Cannons Ahoy
The Great Pretender
Essential bands/artists for every genre
The idea is to compile a "recommended" or "essential" acts listing for every music genre there is, so people who want to expand their common knowledge can check 'em out.
So anyone can suggest acts for the list and I'll add them to this first post. Remember to add some kind of explanation on why the act should be added
to the list. Also feel free to suggest bands for other genres not included in this list, and I'll add them.
A good criteria you can use when suggesting artists: Is the artist in question a "must-know"? Does the artist represent everything or many significant aspects of their genre? When someone mentions the name of the genre, does the artist in question immediately pop to your mind?
List of genres (I'll add to this as people supply suggestions)
Classical
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Frederic Chopin
Edward William Elgar
Felix Mendelssohn
Claudio Monteverdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
Vaughan Williams
Antonio Vivaldi
Rimsky-Korsakov
Blues
Willie Dixon
Billie Holiday
Son House
B.B. King
Skip James
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
John Lee Hooker
Jazz
Dave Brubeck
Chet Baker
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Bill Evans
Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk
Charlie "Bird" Parker
Oscar Peterson
George Benson
Rock & Roll
Chuck Berry
Johnny Cash
Bo Diddley
Fats Domino
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Phil Spector
Blues Rock
Jeff Beck
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Joe Bonamassa
Eric Clapton
Cream
Rory Gallagher
Janis Joplin
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
ZZ Top
Fleetwood Mac(The early line-up featuring Peter Green)
Robin Trower
Pat Travers
Folk Rock
Joan Baez
The Band
Jackson Browne
The Byrds
Leonard Cohen
The Corrs
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
Phil Ochs
The Pogues
Simon & Garfunkel
The Waterboys
Neil Young
Gordon Lightfoot
Psychedelic Rock
The Beatles
Captain Beefheart
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane
Love
Moby Grape
The Mothers of Invention
The Velvet Underground
Frank Zappa
Hawkwind
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep
Budgie
UFO
Whitesnake
Rainbow
Progressive Rock
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Genesis
Jethro Tull
The Mothers of Invention
Mike Oldfield
Pink Floyd
Supertramp
Yes
Frank Zappa
Camel
Gentle Giant
Van Der Graaf Generator
Glam Rock
David Bowie
The New York Dolls
Lou Reed
Roxy Music
T.Rex
Sweet
Slade
Mud
Punk Rock
Black Flag
The Clash
Richard Hell
Iggy & the Stooges
The Ramones
The Sex Pistols
Patti Smith
Television
Tom Robinson Band
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Saxon
Iron Maiden
Diamond Head
Judas Priest
Ozzy Osbourne
Speed Metal/Thrash Metal
Annihilator
Anthrax
Coroner
Exodus
Kreator
Megadeth
Metallica
Nuclear Assault
Overkill
Slayer
Sodom
Testament
Venom
The idea is to compile a "recommended" or "essential" acts listing for every music genre there is, so people who want to expand their common knowledge can check 'em out.
So anyone can suggest acts for the list and I'll add them to this first post. Remember to add some kind of explanation on why the act should be added
to the list. Also feel free to suggest bands for other genres not included in this list, and I'll add them.
A good criteria you can use when suggesting artists: Is the artist in question a "must-know"? Does the artist represent everything or many significant aspects of their genre? When someone mentions the name of the genre, does the artist in question immediately pop to your mind?
List of genres (I'll add to this as people supply suggestions)
Classical
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Frederic Chopin
Edward William Elgar
Felix Mendelssohn
Claudio Monteverdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
Vaughan Williams
Antonio Vivaldi
Rimsky-Korsakov
Blues
Willie Dixon
Billie Holiday
Son House
B.B. King
Skip James
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
John Lee Hooker
Jazz
Dave Brubeck
Chet Baker
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Bill Evans
Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk
Charlie "Bird" Parker
Oscar Peterson
George Benson
Rock & Roll
Chuck Berry
Johnny Cash
Bo Diddley
Fats Domino
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Phil Spector
Blues Rock
Jeff Beck
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Joe Bonamassa
Eric Clapton
Cream
Rory Gallagher
Janis Joplin
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Winter
ZZ Top
Fleetwood Mac(The early line-up featuring Peter Green)
Robin Trower
Pat Travers
Folk Rock
Joan Baez
The Band
Jackson Browne
The Byrds
Leonard Cohen
The Corrs
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
Phil Ochs
The Pogues
Simon & Garfunkel
The Waterboys
Neil Young
Gordon Lightfoot
Psychedelic Rock
The Beatles
Captain Beefheart
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane
Love
Moby Grape
The Mothers of Invention
The Velvet Underground
Frank Zappa
Hawkwind
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep
Budgie
UFO
Whitesnake
Rainbow
Progressive Rock
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Genesis
Jethro Tull
The Mothers of Invention
Mike Oldfield
Pink Floyd
Supertramp
Yes
Frank Zappa
Camel
Gentle Giant
Van Der Graaf Generator
Glam Rock
David Bowie
The New York Dolls
Lou Reed
Roxy Music
T.Rex
Sweet
Slade
Mud
Punk Rock
Black Flag
The Clash
Richard Hell
Iggy & the Stooges
The Ramones
The Sex Pistols
Patti Smith
Television
Tom Robinson Band
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Saxon
Iron Maiden
Diamond Head
Judas Priest
Ozzy Osbourne
Speed Metal/Thrash Metal
Annihilator
Anthrax
Coroner
Exodus
Kreator
Megadeth
Metallica
Nuclear Assault
Overkill
Slayer
Sodom
Testament
Venom
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