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Best art rock bands (all time)

A ranking of art rock bands. Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the 1960s with influences from art (avant-garde and classical) music.

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Arcade Fire
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Arcade Fire

(2001)
Arcade Fire are a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win's younger brother Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara...
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9
from 1 vote
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Genesis
1

Genesis

(1967)
Genesis are an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967. The most commercially successful line-up includes keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. Other...
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9
from 1 vote
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Styx
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Styx

(1972)
Styx is an American rock band formed in 1970 from Chicago. Styx is best known for the hit songs "Lady" (#6, 1973), "Come Sail Away" (#8, 1977), "Babe" (#1, 1979), "The Best of Times" (#3, 1981), "Too Much Time on My Hands" (#9, 19...
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8.7
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer

(1970)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, were an English progressive rock supergroup power trio formed in London in 1970. The group consisted of keyboardist Keith Emerson, singer and guitarist Greg Lake, and drummer and percussi...
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8
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Supertramp
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Supertramp

(1969)
Supertramp are an English rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming themselves in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they later incorporated a combination of tradition...
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8
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Gentle Giant
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Gentle Giant

(1970)
Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980.
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8
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Spoon
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Spoon

(1993)
Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Jim Eno (drums); Rob Pope (bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion,...
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7
from 1 vote
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Foals
7

Foals

(2005)
Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford, England formed in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith, bassist Walter Gerver...
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7
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Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra

(1970)
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England. They were formed to accommodate Roy Wood's and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's de...
7
7
from 1 vote
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Florence and the Machine
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Florence and the Machine

(2007)
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists...
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