Alternative rock

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Alternative rock

a diverse genre that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, known for its experimental sound and unconventional approach to rock music

Examples

1. and then I discovered alternative rock.

2. And so the alternative rock for me was a perfect link.

3. As the lead singer and chief creative force behind Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan snarled his way to alternative rock superstardom in the '90s.

4. Founded in 1984 by guitarist J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr. would become one of the most influential bands of the '90s' alternative rock boom.