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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. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge , shoegaze , and Britpop subgenres in the United States and United Kingdom ...
- Late 1970s–early 1980s, United States and United Kingdom
- Alternative music, alt-rock, alternative
May 10, 2024 · Learn about alternative rock, a pop music style that emerged in the 1990s and challenged classic rock conventions. Explore its history, influences, characteristics, and key artists such as Nirvana, R.E.M., and Smashing Pumpkins.
- 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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Jun 10, 2021 · Alternative Rock Guide: The History and Bands of Alt-Rock. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 10, 2021 • 3 min read. Beginning in the 1990s, rock musicians who were out of sync with mainstream culture developed a genre known as alternative rock.
Top 500 Alternative Rock Songs of All Time · Playlist · 476 songs · 787 likes.
Jun 29, 2022 · The alternative 90s: A guide to the best albums. By Rhys Wiliams. last updated 29 June 2022. Musical genres collided more in the 90s than in any other decade, making ‘alternative’ rock ever harder to define – but here are the essential albums that shaped the alternative 90s sound.
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