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Alternative Rock
- Genre family
- Rock
- Starting recordings
- 7
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Alternative Rock
Alternative Rock is a branch of the Rock family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Alternative Rock is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Counting Crows, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreRock
Current genreAlternative Rock
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North America · Alternative Rock
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Draw a Crowd2018 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 02BlindAfro-Funk · rockOpen in new tab 03Perfect Blue Building1994 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 04Wise Blood1994 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 05Long Way Down2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 06Turntable2012 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 07Roadrunner (Once)2024 · Proto-Punk · alternative rockOpen in new tab
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