Alternative rock

Alternative rock
Stylistic origins	Punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, New Wave
Cultural origins	Early 1980s United Kingdom and United States
Typical instruments	Electric guitar – Bass – drums
Mainstream popularity	Limited before the success of grunge and Britpop in the 1990s. Widespread since then.
Subgenres
Britpop – College rock – Dream pop - Geek rock – Gothic rock – Grunge – Indie pop – Indie rock – Math rock - Noise pop - Noise rock – Paisley Underground – Post-rock – Shoegazing
Fusion genres
Alternative dance – Alternative metal – Psychobilly – Industrial rock – Madchester – Post-punk revival – Riot Grrrl
Regional scenes
Massachusetts – Seattle, Washington – Illinois – Manchester England
Other topics
Bands – College radio – History – Independent music – Lollapalooza

Alternative rock is a type of rock music that became popular in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock is made up of various subgenres that have come out of the indie music scene since the 1980s, such as grunge, indie rock, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop.

These genres are sorted by their collective types of punk, which laid the groundwork for alternative music in the 1970s.

Examples of alternative rock bands

1. R.E.M.
2. U2
3. B52s
4. Jimmy Eat World
5. Sunny Day Real Estate
6. Fugazi
7. At the Drive-In
8. Radiohead
9. Kings of Leon
10. Coldplay
11. Linkin Park
12. Smashing Pumpkins
13. Snow Patrol
14. Nirvana
15. Soundgarden
16. Stone Temple Pilots
17. Pearl Jam
18. Alice in Chains
19. Blessid Union of Souls
20. Counting Crows
21. Muse (band)
22. Ice-9
23. Another Day Dying
24. Bastille