2 Quotes About Alternative Music
Alternative music is a genre of rock music that is defined by its tone, sound, lyrics, or social or political views. Alternative music could be described as a broad category that includes indie rock, grunge, post-grunge, punk rock, emo, screamo, post-hardcore, psychobilly and heavy metal. Alternative music was initially called "underground" or "independent" because it was not played on mainstream radio stations. The initial alternative rock scene developed within the larger punk rock scene of the late 1970s in the United States and early 1980s in the United Kingdom
The genre's development was influenced by other genres, including punk rock and heavy metal. Early alternative rock bands that emerged from the 1980s were labeled "college rock" or "college hardcore". Some groups are associated with punk while others with independent.