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Lovely rock

Recommended Western rock bands; popular overseas bands.

It’s a broad category, but this time we’re focusing on Western bands.

Among them, we’ve especially spotlighted rock.

It’s full of energy and has a unique appeal you won’t find in Japanese music.

Be sure to check it out.

I’m sure you’ll discover something new.

Playlist

Recommended Western rock bands; popular overseas bands.
show_chartTitlePlaylistReview
1Counting StarsOneRepublic
Counting StarsOneRepublicplay_arrow
OneRepublic’s diverse musical style
2The PretenderFoo Fighters
The PretenderFoo Fightersplay_arrow
Foo Fighters, debuted in 1995.
3MapsYeah Yeah Yeahs
MapsYeah Yeah Yeahsplay_arrow
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are artful punk
4PompeiiBastille
PompeiiBastilleplay_arrow
A unique music video by a movie-loving vocalist
5Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand
Take Me OutFranz Ferdinandplay_arrow
Franz Ferdinand is a band you can dance to
6NumbLinkin Park
NumbLinkin Parkplay_arrow
A popular rock band formed during their school days
7Welcome To The Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance
Welcome To The Black ParadeMy Chemical Romanceplay_arrow
Introduction to My Chemical Romance
8PsychosocialSlipknot
PsychosocialSlipknotplay_arrow
Heavy metal wearing a Slipknot mask
9Heathenstwenty one pilots
Heathenstwenty one pilotsplay_arrow
The distinctive rock of Twenty One Pilots
10Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys
Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeysplay_arrow
Arctic Monkeys: British rock.
11Walk This WayAerosmith
Walk This WayAerosmithplay_arrow
A classic Aerosmith song was covered in hip-hop.
12BanquetBloc Party
BanquetBloc Partyplay_arrow
A post-punk band originating from London
13HoloceneBon Iver
HoloceneBon Iverplay_arrow
American folk rock, Grammy Award-winning
14The FlameCheap Trick
The FlameCheap Trickplay_arrow
Cheap Trick’s half-century trajectory and influence
15Viva La VidaColdplay
Viva La VidaColdplayplay_arrow
Coldplay’s beautiful melodies are globally popular
16Pull Me UnderDream Theater
Pull Me UnderDream Theaterplay_arrow
Dream Theater complex compositions advanced performance techniques
17Bring Me To LifeEvanescence
Bring Me To LifeEvanescenceplay_arrow
The rock band led by Amy Lee
18This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms RaceFall Out Boy
This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms RaceFall Out Boyplay_arrow
Fall Out Boy, emo pop punk
19IrisGoo Goo Dolls
IrisGoo Goo Dollsplay_arrow
Goo Goo Dolls’ signature song “Iris”
20Wake Me Up When September EndsGreen Day
Wake Me Up When September EndsGreen Dayplay_arrow
Green Day is a representative rock band
21Sweet Child O’ MineGuns N’ Roses
Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Rosesplay_arrow
Guns N’ Roses Introduction
22BelieverImagine Dragons
BelieverImagine Dragonsplay_arrow
The distinctive sound of Imagine Dragons
23Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Journey
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)Journeyplay_arrow
Journey is a rock band that represents the United States.
24FireKasabian
FireKasabianplay_arrow
A British dance rock band
25Sex on FireKings Of Leon
Sex on FireKings Of Leonplay_arrow
Overview of Kings Of Leon
26Freak On a LeashKorn
Freak On a LeashKornplay_arrow
The debut shock of the nu metal band Korn
27mOBSCENEMarilin Manson
mOBSCENEMarilin Mansonplay_arrow
Marilyn Manson’s appeal and signature works
28Rock Is DeadMarilyn Manson
Rock Is DeadMarilyn Mansonplay_arrow
A famous band derived from Marilyn Monroe
29Sunday MorningMaroon 5
Sunday MorningMaroon 5play_arrow
Introduction to California pop rock bands
30Enter SandmanMetallica
Enter SandmanMetallicaplay_arrow
Metallica’s pioneering of thrash metal and its influence
31Dr. FeelgoodMötley Crüe
Dr. FeelgoodMötley Crüeplay_arrow
Mötley Crüe, the legendary glam metal band
32To Be With YouMr. BIG
To Be With YouMr. BIGplay_arrow
Mr. Big’s International Success and Musical Appeal
33Only ShallowMy Bloody Valentine
Only ShallowMy Bloody Valentineplay_arrow
My Bloody Valentine, a leading figure of shoegaze
34Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvanaplay_arrow
Nirvana sparked the grunge movement.
35Don’t Look Back In AngerOasis
Don’t Look Back In AngerOasisplay_arrow
Oasis is the representative band of 90s Britpop.
36I Write Sins Not TragediesPanic! At The Disco
I Write Sins Not TragediesPanic! At The Discoplay_arrow
Introduction to popular emo pop bands
37RocksPrimal Scream
RocksPrimal Screamplay_arrow
Primal Scream’s musicality and evolution
38Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
Losing My ReligionR.E.M.play_arrow
R.E.M. scores a smash hit with their album
39CreepRadiohead
CreepRadioheadplay_arrow
Radiohead’s signature song “Creep” and experimental music
40Killing In the NameRage Against The Machine
Killing In the NameRage Against The Machineplay_arrow
Pioneers of politically active mixture rock
41Blitzkrieg BopRamones
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesplay_arrow
A legendary band that laid the foundation of punk music
42Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers
Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppersplay_arrow
Rock band originating from California
43Kool AidRoyel Otis
Kool AidRoyel Otisplay_arrow
Royel Otis leads a new era of guitar pop
44SmoothSantana
SmoothSantanaplay_arrow
Santana is a renowned band of Latin rock fusion.
45Olsen OlsenSigur Rós
Olsen OlsenSigur Rósplay_arrow
Sigur Rós’s Music and International Acclaim
46Chop Suey!System Of A Down
Chop Suey!System Of A Downplay_arrow
Introduction to System of a Down
47RemedyThe Black Crowes
RemedyThe Black Crowesplay_arrow
Atlanta hard rock band racks up a string of big hits
48True BelieversThe Bouncing Souls
True BelieversThe Bouncing Soulsplay_arrow
The Bouncing Souls. Rebellious spirit and positive punk rock.
49London CallingThe Clash
London CallingThe Clashplay_arrow
The Clash is the greatest punk band.
50Dreaming Of YouThe Coral
Dreaming Of YouThe Coralplay_arrow
A band from Liverpool, just like the Beatles
51ZombieThe Cranberries
ZombieThe Cranberriesplay_arrow
Irish rock band anti-war song
52Hotel CaliforniaThe Eagles
Hotel CaliforniaThe Eaglesplay_arrow
The Eagles gained popularity with country rock music.
53The WidowThe Mars Volta
The WidowThe Mars Voltaplay_arrow
The Mars Volta, a progressive rock band
54Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)The Offspring
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)The Offspringplay_arrow
The Offspring is a punk band from California.
55EchoesThe Rapture
EchoesThe Raptureplay_arrow
The Rapture is a dance-punk band originating from New York.
56TodayThe Smashing Pumpkins
TodayThe Smashing Pumpkinsplay_arrow
Introduction to The Smashing Pumpkins
57I Wanna Be AdoredThe Stone Roses
I Wanna Be AdoredThe Stone Rosesplay_arrow
The Stone Roses: a legendary band
58ReptiliaThe Strokes
ReptiliaThe Strokesplay_arrow
A representative band of urbane, sophisticated garage rock
59Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)The Vandals
Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)The Vandalsplay_arrow
The Vandals' satirical punk rock
60Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve
Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verveplay_arrow
Britpop band The Verve scores a big hit
61My GenerationThe Who
My GenerationThe Whoplay_arrow
The Who is one of the three major rock bands in the UK.
62With or Without YouU2
With or Without YouU2play_arrow
Legendary rock band still active today
63Fall To PiecesVelvet Revolver
Fall To PiecesVelvet Revolverplay_arrow
A band of former Guns N’ Roses members
64Say It Ain’t SoWeezer
Say It Ain't SoWeezerplay_arrow
Weezer is a band that fuses pop and rock.
65What’s My Age Again?blink-182
What's My Age Again?blink-182play_arrow
Blink-182 is a pop-punk band.
66JeremyPearl Jam
JeremyPearl Jam
Representative grunge rock band
67PoisonAlice Cooper
PoisonAlice Cooperplay_arrow
Alice Cooper is the godfather of shock rock
68More Than WordsExtreme
More Than WordsExtremeplay_arrow
Extreme: A hard rock band with a funk flavor
69All The Rage Back HomeInterpol
All The Rage Back HomeInterpolplay_arrow
Interpol is a rock band that originated in New York.
70Mr. BrightsideThe Killers
Mr. BrightsideThe Killersplay_arrow
The Killers are synth rock.
71Don’t Look Back Into The SunThe Libertines
Don't Look Back Into The SunThe Libertinesplay_arrow
The Libertines' garage rock
72Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripesplay_arrow
Introduction to The White Stripes