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  2. Precursors to alternative rock existed in the 1960s with proto-punk. [32] The origins of alternative rock can be traced back to The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) by the Velvet Underground, [33] which influenced many alternative rock bands that would come after it. [34]

  3. Sep 13, 2024 · 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.

  4. Jun 10, 2021 · Beginning in the 1990s, rock musicians who were out of sync with mainstream culture developed a genre known as alternative rock.

  5. Jan 19, 2024 · Alternative rock, often abbreviated as alt-rock, emerged in the 1980s and became a significant force in the 1990s. This genre is notoriously difficult to define precisely due to its diversity and refusal to conform to a singular sound.

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    When referring to alternative rock as an alternative musical form, its roots could be traced back to the late 1960s. Bands like the Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, MC5, and the Silver Apples provided an alternative type of music that differed from the majority of the musical acts of their time, in both sound and content. The term alternat...

    Grunge, an alternative subgenre created in Seattle, Washington in the 1980s that synthesized heavy metal and hardcore punk, launched a large movement in mainstream music in the early 1990s. The year 1991 was to become a significant year for alternative rock and in particular grunge, with the release of Nirvana's second and most successful album Nev...

    In the 1990s, indie rock lost prominence in the UK with the decline of the Manchester scene and shoegazing's lack of glamour; the tide of grunge from America dominated the British alternative scene and music press in the early 1990s. In contrast, only a few British alternative bands, most notably Radiohead and Bush, were able to make any sort of im...

  6. Apr 13, 2018 · When Did Alternative Music Begin? Fittingly enough, right as rock'n'roll was becoming the dominant musical mode of the Western World. As soon as rock was king, there quickly grew an underground of acts providing, yes, an "alternative" voice.

  7. Feb 9, 2021 · In the 1980s and 1990s, alternative music saw a radical change. After punk-rock left a mark on mainstream America’s radar, the 1980s settled into a steady diet of big name pop stars. Suddenly, hip-hop was becoming the nation’s rising cultural force. That left a massive chasm between the mainstream and the underground.