1. Alternative Music
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. ... On both sides of the Atlantic, young bands began forsaking the sonic excesses that distinguished mainstream hard rock and stripping the music down to its essentials. ... Primarily an extension of alternative/independent rock, Sadcore is slow, fragile and gut-wrenching music made by and for the ...
- Word Count: 2063
- Approx Pages: 8