pepsicoca Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 trickyportisheadmassive attackspain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thin White Duke Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 "Alternative" is such a funny word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) pj harveynick cave and the bad seedsswervedrivercocteau twinscarter usmgrant lee buffaloluscious jacksonjuliana hatfieldmazzy starslowdivepale saintsthrowing musesjon spencer blues explosionWeen Edited May 10, 2014 by Sixes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzmr220uYI Edited May 12, 2014 by Jabberwocky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 How can you be alternative if you're in the charts and signed to a major record label? Alternative means just that, an alternative to mainstream, if you're signed to a major record label and in the charts you are the fuckin' mainstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 They dropped "alternative" and called it "modern rock" even though the songs are old as "classic rock" were at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro-mero Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 They're more early 2000's, but System Of A Down is a great band that did release their 1st album in the 90's. One of my favorites, all 5 of their albums are very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DR DOOM Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) the last great rock and roll band Edited March 10, 2015 by DR DOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) The best music was the stuff that influenced that shit...such as:Big BlackButthole SurfersMeat PuppetsScratch Acid (CANA-BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL)etc etc, where there was no name for it, just a bunch of slightly unhinged motherfuckers making a sublime racket for which there was very little reference point. I'd probably even through Mudhoney into that list although they ain't exactly correct for it. The Butthole Surfers are probably the most underrated and the most actually alternative of all the alternative bands i ever heard of, they were seriously fucking mental and their music sounded like it too. Edited March 10, 2015 by Len B'stard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 In the 80s, you had people buying the singles a record label would put out, and a lot of that music would circulate on mix tapes, but a lot of bands were discovered either going to a show (usually near a campus) or reading about them in a 'zine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I just think when punk went tits up and everyone realised it would never blow and be mainstream and the next big thing all these people that were really into the music realised that, OK, if we don't need to pander to commerce cuz we'll never get a wide audience then we can make whatever kinda music we want...and a lot of good bands came out of that. Like, improbable stuff...like James Chance and the Contortions and the aforementioned Surfers. That lack of commercial viability offered them all this room where they could be super creative and out there cuz, hey, we're only gonna sell like 8 copies anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Not sure if these all fit into what you are looking for, but here are some that come to mind when I look for "not too heavy" 90s bands.Counting CrowsPlaceboMatchbox 20Goo Goo DollsOur Lady Peace3 Doors DownDexter FreebishToad the Wet SprocketFastballGin BlossomsCan't go wrong with anyone on the Empire Records soundtrack really.God damn. What a horrible list. I do like the gin blossoms tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Katastrophy Wife7 Year BitchAngelfishBabe The Blue OxBarkmarketBettie ServeertBlake BabiesChapterhouseCop Shoot CopCurveDaisy ChainsawDigGruntruckLushMojave 3MorphinePale SaintsNoNoYesNoRideRed Red MeatScarceShudder To ThinkSkin YardSlowdiveThe Jesus And Mary ChainThe RaincoatsThe SwirliesVelocity GirlUnrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Big BlackButthole SurfersBig Black were great, I only ever had Songs About Fucking and a live bootleg called Deathwish but they were awesome.There was Shellac and Rapeman too.My girlfriend at the time loved Gibby Haynes and the Butthole Surfers, I never really got into them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) I had a bootleg of Shellac doing Nevermind the Bollocks in its entireity Fake Johnny Rotten voice and all Edited March 11, 2015 by Len B'stard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Katastrophy Wife7 Year BitchAngelfishBabe The Blue OxBarkmarketBettie ServeertBlake BabiesChapterhouseCop Shoot CopCurveDaisy ChainsawDigGruntruckLushMojave 3MorphinePale SaintsNoNoYesNoRideRed Red MeatScarceShudder To ThinkSkin YardSlowdiveThe Jesus And Mary ChainThe RaincoatsThe SwirliesVelocity GirlUnrestevery band listed are greatadd Swervedriver to that list .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Katastrophy Wife7 Year BitchAngelfishBabe The Blue OxBarkmarketBettie ServeertBlake BabiesChapterhouseCop Shoot CopCurveDaisy ChainsawDigGruntruckLushMojave 3MorphinePale SaintsNoNoYesNoRideRed Red MeatScarceShudder To ThinkSkin YardSlowdiveThe Jesus And Mary ChainThe RaincoatsThe SwirliesVelocity GirlUnrestSwervedriverArchers Of LoafBoo RadleysCocteau TwinsCarter USMJuliana HatfieldKitchens Of DistinctionThe La'sLove BatteryMaterial IssueMazzy StarJon Spencer Blues ExplosionBoss HogRoyal TruxSloanSchool Of FishSaint EtienneThe Wolfgang PressUnsane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great overlooked band. Them and Sonic Youth.One that's hard to count because they made it huge and ended up being part of the mainstream in the 90s, but REM. They were right in the middle of the 80s alternative scene coming up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great overlooked band. Them and Sonic Youth.One that's hard to count because they made it huge and ended up being part of the mainstream in the 90s, but REM. They were right in the middle of the 80s alternative scene coming up.Many hard rock fans will cite Aerosmith (!) or Van Halen (!!) as the greatest American band ever. But R.E.M. are right there. They were at the forefront of what was called college rock or college radio that morphed into alternative. Incredibly important and influential band. They took awhile to get big, got huge, and then settled back down to a smaller audience, all the while releasing 5 star album after 5 star album. Great musicianship, great lyrics. Great band. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 One that's hard to count because they made it huge and ended up being part of the mainstream in the 90s, but REM. They were right in the middle of the 80s alternative scene coming up.Many hard rock fans will cite Aerosmith (!) or Van Halen (!!) as the greatest American band ever. But R.E.M. are right there. They were at the forefront of what was called college rock or college radio that morphed into alternative. Incredibly important and influential band. They took awhile to get big, got huge, and then settled back down to a smaller audience, all the while releasing 5 star album after 5 star album. Great musicianship, great lyrics. Great band.They really were, they helped start it. I don't think people realize how long they've been around. They were setting those trends not following. Just a band from a great college town that kept getting bigger. Even when they hit it big with Losing My Religion, that's still one of those different, kind of a surprise hit song. Especially when it came out.They still managed to keep things a little different even once they hit the mainstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 One that's hard to count because they made it huge and ended up being part of the mainstream in the 90s, but REM. They were right in the middle of the 80s alternative scene coming up.Many hard rock fans will cite Aerosmith (!) or Van Halen (!!) as the greatest American band ever. But R.E.M. are right there. They were at the forefront of what was called college rock or college radio that morphed into alternative. Incredibly important and influential band. They took awhile to get big, got huge, and then settled back down to a smaller audience, all the while releasing 5 star album after 5 star album. Great musicianship, great lyrics. Great band.They really were, they helped start it. I don't think people realize how long they've been around. They were setting those trends not following. Just a band from a great college town that kept getting bigger. Even when they hit it big with Losing My Religion, that's still one of those different, kind of a surprise hit song. Especially when it came out.They still managed to keep things a little different even once they hit the mainstream.One that's hard to count because they made it huge and ended up being part of the mainstream in the 90s, but REM. They were right in the middle of the 80s alternative scene coming up.Many hard rock fans will cite Aerosmith (!) or Van Halen (!!) as the greatest American band ever. But R.E.M. are right there. They were at the forefront of what was called college rock or college radio that morphed into alternative. Incredibly important and influential band. They took awhile to get big, got huge, and then settled back down to a smaller audience, all the while releasing 5 star album after 5 star album. Great musicianship, great lyrics. Great band.They really were, they helped start it. I don't think people realize how long they've been around. They were setting those trends not following. Just a band from a great college town that kept getting bigger. Even when they hit it big with Losing My Religion, that's still one of those different, kind of a surprise hit song. Especially when it came out.They still managed to keep things a little different even once they hit the mainstream.Absolutely. Plus, their use of left of center instrumentation was a breath of fresh air. You hear often that 80's music sucked, or 80's rock music sucked but there were so many great bands outside of the hair metal/hard rock genres. They were the alternative to what was the current mainstream and then somehow became the mainstream themselves. The list of great bands from that era goes on and on and on. Too bad they got overlooked then and still do now. But I feel the bands that are under the radar are the most important.Sonic Youth, as you mentioned, are another that can make a claim as one of the greatest American bands ever. Even when they signed to a major label, they compromised nothing about their music. They are a band other bands should model themselves after 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercool Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 sparklehorse released this album in 1995, it's one of my favorites from the 90's. the singer killed himself some years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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