the band's height of popularity, consisted of Craig Montoya on bass guitar and Greg Eklund on drums.
Genres: Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, Power Pop
Recommendable Songs:
Sparkle
Heroine Girl
The Swing
So Much for the Afterlow
Our Lipa are Sealed
All other bands in the top 10 aren't forgotten, people remember them. Except this.
The Contenders
11 Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 that was one of the top rock bands in the early 1970s. Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975). Uriah Heep's distinctive features include a massive keyboard sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's quasi-operatic vocals. They have sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'".
12 Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band".
13 Live
Live is an American alternative rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, and Chris Shinn. Live's original lead singer Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009, but returned in December 2016.
14 Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in July 1967, in London. The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
15 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Bands
16 Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their leader Phil Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy's most successful songs, "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", were all major international hits which are still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations.
17 The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk.
18 Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, his younger brother David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers.
19 Bad Company
Bad Company are an English hard rock supergroup formed in Westminster, London, in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and guitarist Mick Ralphs, later adding drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell. Love these guys
20 The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s.
21 Rancid
Yes, rancid is kinda forgotten. while Green Day and many other punk bands from 90's are still remembered
22 Whitesnake
Whitesnake are a rock band formed in England in 1978 by singer David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.
23 King Crimson
King Crimson is a British progressive rock band that was formed in 1969. While the band has had numerous lineup changes, the head of the band has always been Robert Fripp (guitar). However, the most notable lineup is between 1972-75, consisting of Fripp, John Wetton (bass/vocals), Bill Bruford (drums), and David Cross (strings/keyboard). The band is most well-known for their debut album "In the Court of The Crimson King", with which they made a large impact on the progressive rock genre. ...read more.
24 Boney M.
Boney M. was a vocal group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaican-born singers Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba.
25 The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band, active between 1964 and 1973, formed in New York City.