1. Alternative Music
Alternative Rock A. ... After Nirvana's popularity in the '90s, alternative included all of these subgenres, but many of the edges were sanded off because the music was now being marketed as part of the mainstream. Hard rock and punk-derived music were more commercially successful than the left-of-center pop that dominated late-'80s alternative pop/rock, so alternative lost some of its quirkier tendencies in the '90s. ... Criticism Almost since its birth, alternative music has been criticized. ... Primarily an extension of alternative/independent rock, Sadcore is slow, ...
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