“Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is the ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.” Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk-pop band Green Day once said this. He was elaborating on how punk and alternative music has no specific rules. How it allows for originality, no matter the kind of person that you are. His band has become extremely successful, jumping from subgenre to subgenre, they have influenced many. To truly appreciate alternative music, people must consider the progression that it has made, its connection to popular bands today, and its differing styles that artists emulate today.
First, alternative music can be considered as many different things. It is sometimes referred to as an “umbrella” …show more content…
Some influences of the bands of the 1990s include bands of the ‘60s and’70s. In the late 1960s, it is said that alternative music began. Artists like Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, MC5, and the Silver Apples all were from the ‘60s. Then in the ‘70s bands and artists like David Bowie, New York Dolls, Television, Nev, and T-Rex all influenced some of the first, mainstream bands. In the late 1980s some of the first bands to pave a path to success include R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). The music also varied widely. In the ‘80s and earlier decades, alternative music was considered as any artist with an independent label. But after the prosperity of bands such as Nirvana and R.E.M., alternative music was seen as anything from jangle pop, post-hardcore punk, funk metal, punk pop, and experimental rock (All Music, Alternative Pop Rock).Due to the grunge-era introduced by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, many new artists were labeled as alternative so they could enter the popular media (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). Due to this confusion, alternative music was later defined as from or of punk roots (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). There is and was some sub genres too. The grunge genre mainly was led by bands such as Nirvana. Grunge had elements like guitar distortion, anguished vocals, and angst-filled lyrics. Eventually, the grunge-era faded around
First, alternative music can be considered as many different things. It is sometimes referred to as an “umbrella” …show more content…
Some influences of the bands of the 1990s include bands of the ‘60s and’70s. In the late 1960s, it is said that alternative music began. Artists like Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, MC5, and the Silver Apples all were from the ‘60s. Then in the ‘70s bands and artists like David Bowie, New York Dolls, Television, Nev, and T-Rex all influenced some of the first, mainstream bands. In the late 1980s some of the first bands to pave a path to success include R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). The music also varied widely. In the ‘80s and earlier decades, alternative music was considered as any artist with an independent label. But after the prosperity of bands such as Nirvana and R.E.M., alternative music was seen as anything from jangle pop, post-hardcore punk, funk metal, punk pop, and experimental rock (All Music, Alternative Pop Rock).Due to the grunge-era introduced by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, many new artists were labeled as alternative so they could enter the popular media (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). Due to this confusion, alternative music was later defined as from or of punk roots (New World Encyclopedia, Alternative Rock). There is and was some sub genres too. The grunge genre mainly was led by bands such as Nirvana. Grunge had elements like guitar distortion, anguished vocals, and angst-filled lyrics. Eventually, the grunge-era faded around