Albums of Alt. Rock music
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Nickelback
The Long Road '2003 -
Nirvana
Nevermind '1996 -
Cold
A Different Kind Of Pain '2005 -
Alter Bridge
One Day Remains '2004 -
U2
The Joshua Tree (MFSL Remastered) '1987 -
Hoobastank
Every Man For Himself '2006 -
Creed
Weathered '2001 -
Cold
Year Of The Spider '2003 -
The Rasmus
Hide From The Sun '2005 -
Creed
My Own Prison '1997 -
Serj Tankian
Elect The Dead (limited Edition Bonus Disc) '2007 -
Staind
1996-2006 - The Singles (best Buy Edition '2006 -
R.E.M.
Murmur '1983 -
Creed
Human Clay '1999 -
Faith No More
Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Hits (HDCD) '1998 -
R.E.M.
Accelerate '2008 -
Yes
Going For The One (Hdcd) '1977 -
Frou Frou
Details '2002 -
Brendan Perry
Eye Of The Hunter '1998 -
Coldplay
Talk (3 CD Special Holland Edition) [CDS] - CD1 '2005 -
The Cardigans
Best Of (CD1) '2008 -
Yes
Tales From Topographic Oceans [CD2] '1973 -
Yes
Tales From Topographic Oceans [CD1] '1973 -
PJ Harvey
To Bring You My Love '1995 -
Therapy?
Nurse '1992 -
Coldplay
Violet Hill [CDS] '2008 -
Deftones
B-sides & Rarities '2005 -
P.O.D.
Boom '2002 -
Puddle Of Mudd
Come Clean '2001 -
Yes
Tormato (remastered) '1978 -
Anthony & And The Johnsons
I Am A bird Now '2005 -
Pearl Jam
Backspacer '2009 -
Coldplay
Talk (3 CD Special Holland Edition) [CDS] - CD3 '2005 -
Coldplay
Talk (3 CD Special Holland Edition) [CDS] - CD2 '2005 -
Bel Canto
White-out Conditions '1987 -
Yes
Friends And Relatives '1998 -
Laika & The Cosmonauts
Absurdistan '2000 -
The Cardigans
The Best Of (CD2)(B-Sides And Rarities) '2008 -
The Cardigans
Erase/Rewind [CDS-EXTRA] '1998 -
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through '2001 -
Alan Parsons & Stephen Court
Sound Check (MFSL) '1993 -
Earshot
Two '2004 -
Earshot
Letting Go '2002 -
Iron & Wine
The Shepherd's Dog '2007 -
Aiden
Conviction '2007 -
Yes
Friends And Relatives [CD2] '1998 -
Therapy?
Babyteeth '1991 -
Nonpoint
Miracle '2010 -
Radiohead
In Rainbows (CD2) '2007 -
Radiohead
In Rainbows (CD1) '2007 -
Theaudience
Theaudience (Special Limited Edition 2CD Set) (CD1) '1998 -
Coldplay
Trouble - Norwegian Live [EP] '2001 -
Earshot
The Silver Lining '2008 -
Clawfinger
Clawfinger '1999 -
Therapy?
Pleasure Death '1992 -
32 Leaves
Panoramic '2009 -
Switched
Subject To Change '2002 -
Unjust
To Lose A Name '2008 -
Audioslave
Revelations '2006 -
Bryan Ferry
Dylanesque '2007 -
HAIR
The Original Broadway Cast Recording '1968 -
Dave Matthews Band
Under The Table And Dreaming '1994 -
Eels
Meet The Eels: Essential Eels Vol. 1 '2008 -
Anne Clark
Unstill Life '1991
The concept “alternative rock” is commonly used to refer to music that emerged in the mid-1980s. This combination of different styles found its audience in rebellious youth.
Ideology
For most of its existence, alt-rock has been majorly determined by the denial of the commercialization peculiar to pop culture. During the 1980s, this style had been largely known as an underground phenomenon. Therefore, at that time it was impossible to buy alternative rock music. While songs of other genres were becoming commercial hits, alt-rock belonged to enthusiastic youth with no money to pay for promotion. However, people liked the spirit of this cultural and musical direction and started to download alternative rock, thereby making the genre widely recognized.
During the 1980s, alternative groups generally played in unknown clubs and made useful social contacts through communication with other people. It was still extremely difficult to find their tracks on CDs or download alternative rock in any format (even MP3, not to mention M4A and FLAC). Lyrics of this genre tended to reflect such social problems as:
- drug abuse;
- depression;
- environment protection.
This choice of topics was developed as a response to changes in the world society taking place in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Contemporary essence of the genre
The bands of the 1990s, unlike the earlier ones, received support and promotion of music labels, as well as traditional pop artists and became mainstream ones. Melomaniacs started to download alternative rock albums all over the world. The more uncompromising bands, which did not want to change their ideology, remained in the underground.
Today, it is easy to download alternative rock albums of such bands as Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, 30 Seconds to Mars, Muse, and so on. Their concerts moved from garages to multimillion concert venues. This fact, despite making the music not “alternative” at all, makes it easier for any fan to buy alternative rock music. The bands and their front men are being chased by teen girls and appear on the front pages of glamorous magazines, which contradicts the original essence of this musical genre. This statement is supported by increasing statistics of alternative rock downloads. Therefore, the replacement of the concept by ‘indie rock’ seems quite reasonable.
The best alt-rock groups of all times include:
- Nirvana
- Linkin Park
- Green Day
- Radiohead
- Coldplay
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Muse
- R.E.M.
- My Chemical Romance
- Foo Fighters
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