What's considered as alternative?

Gluesniffer 007 · 04-08-2009, 01:55 PM

And how is it different form things that appear in the rock forum?

OldSmell · 04-08-2009, 03:15 PM

bigger balls

panbient · 04-08-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gluesniffer 007

And how is it different form things that appear in the rock forum?

it's a marketing term.

as for the distinction between alternative and most of the stuff posted in the rock forum. there isn't much. that's why we're talking about getting rid of it. it's rather redundant.

i'm not exactly feeling that rushed to eliminate it just yet either. we have the suggestion thread and it's been brought up there. it's not that i'm apathetic towards the boards, i'd just rather take my time and get as much input as possible before moving ahead with changes (so we step on as little toes as possible).

TheZola · 04-10-2009, 03:53 AM

It's just rock. As panbient pointed out, the word itself was a marketing term, just like rock n' roll.

ChiefLee · 05-07-2009, 09:55 AM

It wasn't originally a marketing term. College kids started using this term (probably in the '80s?) to describe the music they were listening to on college radio stations. This was their alternative to mainstream FM radio. Then as those bands became mainstream, so did the term alternative. Now it typically describes a sub-set of rock music, either influenced by earlier punk (Ramones, Clash), early alternative (REM, Smiths) or even early grunge.

At least that's my take

Orwell_Huxley · 05-07-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefLee

It wasn't originally a marketing term. College kids started using this term (probably in the '80s?) to describe the music they were listening to on college radio stations. This was their alternative to mainstream FM radio. Then as those bands became mainstream, so did the term alternative. Now it typically describes a sub-set of rock music, either influenced by earlier punk (Ramones, Clash), early alternative (REM, Smiths) or even early grunge.

At least that's my take

I agree with you.

panbient · 05-07-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefLee

It wasn't originally a marketing term. College kids started using this term (probably in the '80s?) to describe the music they were listening to on college radio stations. This was their alternative to mainstream FM radio. Then as those bands became mainstream, so did the term alternative. Now it typically describes a sub-set of rock music, either influenced by earlier punk (Ramones, Clash), early alternative (REM, Smiths) or even early grunge.

At least that's my take

but originally the rolling stones were actually badass rock and rollers as opposed to geriatrics helping middle aged yuppies relive their lost youth.

just because it was doesn't mean it still is.

Firdaus_3 · 06-23-2009, 07:57 AM

Yeah, it's a marketing term but its effect is to associate certain bands with it. Now, I hate to burn your eyes with some of the words you're about to see but, as far as I've seen, Creed is regarded as alternative (or alternative rock) and not just "rock". Same thing for Nickelback.

Now, I'll leave you guys to lose your meals with thoughts of those bands.

panbient · 06-23-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Firdaus_3

Yeah, it's a marketing term but its effect is to associate certain bands with it. Now, I hate to burn your eyes with some of the words you're about to see but, as far as I've seen, Creed is regarded as alternative (or alternative rock) and not just "rock". Same thing for Nickelback.

that's for mainstream 30-somethings who still want to think they're as edgy as they were back in the 90s.

Jasper Sierra · 07-24-2009, 03:04 PM

I think "Indie" in the aughts has taken the place of "Alternative" has the term "Alternative" has become more mainstream. In some ways, these terms are marketing, and in other ways they are attempts to put certain strains of music into a chronological and evolutionary order.