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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 5:44 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 6:30 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 6:40 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 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 8:37 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 1/30/15 at 8:36 am to CrimsonFever
Indie rock doesn't really exist any more. It was a term used for "underground" bands that were either on indie labels or couldn't be heard on the radio. The sound was more lo-fi and garagey in the 90's and early 2000's. A lot has changed since then and it's hard to classify any music as "indie rock" these days.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 11:08 am to CrimsonFever
Alternative rock, originally, was simply guitar-bass-drum based music that did not fall in line with the "rock" music being played on the radio. You can go all the way back to the 60's with some of the psychedelic rock that was around that did not make it onto the radio. Then, of course, it comes forward into 70s punk and 80s "new wave" music, and so on.
Indie rock was literally independent music, in the same vein musically as alternative rock, without major label support. Bands that made records through hometown labels and such.
Presently, alternative rock is still new rock that is not considered "hard rock." While indie rock is essentially the same but typically much more experimental and not as radio-friendly (translate: hipster).
Indie rock was literally independent music, in the same vein musically as alternative rock, without major label support. Bands that made records through hometown labels and such.
Presently, alternative rock is still new rock that is not considered "hard rock." While indie rock is essentially the same but typically much more experimental and not as radio-friendly (translate: hipster).
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:22 pm to CrimsonFever
Alternative–Ethically grown coffee
Indie–Ethically grown coffee harvested by gay, lesbian or transgendered rainforest dwellers
Indie–Ethically grown coffee harvested by gay, lesbian or transgendered rainforest dwellers
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