good bands ?

[aqua11alta]

orange range
uverworld
dir en gray
l arc en ciel
ikimonogakari
janne de arc
asian kungfu generation

[Lovux The Great]

I usually prefer individual songs before whole genres, and since nearly every band/musician there is specify in a certain genre, this means it's not easy for me to favor certain bands above others. However, some have succeeded with the impossible, and I guess I can list them for the sake of everyone who finds it mildly interesting.

Japanese bands/musicians:
Ali Project.
Ayumi Hamasaki.
High and Mighty Color.
KOTOKO.
Mizuki Nana.
Nightmare.
T.M. Revolution.

Others:
ABBA (come on! How can you NOT love them!)
Dr Bombay.
Melody Club.
Modern Talking.
Nightwish.
Within Temptation.

Something like that~

[zapak441]

I'm really into psychedelic stuff so bands that I really like are Infected Mushroom and Hilight Tribe when it comes to trance. MGMT and Animal collective are great bands as well, but theyre more psychedelic pop again. My two fav rock bands are Tool and System of a Down.

[Kororo666]

Recently (talking about J-music) I'm really into "KAT-TUN" and "X Japan".
I love their music!

[Logan]

Lets go : Nightwish, Apocalyptica, sum 41, linkin park, Soad, Ana johnsson Cat stevens

[hybrd]

Apparently I was a child of the wrong age and love punk rock... which is essentially dead now... but here are some of my favorites:

hit the lights
amber pacific
fm static

[jerdude]

Bump of chicken
Orange Range
Switchfoot

Solo Artists that ROCK
Miyavi

[Umi-chii]

Anyone who listens to J-Rock must not miss Buck-Tick. They're like, one of the fathers of J-Rock and visual-kei. If you're turned off by the visual-kei of today's generation, don't worry. B-T looks normal compared to some J-Rock visual kei bands these days. I also rec Kagrra,. They mix elements of J-Rock and Japanese ethnic instruments real good, giving their rock songs an oriental feel. The other J-bands: Sukima Switch, Sunset Swish, Access, acid black cherry, abingdon boys school.

If you're on the C-Pop side, I rec Powerstation. They're a Taiwanese band formed by two brothers, and trust me, they're good.

For some English... 30 Seconds to Mars. Never, ever, pass that band for something else. Never.

And oh. 12 Girls Band. They play instrumental versions of some songs, but what makes them different is that they use traditional Chinese instruments. Watching them live though is completely WOW.

[Syn74]

Avenged Sevenfold

[Levz]

I'm giving one of the best songs of Serú Girán, argentian rock band of the 70' and 80',  charly garcia's band after sui-generis.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rJSpZzGhfg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4mA8zhrrE&feature=related (this one is far greater knowing that they released it in '82 and knowing a little of argentinian history (little like wikipedia is enough))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlspcUC3LKI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyrqdknARv0&feature=related

and while im here, here's some sui generis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuH3S18tlfw&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIGleQ-MJU8&feature=related

Sadly i don't know how to embed the videos, and sadder probably the best sui generis song "rasguñan las piedras" is not availible on youtube, damn sony! well look it online on somewhere else, it's beautyfull!

[Anri]

hmm, some recommendable are (not only bands though): anouk, Daft Punk, Dave Stewart, Daniel Merriweather, Imogen Heap, KT Tunstall and of japanese bands I have to agree with dir en gray and yoko kanno as composer. Uhm...quite a mix I guess 

[klimpaloon]

UVERworld DEFINITELY! Also, I think YUI is great (though YUI doesn't exactly comprise a band,,,oh well )

[gelydh]

I don't listen to too much Japanese music (that's my sister's forte), but I love Ego Likeness, Florence and the Machine, Tarja, and The Mission.

[wowO_O]

i'd like to add alice nine, sid, and lm.c to the list since i didn't see anyone recommend them. they're jrock bands.
and just for fun because i like them big bang. they're kpop but oh well.

[CrazyRed98]

Got to say Foals, Black Sabbath, MGMT, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Jimi Hendrix, and Coheed and Cambria.