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Alternative Music Genres
Music Genres
- Alternative
- Blues
- Childrens Music
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Electronic
- Folk
- Hip-Hop/Rap
- Jazz
- Latin
- Pop
- R&B/Soul
- Rock
- Soundtrack
- Vocal
- World
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Alternative Music - Emo to Indie
- Alternative
- Alternative music builds on the legacy of punk, with bands like Joy Division, New Order, R.E.M, Sonic Youth, The Smiths and John Peel's favourite The Fall paving the way for new forms of expression.
- Contemporary
- Contemporary music from an indie point of view, could be the likes of The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Razorlight, Bloc Party and other happening bands with roots in indie music.
- Emo
- Emo is thought to stand for emotionally-charged punk rock. Bands like Embrace and Fugazi helped cement the future of this hotly debated genre.
- Experimental
- Are you ready for something completely different? Bands like Gong and Egg were always prepared to try something new.
- Indie
- Wikipedia defines "Indie" as: "refers to an artist or band that is not part of the mainstream culture and/or making music outside its influence. Though the sound of these bands may differ greatly, the "Indie" definition comes from the do-it-yourself attitude and ability to work outside large corporations." Word.
- New Wave
- Bands like Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith and Blondie could be classified as New Wave, a sort-of post-punk genre encompassing music as diverse as Elvis Costello, The Police and even The Clash.
- Shoegazer
- Defined originally by the NME to cover bands whose guitarists stared at their feet or pedals whilst rendering fuzzbox induced walls of sound. My Bloody Valentine are thought to have kicked the shoegazing scene off.