Musical groups established in 1974

The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of the first bands of the genre. Although they never achieved significant commercial success during their existence, the band is seen today as highly influential in punk culture.

American new wave band (1974–)

American punk rock band

Yugoslavian rock band

husband-and-wife musical duo from Mali

British rock band

American rock band

Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down", tracks that ranked on Billboard's top 40 at No. 12 and No. 40, respectively, as well as other songs such as "Wanted Man", "You're in Love" and "Dance". Along with bands such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal s

thumb|NorrlandsOperan in Umeå The NorrlandsOperan (), is a Swedish opera company in Umeå, located in Norrland, Sweden. The ownership of NorrlandsOperan is divided between the Umeå Municipality (40%) and the Västerbotten County Council (60%).

Northern Irish band

English new wave band

British rock band

French vocal group

English heavy metal band

Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is an American hard rock/heavy metal band that formed in Oakland, California; the classic lineup that recorded the first album was cemented in 1974. The band released two studio albums on London Records as Yesterday & Today in the 1970s before shortening their name to Y&T, after which they released several albums on A&M Records beginning in 1981, and later on Geffen Records, Avex Records, and more. The band was originally co-managed by Herbie Herbert and Louis "Lou" Bramy. The band has sold over four million albums worldwide to date, output summarize

German disco group

British musical group

British male vocal quartet

American band

American rock band

British rock band

Belgian band

British musical group; string quartet (1974-)

American band

American jazz band

Canadian musical group; hard rock band

British pub rock band, best known as the band Joe Strummer was in before The Clash

musical ensemble

Dutch prog rock band

band

Bosnian and Yugoslav musical group; rock band

progressive rock group

Australian musical group; rock band

British musical group

Australian punk rock band

British chamber orchestra, based in Edinburgh, founded in 1974

American neoclassical new-age music band

Apelsin (Estonian for orange) was an Estonian band created in 1974. Their lyrics are in Estonian and Russian. During the Soviet era, their LP albums were issued by the Soviet music monopoly Melodiya. The Russian name of the band was Апельсин. In both Estonian and Russian, the band's name means orange. Many songs and much of the music of the band are satirical. The band's combining music with humor (both onstage and offstage) was one of the reasons the band had become one of the most popular Estonian bands of all time.

French band

British and Irish pop group

British progressive rock/new wave band

Italian musician

Italian band

band

Croatian musical group

rockband from Belgium

Brazilian musical group

Australian musical group; rock band

Ñu, also known as José Carlos Molina-Ñu, are a Spanish hard rock band formed in 1974 in Madrid. Their music style, often described as medieval rock, has medieval music, celtic rock and heavy metal influences. The band have experienced multiple line-up changes, with vocalist José Carlos Molina being the only constant presence in the band through the years. The flute predominance in their sound has been compared with Jethro Tull's style, but playing a way heavier sound they are in fact a predecessor of folk metal. As time went by, their style tended to be less folk and more heavy. Their lyrics

American musical group

British rock pop band (1975-1982)

hard rock band formed in 1974

Syabry () is a Belarusian pop group, established in 1974.

band

Italian jazz-rock group

English pop and glam rock band

French orchestra

Piirpauke is a Finnish musical group combining free jazz, flamenco, mbalax, Arabesque, carnatic, romantic, modern, classical, humppa, impressionist, hindustani, salsa, Amharic, Lappjoik, Tibetan, Balkan, Karelian, Finnish, national romantic and rock music influences (among others) in their compositions.

American rock band