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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 by the 1990s. The ‘alternative’ definition refers to the genre’s distinction from mainstream rock music expressed primarily in a distorted guitar sound transgressive lyrics and generally a nonchalant defiant attitude.

instrument
Bass guitar, Drum kit, Electric guitar, Keyboard instrument, Singing
music fusion genre
Grebo (music), Post-punk revival, Alternative dance, Industrial rock, Madchester, Psychobilly, Alternative metal, Riot grrrl
music subgenre
College rock, Jangle pop, Noise rock, Indie pop, Britpop, Grunge, Post-rock, Dream pop, Shoegazing, Noise pop, Paisley Underground, Emo, Neo-psychedelia, Indie rock, Math rock, Post-grunge, Post-Britpop
stylistic origin
New wave music, Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Post-punk

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