alternative rock
 

I'm doing a report on the origins and progression of alternative rock. what do u think are the essential bands i should include? so far i have the velvet underground, talking heads, rem, pixies, the cure, pavement, sonic youth, radiohead, beck, the smiths, television, iggy pop, dinosaur jr, janes addiction, guided by voices, flaming lips, husker du, meat puppets, nirvana, smashing pumpkins, david bowie, pj harvey, violent femmes. any suggestions are appreciated.

I'd throw in The Ramones.

yeah i threw them in too. thanks.

Neutral Milk Hotel
My Bloody Valentine
At the Drive-In

Devo, Elliott Smith

Fuck, how could I forget DEVO?!?!?!

Stooges
New York Dolls
Devo
Dead Boys/Pere Ubu/Rocket From The Tombs
Suicide

R.E.M. and Husker Du

Are you serious?

Are you?
At The Drive-In are not only a huge influence on so much "alternative rock," not to mention they are a progression from lots of the shit mentioned.

I see them more as post-hardcore. They name check Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu in nearly every interview.

Also they missed the whole "alternative rock" late 80's/early 90's boat. That shit has sailed on.

I don't really think of like, the Velvet Underground, The Smiths and Husker Du as "alternative rock" either, but apparently mr. threadstarted does. I'm just saying what I think deserves mention as an "important" rock band from the past little while.

Cool. Alternative rock is such a vaguely vague term.

Of course so are college rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, or whatever else the major mags call it.

right on.
there were times when everybody remembered MTV invented the term "alternative".

i remember a time when people did their own research when writing a paper and didn't use shitty internet bbs' but went out on the street and interviewed people and hit the pubs and clubs when researching this type of material, but i also guess these young kids are so fucking lazy they don't or can't even do their own study and they should end up being a fucking factory worker for the rest of their lives......


guess you can tell i had an average day.......

the origins of alt rock... go back a bit.... you have t include the oikes of bill hailey, buddy holly, the sonics, the kinks, little richard. alt rock is a underground roots movement tat is there to piss off the mainstream so acts that may appear mainstream now were certainly "punk" 60 yeas ago....

do not leave out the sonics!

The Fall
Yo La Tengo
My Bloody Valentine

Holy Shitm Thef Ucking Toadies Dudefas;aj "i Cum From Water"

Loop
Jesus And Mary Chain
Felt
Mudhoney etc etc etc

I wouldn't leave out bands like the ones that you find on the Nuggets compilations, simply because they were tremendously influential on other bands that went on to form the core of this evil beast that they call alternative music, both musically and aesthetically. Just think about bands like The Third Bardo and the like, and it would all make sense.







The Third Bardo

Black Flag

james chance

hahah james chance rules. as alternative as you can get.

also, you should mention Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss! in your report. Why? Just because.

the words "alternative rock" make me want to smash things with bricks.

roxy music

!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry i didnt clarify, but i need it for a fucking 5 minute speech. no access to "pubs and clubs" because im in high school. who the fuck would i interview in the "streets" anyway?

Initiative..... good luck with your future, i don't know where you live but hey there are all ages gigs all the time here...... just list the bands that everyone has said chronologically and that will fill five very hollow minutes...

animal collective.

rather repped.

I would conisder the Velvet Underground to be very important in alternative rock as we know it. At the time their noisy live shows were shocking.

"this isn't alternative rock, this is college rock!!! who's been messing with my radio?"

ps: didn't know anyone used the term "alternative rock" anymore, since we already know the alternative is as corporate and as conformist as the mainstream...oh well...

alternative for me would be britney and aguilira