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Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.
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Playlist · Top 500 Alternative Rock Songs of All Time · 476 items · 891 likes.
Alternative Pop/Rock is essentially a catch-all term for post-punk bands from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s. Though there is a variety of musical styles within Alternative Rock, they are all tied together since they existed outside of the mainstream.
- Nirvana. The first band on our list is perhaps the most influential alt-rock band of all time, Nirvana. The year 1987 witnessed the birth of this band.
- R.E.M. Our next alt-rock band is R.E.M., one of the flagship groups of the alternative rock movement. Founded in 1980 and remaining active for 31 years, R.E.M.
- U2. The next group on our list, U2, might come as a surprise. After all, it was founded in the ’70s and might be considered a more mainstream rock band.
- Cage The Elephant. With Cage the Elephant, we take a jump into the alt-rock history of the twenty-first century. The band was formed in 2006 and found enormous success with their self-titled debut album.
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2 days ago · Over 20K music fans have voted on the 200+ Best Alternative Rock Bands & Artists, Ranked. Current Top 3: Nirvana, David Bowie, Pink Floyd
4 days ago · alternative rock, pop music style, built on distorted guitars and rooted in generational discontent, that dominated and changed rock between 1991 and 1996. It burst into the mainstream when “ Smells Like Teen Spirit ”—the first major-label single from Nirvana, a trio based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.—became a national hit.
