Favorite Alternative Rock Albums?
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Topic: Favorite Alternative Rock Albums?
Posted By: ProgEpics
Subject: Favorite Alternative Rock Albums?
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:29
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Incubus - Science (Realllly weird and experimental album, lots of sound effects and whatnot)
Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
Also recommend Forgive Durden - Razias Shadow (Concept album with Lots of showtunes influence)
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:47
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Does grunge count? Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4 -------------  
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Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:47
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I think you posted this in the wrong place, but in any event, I haven't really been into alternative rock for a few years. "Songs For the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age is one of my all-time favs, however, as is Rage Against The Machine's "The Battle for Los Angeles"(guess it depends if you count them as alternative rock, though). ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: ProgEpics
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:48
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NecronCommander wrote:Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:53
| What does alternative even mean? You just listened some mainstream bands. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:54
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Uh, OK Computer? And I don't know if Grace can be called alternative rock, if yes, then both of these are amongst my all time favourite albums. I also like Muse's Absolution and Soundgarden's Superunknown but haven't explored this genre deeply. |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:55
| Origin of symmetry for sure. But yeah, this thread should be moved. |
Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:56
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Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:56
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 00:57
There's no way he likes a post-1989 album more than KC.  |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: September 12 2010 at 10:12
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I love a whole bunch of alt rock albums, the first that comes to mind is:  And although more lo-fi and indie than alt, Guided By Voices is become a real favorite of mine:
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 09:05
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I don't have one, I have many. These are a few: My Bloody Valentine-Loveless Jesus And Mary Chain-Psychocandy Nirvana-Nevermind Pearl Jam-Ten Alice In Chains-Dirt Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation PJ Harvey-Rid Of Me I could go on and on..... ------------- 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 09:12
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Marquee Moon and Adventure - Television The Good Son - Nick Cave Call of the Wild - Wall of Voodoo Disintegration, Pornography and Seventeen Seconds - the Cure Mainstream - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions Second Hand Daylight - Magazine Hex Enduction Hour and The Unutterable - the Fall Strange Boutique - the Monochrome Set Swoon - Prefab Sprout Erm.... are the above really 'alternative?' (Dunno) ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 09:27
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What does alternative mean?
Do 'wierd' indie bands who ended up becoming stadium filling rock legends like The Cure and REM count? Radiohead anyone..?? Oh no they're prog rock aren't they..but that's pretty alternative right? But then they outsell most other acts in the history of rock music..that's not very alternative.... 
I dont know. Throbbing Gristle...  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 17:11
| Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Nirvana, The Verve, Oasis, The Cure, Muse, Jellyfish, R.E.M.; all considered "Alternative" at some point in time...and I like them all. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 17:19
It means the same thing that progressive means....... -------------   
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 09:31
| Disintegration-The Cure |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 10:24
Muse are a stadium filling rock legend now. I don't see why they're "alternative" - they're pretty mainstream now - hit albums and singles etc.
Can I count Aphrodite's Child's 666 as my fave alternative album of the moment?
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Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 13:48
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"Alternative" isn't taken literally anymore just as "Progressive" isn't...it's a genre tag...
History has shown bands like Nirvana and R.E.M. to be Pop-oriented Rock bands...but when they came out they were "Alternative" or "Grunge" or whatever so that's what sticks...
Def Leppard is not "Metal" but they still get tagged that way because of when they came out...
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Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: September 14 2010 at 19:05
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 11:25
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This lot caught my attention when I used to listen to John Peel. Here's The Creepers covering Eno..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a29nFH9KX-o - Creepers ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 01:19
Can someone tell me how Nirvana can be enjoyable to listen to?
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Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 01:42
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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 22:06
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Posted By: Deleuze
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 19:34
Alternative:\al*ter"na*tive\, n. [cf. f. alternative, ll. alternativa.] 1. an offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. there is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence. So alternative means the absolute destruction of music. (jokin' )------------- 
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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: September 23 2010 at 11:12
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ziggy stardust & ok computer
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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: November 09 2010 at 21:53
| Incubus is great. Especially Make Yourself. |