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What's the difference in "Alternative rock" and "Indie rock" music?
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:53 pm
I know indie used to refer to bands signed to indie labels but now seems to be it's own genre.
Anyway the stuff they play on XMU I guess is considered indie and the stuff on alt nation is considered alternative, and I can't tell a ton of difference between the two styles.
I do think they play on Alt Nation lately is a ton better than the stuff they play on xmu.
I am just wondering what the distinguishing factors between the two are.
Anyway the stuff they play on XMU I guess is considered indie and the stuff on alt nation is considered alternative, and I can't tell a ton of difference between the two styles.
I do think they play on Alt Nation lately is a ton better than the stuff they play on xmu.
I am just wondering what the distinguishing factors between the two are.
This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 4:59 pm
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Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:55 pm to CrimsonFever
I know mainsttream radio rock is considered alternative, Disturbed, Godsmack ect. and I hate that shite. Some new bands considered alternative like Kongos, Milky Chance, and Imagine Dragons are pretty good though.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:00 pm to CrimsonFever
quote:kys
Imagine Dragons are pretty good though
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:06 pm to CaptainPanic
I wouldn't buy their album or anything but they have one song I like pretty well, forget the name. Most of their stuff is pretty bad though.
That song by them that's really popular, Radiation or whatever is terrible.
That song by them that's really popular, Radiation or whatever is terrible.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:44 pm to CrimsonFever
I've asked this several times here and have never gotten an answer
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:25 pm to CrimsonFever
both pretty much meaningless terms but I think indie rock as a whole started out with more punk rock DIY ideals and alternative rock not so much. it was just alternative to the mainstream corporate rock.
I still say that "indie" is not a genre which a lot of people seem to think it is.
I still say that "indie" is not a genre which a lot of people seem to think it is.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:29 pm to CrimsonFever
Some people would have given this thread a chance had you not Imagine Dragoned it.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:30 pm to CrimsonFever
Neither "indie" nor "alternative" are what they used to be. Back in the day indie could be anything from Black Flag to REM.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:34 pm to TheFolker
quote:neither is nostalgia
Neither "indie" nor "alternative" are what they used to be
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:40 pm to CrimsonFever
Back in the 90s alternative rock was the more popular version of indie rock. Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, and other big names were alternative whereas bands like Tad or Belly that didn't quite blow up were considered indie.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:56 pm to Kafka
Just saying that in 2015 apparently a straight up pop band like Imagine Dragons is considered "alternative".
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:58 pm to TheFolker
quote:alternative to rap and bro country
Just saying that in 2015 apparently a straight up pop band like Imagine Dragons is considered "alternative".
nowadays pretty much any rock act is alternative
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:03 pm to Kafka
Point taken.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:24 pm to CrimsonFever
alternative is heard on fm radio
indie is heard mainly on community radio or internet radio
alternative plays arenas
indie plays festivals
indie is heard mainly on community radio or internet radio
alternative plays arenas
indie plays festivals
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:33 pm to kingbob
So what is 'alternative' an alternative to?
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:37 pm to CrimsonFever
quote:I have both as a top 5 preset so I can see what's on at all times. XMU is more like college radio used to be. Alt. Nation can get kinda heavy. I find I click on XMU more often.
I do think they play on Alt Nation lately is a ton better than the stuff they play on xmu.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:39 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Originally, hair metal I guess
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:39 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Alternative was an adjective back in The good ol' days. It wasn't a specific sound but rather just different music from mainstream radio crap. Then it became a genre and started sucking. Indie, for the most part, sucked from the start. 
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:41 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
So what is 'alternative' an alternative to?
Formulas or douchey stuff which catches like wildfire and there are hundreds who try to emulate it.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:45 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:
Then it became a genre and started sucking.
Correct!
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