Haha classic rock station here is always playing guns and roses and I'm dayum.
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Alternative rock in the 90s was something else, man.
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Yeah this pretty much. It's kind of happening right now with hyperpop genre with 100 Gecs, Dorian Electra, Sophie, Charli XCX, etc... It's an alternative to the mainstream of the last 10 years. Watch it be the equivalent for the 2020s decade
I have to thank my sister for this. I was born in 89 but was exposed to tons of 90s alt rock and it is my favorite genre.
It's one of those things to look back on now and wonder how there managed to be so many great bands in such a brief number of years. After the '90's nothing really captured that spirit except for Coheed and Cambria in the mid 2000's and At The Drive In/The Mars Volta in the late '00's early '10's.
That applies to every single decade starting with the 60s, though. But yeah, the 90s were pretty great, I had a blast with music back in those days but surprisingly I find that the stuff I really, REALLY loved back then wasn't really anywhere near the best of what was being done at the time (I too was a massive Bush fan but they're something I mostly roll my eyes at these days, Razorblade Suitcase especially...) but for some reason as a teen I was completely unaware of stuff like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Pavement, Stone Roses Modest Mouse so I suppose "You could hear these song by just waking on the streets, going to the mall. These songs were all over MTV and the radios. It was glorious." isn't really surprising when one considers the stuff getting heavy airplay was mostly B tier single oriented stuff and as such not much has changed since then.
This was great alt rock in New Zealand in the 90s.
Then he hung himself a month before he was supposed to play at a suicide prevention music festival :(
Then he hung himself a month before he was supposed to play at a suicide prevention music festival :(
I'm in a similar boat. Bands like Massive Attack and Belle and Sebastian were completely off my radar until the mid-'00s, when I caught them on internet radio. Unfinished Sympathy blew my mind the first time I heard it.
The 90's were amazing for rock in general. Actually they were just amazing for music full stop.
I'm very greatful that here in Australia the spirit of the 90s is alive and well with many great local rock bands like King Gizzard, The Chats, Courtney Barnett etc. Rock is still popular here.
I'm very greatful that here in Australia the spirit of the 90s is alive and well with many great local rock bands like King Gizzard, The Chats, Courtney Barnett etc. Rock is still popular here.
That's basically what happened to Warrant.
College rock was arguably better in the 80s, but there was so much musical diversity in the 90s. I have a soft spot for the pre-grunge jangle of the very early 90s.
That period of grunge + alt rock between 1990-1997/98. Was great. Then alt rock got kind of strange and weird as we headed to 2000's.
I'm definitely biased as I was a teenager in the 90's , but yeah that was a great decade of music. It's mostly what I still listen to today. Not just the alt rock stuff but the hip hop and rap genres really hit a nice stride that decade.
i remember when my local rock station was celebrating the new millennium, they did the top 1,077 songs of all time lol
I can basically live off Spotify 90s rock and 80s pop playlists. It's not even funny.
As far as revival bands go, there's a bunch of great ones mentioned in this thread already. I'm always partial to Skating Polly, they have a very cool vibe that feels at the same time retro and fresh to me. Don't sleep on it.
As far as revival bands go, there's a bunch of great ones mentioned in this thread already. I'm always partial to Skating Polly, they have a very cool vibe that feels at the same time retro and fresh to me. Don't sleep on it.
90's was possibly the greatest decade for music ever... NIN, TOOL, Alice, The Offspring, Chilli Pepps, and hundreds of others.
We are actually seeing in real time people reach the age and becoming nostalgic for content that was just OK. I really hope Era is around in the 2040s so I can see the threads about classic 2010's music.
Op, of all the alternativr choices, you post...Bush? I prefer early nineties alternative, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana.
I love an era where a song like Closer could be a huge radio hit. I mean, that was a real piece of art. I couldn't see it being a big hit these days, but then again we're so fragmented that only the huge stuff can be "hits" now.
This is hitting me hard. Veruca Salt was my SHIT back in the day.
Lets see. Vaporwave, future bass, brostep, bass house, deconstructed club, hyperpop, kawaii bass, mallsoft, synthwave, epic/trailer music, edm trap, space bass, halftime, midtempo, future house, future funk, riddim, tropical house, complextro, kawaii metal, chillstep, tearout, minatory, uk drill, neoperreo, berite club, hard drum, and I could name more. All of these emerged in the 2010s. Some of them did in the 00s, but didn't have a creative peak till 2010s. For a whole lot of people it was a decade of amazing new and unique music that will become classics.
Some revival stuff (90s sounding music not made in the 90s):
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Broken Social Scene - Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day) (HQ)
High Quality version of the video for the single taken from 2005's "Broken Social Scene" Produced by David Newfeld, Directed by George Vale.
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Courtney Barnett - Charity
'Charity' is taken from Courtney Barnett's album 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' out now! https://courtney-barnett.lnk.to/tmhyrfOut on Milk! Records, Marathon ...
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Meg Myers - Numb [Official Video]
‘Numb’ available now. New album ‘Take Me To The Disco’ Out Now: https://ffm.to/tmttd.OYDhttp://www.megmyers.com/►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megmyer...
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I listen to Triple J sometimes, and yes, there are good Aussie bands that pickup on that alternative vibe. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever kinda fits with that too.
There's a bit of a revival here in Canada, too. A couple of local bands come to mind.
If you are listening to digital radio you should actually hit up Double J. They play a lot more rock than JJJ and less... Autotuned indie dream pop? Fucks me what the genre is but it's not inspiring.
The 90's was a great period for music. Period. No matter what genre you enjoyed, the quality was off the charts. To me, the 70's and the 90's will always be the best periods for music.
Love Gin Blossoms. They are still out there touring and occasionally putting out new albums, although not with their original guitarist, obviously.
Ok this actually came out in 2000 but whatever, there was no year 0
Lead singer has a PHD, kinda cool
And this came out in 1990....anyway
Lead singer has a PHD, kinda cool
And this came out in 1990....anyway
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I'm in Canada listening over the net. It's all digital. ;)
I know about Double J. I tune into Triple J sometimes for what's new, because even at age 41, I'm always on the search for new sounds. (Even if most doesn't appeal to me.)
Oh my god, I did not know this! Thank you!
I thought they had separated.
That's crazy, I kind of miss local radio. Spotify is just another way of making the world smaller :/
I still listen to a lot of 90s rock and alternative. Here is one that was pretty popular when it came out. I remember watching the video all the time on MTV.
edit: I just realized flyingorion already posted this one. Here is a more poppy hit but I would still call it alternative:
edit: I just realized flyingorion already posted this one. Here is a more poppy hit but I would still call it alternative:
I saw Ween mentioned at some point but y'all need to listen!
Talent, variety, humor. Can't be beat.
I too was born in the great year of 1983. My car, an '01 Crown Vic, still has a tape deck so I'm always on the look-out for sweet cassettes.
Talent, variety, humor. Can't be beat.
I too was born in the great year of 1983. My car, an '01 Crown Vic, still has a tape deck so I'm always on the look-out for sweet cassettes.
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