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Though the genre is considered to be rock, some of its subgenres are influenced by folk music, reggae, electronic music and jazz among other genres. At times alternative rock has been used as a catch-all phrase for rock music from underground artists in the 1980s, all music descended from punk rock (including punk itself, new wave, and post-punk), and, ironically, for rock music in general in the 1990s and 2000s.
While a few artists like R.E.M. and The Cure achieved commercial success and mainstream critical recognition, many alternative rock artists during the 1980s were cult acts that recorded on independent labels and received their exposure through college radio airplay and word-of-mouth.
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3 Doors Down – Here Without You
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Audioslave – Be Yourself
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3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
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Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow
Events
alternative rock gigs around Los Angeles, United States • view all
| October 2008 | ||
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| Today (Tuesday 14 October 2008) | ||
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Weezer
Tokyo Police Club, Angels and Airwaves |
Great Western Forum Los Angeles, United States |
43 people attending |
| Tomorrow (Wednesday 15 October 2008) | ||
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Anberlin
Straylight Run, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, There For Tomorrow |
Avalon Hollywood Los Angeles, United States |
12 people attending |
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Kings of Leon
We Are Scientists, The Stills |
NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, United States |
32 people attending |
| Friday 17 October 2008 | ||
| Keane |
El Capitan Theatre Los Angeles, United States |
6 people attending |
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Anberlin
Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow |
The Glass House Los Angeles, United States |
10 people attending |
| Monday 20 October 2008 | ||
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Eagles of Death Metal LIVE Performance! at Virgin Megastore
Eagles of Death Metal |
Virgin Megastore Los Angeles, United States |
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jeenyus05 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Tay+Zonday+is+a+scary+ass+motherfucker
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alternativelad wrote:
I would clas Alternative Rock, bands such as Trapt, Breaking Benjamin, 12 Stones, Fuel, Three Days Grace, Crossfade, Cold, Seether, Default, Theory of a Deadman, Rev Theory, Shinedown, Staind, 10 Years, Skillet, Taproot, Lost Prophets. But i do like bands such as , Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, Drowning Pool, Metalica, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Avenged Sevenfold, Alter Bridge..Etc. If you wanna chat give me a bell on my profile. Cheers.
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better-than-bad wrote:
Hey check it out *Better Than Bad*
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Denitz wrote:
Why the heck are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park and Coldplay listed as "alternative Rock"??? The Peppers make Rock music, but none that can be called alternative... Linkin Park should not even be named a band and Coldplay play pop music!
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fantadu wrote:
Nuck nuck...
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Peppsy606 wrote:
Hey,check out my new song "Wake Me Up" if you want some new shit. Its energetic as hell. :) http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen /Percy
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stephcar42 wrote:
gelb
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alem68 wrote:
10
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Dancet wrote:
ВНИМАНИЕ!!! Фан-сайт группы Coldplay - Все самые свежие новости,раритеты и многое другое - обновления каждый день! - http://www.coldplay-band.ru/ COLDPLAY FAN - http://www.coldplay-band.ru/
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Anderson_ma wrote:
fu faiters
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murih wrote:
alternatic punk = d-beat, crust, anarcho punk...
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negblanc wrote:
If you want to discover new bands : http://www.last.fm/tag/discoverockult =)
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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
I use the term 'alternative rock' for rock bands that are a bit different from your typical rock band. That makes sense doesn't it? Just like (for example) 'alternative punk' would be a punk band that sound different than your average punk band.
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storvikarn wrote:
New Group: For Those Who Probably Will Die While Listening To Music
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tojn wrote:
Me too like to listen to alternative rock tag radio. Crazy about Aemen, but they are tagged like Gothic Metal. shit happens?!
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mudloves wrote:
SUUUUUUUU****
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mudloves wrote:
e muito bom gostei bastante
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
i listend to 'alternative rock' tag radio, some nice pieces, but suddenly they played 'viva la vida'. we can't escape this boring pop stuff ? that's the result of mistagging ... thanks, crowd out there ! please don't spoil me.
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
citing myself : "i think people tend to stick with words they have become to be used to. and we are not who invent words, concepts, and meanings. they are given to us by opinion leaders. even when things change in reality (like alternative becoming mainstream), people will stick to their old perceptions. the only way out is to create new concepts that go with the changed reality and popularize them. so let't start. let's think for ourselves and not go with the crowd." what kind of rock are you listening to ? and are you sure that it's rock ? from a different perspective, people call songs 'jazz', 'new age', everything all over the place. we don't listen without preconceptions.
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What is "Alternative Rock" an alternative to? Mainstream rock? Hmm, most of the bands which we call "alternative" *are* mainstream.
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