I ask, because my Brother-In-Law is the drummer in an Alternative Rock band that is currently based in Santa Barbara, California. Here. Now, I sometimes question whether or not they can come popular, given that the Alternative Rock genre died in the late 90s. But, I wonder: is it TRULY dead? Can it become popular again?
How many Alternative rock bands have come up and been popular since the 90s? Not very many.
by popular do you mean mainstream popular? because if so, you could say many genres are dead. but that's just not true; you just gotta dig deeper to find em
How many Alternative rock bands have come up and been popular since the 90s? Not very many.
by popular do you mean mainstream popular? because if so, you could say many genres are dead. but that's just not true; you just gotta dig deeper to find em
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"] How many Alternative rock bands have come up and been popular since the 90s? Not very many.Kevlar101
by popular do you mean mainstream popular? because if so, you could say many genres are dead. but that's just not true; you just gotta dig deeper to find em
Ya ya. But what do you think of 'Naked Walrus'?
so you just made this thread to promote your brother-in-law's unknown band? lol
anyway, not my taste, but i'm sure some people like em :P
by popular do you mean mainstream popular? because if so, you could say many genres are dead. but that's just not true; you just gotta dig deeper to find em
rocinante_
Ya ya. But what do you think of 'Naked Walrus'?
so you just made this thread to promote your brother-in-law's unknown band? lol
anyway, not my taste, but i'm sure some people like em :P
They are actually quite popular in Santa Barbara, they are very well known there.
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"] Ya ya. But what do you think of 'Naked Walrus'?Kevlar101
so you just made this thread to promote your brother-in-law's unknown band? lol
anyway, not my taste, but i'm sure some people like em :P
They are actually quite popular in Santa Barbara, they are very well known there.
good for them, but you still haven't given any reasons as to why you think the alt rock genre is dead. i mean, you're brother-in-law's band's popularity in santa barbara counters that claim, no? and i can think of several alt rock bands still popular on a large scale today, like muse and radiohead
so you just made this thread to promote your brother-in-law's unknown band? lol
anyway, not my taste, but i'm sure some people like em :P
rocinante_
They are actually quite popular in Santa Barbara, they are very well known there.
good for them, but you still haven't given any reasons as to why you think the alt rock genre is dead. i mean, you're brother-in-law's band's popularity in santa barbara counters that claim, no? and i can think of several alt rock bands still popular on a large scale today, like muse and radiohead
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"] They are actually quite popular in Santa Barbara, they are very well known there. Kevlar101
good for them, but you still haven't given any reasons as to why you think the alt rock genre is dead. i mean, you're brother-in-law's band's popularity in santa barbara counters that claim, no? and i can think of several alt rock bands still popular on a large scale today, like muse and radiohead
Don't forget Tool.
ok...so what is the point of this thread if you know there are big and popular alt rock bands out there?
good for them, but you still haven't given any reasons as to why you think the alt rock genre is dead. i mean, you're brother-in-law's band's popularity in santa barbara counters that claim, no? and i can think of several alt rock bands still popular on a large scale today, like muse and radiohead
rocinante_
Don't forget Tool.
ok...so what is the point of this thread if you know there are big and popular alt rock bands out there?
No. They're post-grunge. Alternative rock isn't dead. Have you ever listened to The Flaming Lips? They're extremely popular and are still going strong. There's quite a few other alternative rock acts out there too that are either still around or were formed relatively recently. The genre is anything but dead.
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"]Nickleback is Alternative Metal :?Saturos3091
No. They're post-grunge. Alternative rock isn't dead. Have you ever listened to The Flaming Lips? They're extremely popular and are still going strong. There's quite a few other alternative rock acts out there too that are either still around or were formed relatively recently. The genre is anything but dead. Clearly states that Nickelback are Alternative Metal AND post-grunge .
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"] Clearly states that Nickelback are Alternative Metal AND post-grunge .:lol: You do know Wikipedia often cites sources that are musically clueless, right? They cited Allmusic as their source and they're notorious for classifying music incorrectly.
[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="Kevlar101"] Clearly states that Nickelback are Alternative Metal AND post-grunge .:lol: You do know Wikipedia often cites sources that are musically clueless, right? They cited Allmusic as their source and they're notorious for classifying music incorrectly. Whatevs.
It's not dead, you just need to know where to look as many Alt rock bands aren't mainstream. Here in Australia for instance, some local bands like The Butterfly Effect, Dead Letter Circus, Shihad (originally from NZ), Birds of Tokyo, Thousand Needles in Red etc aren't mainstream popular (except for maybe BoT and Shihad) but they have gained quite a large following nationally, and have subsequently gone to tour internationally.
[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="Kevlar101"]Nickleback is Alternative Metal :?Kevlar101
No. They're post-grunge. Alternative rock isn't dead. Have you ever listened to The Flaming Lips? They're extremely popular and are still going strong. There's quite a few other alternative rock acts out there too that are either still around or were formed relatively recently. The genre is anything but dead. Clearly states that Nickelback are Alternative Metal AND post-grunge .
There's plenty of Alternative Rock still around, some of the stuff that comes up now is just a bit different than the alternative of the 90s, some is still similar though.
[QUOTE="Kevlar101"] Nickleback is Alternative Metal :?SteverXIII
Wow dude. Wow Theres a difference between stupidity and what I have been brought up to believe. all the sources I have read from said that Nickelback is "Alternative Metal". I have more than just 1 source, so don't you guys start going all "Wow dude. Wow." like I'm some sort of a dumb-fvck who does not know how to think for himself, and if you got info off the internet like I did, then I guess that makes whatever you gather wrong as well, if everything off the internet is a lie anyway. Go ahead, look up alternative metal and you will see what I mean. Prove that i'm the dumb-fvck.
Alternative rock isn't dead. That genre label is all but extinct, however, due to its vague and muddled nature over the years. What is alternative rock, exactly? The bands slapped with that identifier by various sources have ranged from Modest Mouse to 3 Doors Down.
What you linked to I would be inclined to call post-grunge, because despite your protests, they do resemble something like Nickelback quite a bit.
[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"]Reminds me of Nickleback.Kevlar101
How? The genres are not even the same. Nickleback is Alternative Metal :? Saying Nickleback and Metal in the same sentence takes away any of creditably that you had.
[QUOTE="SteverXIII"][QUOTE="Kevlar101"] Nickleback is Alternative Metal :?Kevlar101
Wow dude. Wow Theres a difference between stupidity and what I have been brought up to believe. all the sources I have read from said that Nickelback is "Alternative Metal". I have more than just 1 source, so don't you guys start going all "Wow dude. Wow." like I'm some sort of a dumb-fvck who does not know how to think for himself, and if you got info off the internet like I did, then I guess that makes whatever you gather wrong as well, if everything off the internet is a lie anyway. Go ahead, look up alternative metal and you will see what I mean. Prove that i'm the dumb-fvck. You compared Dave Grohl and Neil Pert. Need I say more?
[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="Kevlar101"]Nickleback is Alternative Metal :?Kevlar101
No. They're post-grunge. Alternative rock isn't dead. Have you ever listened to The Flaming Lips? They're extremely popular and are still going strong. There's quite a few other alternative rock acts out there too that are either still around or were formed relatively recently. The genre is anything but dead. Clearly states that Nickelback are Alternative Metal AND post-grunge . nickelback is alternative rock sry dude
that being said, there's very little metal elements that go into nickelback's music.
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