Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative music) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. The "alternative" definition refers to the genre's distinctiveness from traditional rock music, expressed primarily through distorted guitar sounds, subversive and/or delinquent lyrics, and a generally n
... MeerAlternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative music) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. The "alternative" definition refers to the genre's distinctiveness from traditional rock music, expressed primarily through distorted guitar sounds, subversive and/or delinquent lyrics, and a generally nonchalant, defiant attitude.
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