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Alternative Rock
- Genre family
- Rock
- Starting recordings
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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 The Cranberries, Counting Crows and Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreRock
Current genreAlternative Rock
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Ridiculous Thoughts2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 02Salvation2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 03Daffodil Lament2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 04Draw a Crowd2018 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 05Hollywood2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 06Perfect Blue Building1994 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 07Animal Instinct2002 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 08The Glory2017 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 09Animal Instinct (acoustic version)2017 · Alternative Rock · alternative rockOpen in new tab 10Ave MariaAlternative Rock · rockOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
Artist·Alternative Rock
The Cranberries
Artist·Alternative Rock
Counting Crows
Artist·Proto-Punk
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Artist·Afro-Funk
Talking Heads
Artist·Alternative Rock
Dolores O’Riordan
Artist·Alternative Rock
Luciano Pavarotti
Artist·Alternative Rock
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Artist·Alternative Rock
Ben Folds Five
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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