From the sunny Isle of Wight, UK comes THE BEES! These guys recorded their last album, Octopus, in their basement studio on ANALOG tapes!

This first song is "Who Cares What the Question Is?" Tell me that first riff doesn't sound like it's straight outta the 70s!

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Their next one is "Listening Man" which has a nice oldschool R&B vibe (and what harmonious melodies!)

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Next, I present you the treasure of Copenhagen, The Raveonettes! These two are all about mixing the late 50s/early 60s rock sound with 80s post-punk noise (think The Beach Boys meet The Jesus and Mary Chain). This is one of their poppier songs, "Love in a Trashcan" which coincidentally would make a GREAT Rock Band song.

(ever since I found out about these guys, my guitar chick has been dressing like Sharin Foo and alternating between playing a Fender Jaguar (closest the game has to a Jazzmaster) or a red Gretsch 5120, which is almost the exact same guitar Sharin has in the video, but hers is a 6120.)

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Finally, another UK band, Hoylake's very own The Coral! This track is called "Goodbye" and is from their self-titled debut. That very debut also has a number of other Rock Band worthy tracks.

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Enjoy!

jet

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Junon those bands were all great thanks for sharing.

i listen to mostly classic rock. wolfmother is the only modern band i listen to with any regularly. their debut album is awesome, i like just about every song which is rare these days. ive seen them live and they can rock. theyre supposed to be releasing a new album soon, dont know when though.

What about The Hellacopters? And i agree with Priestess. And I'm in love with a band called Pride Tiger. I think they sound like Thin Lizzy.

3 bands that immediately come to mind are:

Graveyard
Gypsyhawk
Witchcraft

Wow.. no mention of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti? Incredibly lo-fi, sounds like it is stuck in a time loop from the days of 70's and 80's AM radio. Cool stuff...and often funny. I would go with the album "Before Today" or anything prior.

The Decemberists are pretty much a modern retelling of 1970s prog-folk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlXf30efaYA

Wolfmother