ALT ROCK
Time Frame:
Alternative rock genre started in the 70’s but really became widely popular in the 90’s.
Description:
Alternative rock, or alt rock, has become the mixing pot of modern rock. It’s generally used as an umbrella term for rock music that does not fit into any other genre. Alt rock also is associated with indie music as the genre evolved from punk-inspired bands signed to independent record labels. The name “alternative rock” was coined in the 80’s, until then it was called new music, post modern music, or college rock.
Roots:
Alt rock has its roots in combinations between the following genres: mainstream rock, folk, and punk, post punk, and hardcore.
Subgenres:
Grunge
Indie Rock
Brit Pop
College Rock
Indie Pop
Post Rock
Emo
Influential Artists:
70’s:
The Feelies
U2
The Cure
Husker Du
The Replacements
Social Distortion
80’s:
Depeche Mode
REM
Sonic Youth
Violent Femmes
The Smiths
The Flaming Lips
Phish
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Janes Addiction
Soundgarden
Goo Goo Dolls
No Doubt
The Pixies
Nirvana
Fugazi
Green Day
Better than Ezra
Nine Inch Nails (NIN)
Smashing Pumpkins
Sublime
Radiohead
90’s:
Rage against the Machine
Stone Temple Pilots (STP)
Pearl Jam
Bush
Dave Matthews Band (DMB)
Everclear
Weezer
Collective Soul
Jimmy Eat World
Foo Fighters
Sigur Ros
Nickelback
Coldplay
Death Cab for Cutie
00’s:
Audioslave
Mars Volta
Arctic Monkeys
The Fray
Arcade Fire
The Killers