Alternative rock
Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended fro
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Alternative rock
Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended fro
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Alternatieve muziek (ook alter ...... stal harder is dan de strofes.
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Alternative rock (also called ...... ss in the early and mid 2000s.
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Die Bezeichnung Alternative Ro ...... nterform des Alternative Rock.
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El rock alternativo es un géne ...... más de 30 millones de copias.
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Il rock alternativo, a cui ci ...... azie alle radio universitarie.
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Le rock alternatif est un genr ...... s international et commercial.
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Rock alternativo é um gênero d ...... ock alternativo, e vice-versa.
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Rock alternatywny (ang. altern ...... w i sterylną produkcją nagrań.
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Альтернати́вный рок (англ. Alt ...... вная музыка» и «альтернатива».
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الروك البديل (بالإنجليزية: Alt ...... فرق الروك البديل ناجحة تجاريا.
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"Alternative music is music th ...... ney Houston, which is pablum."
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—Mark Josephson, Executive Director of the New Music Seminar speaking in 1988
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Alternatieve muziek (ook alter ...... eggae en elektronische muziek.
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Alternative rock (also called ...... at is seen to be descended fro
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Die Bezeichnung Alternative Ro ...... . Die Begriffe Independent und
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El rock alternativo es un géne ...... a partir de él desde entonces.
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Il rock alternativo, a cui ci ...... le basi per la futura nascita
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Le rock alternatif est un genr ...... e alternative des années 1970.
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Rock alternativo é um gênero d ...... ncia de folk, reggae, eletrôni
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Rock alternatywny (ang. altern ...... w i sterylną produkcją nagrań.
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Альтернати́вный рок (англ. Alt ...... миссные ансамбли ушли в андерг
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الروك البديل (بالإنجليزية: Alt ...... انين الروك أند رول الكلاسيكية.
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Alternatieve rock
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Alternative Rock
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Alternative rock
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Alternative rock
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Rock alternatif
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Rock alternativo
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Альтернативный рок
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Alternative rock
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