Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I would agree with most of the above posters: most of those bands were not "alternative" at all.
The most importand alternative bands of all time...Dead Can Dance, Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle, and Bauhaus, as they actually started movements, as opposed to jumping on them years later.
I voted REM and am pleased to see other REM fans. I love them. I have visited Athens twice. I missed Michael Stipe by 10 minutes. I sat in the Manhattan bar in Athens. I had a bad cold and was forcing myself to be out enjoying myself. I chatted up a woman who noticed I was sick and asked why Im not home. "I said, Im on vacation in REM's hometown and Im not going to sit in a hotel." She laughed and explained that I just missed Michael.
All the albums except for Monster and Around The Sun are great. I agree about UP. Not many like that album but I think it's a masterpiece.
REM in my opinion is not just the best alternative band. They are the best band in the history of pop/rock music in general. They're better than the Beatles! Aside from their Liberalism they are the greatest!
Well I know they probably are not the most popular but I voted Pearl Jam because I just LOVE them!!! They are incredible. Hubby gets jealous because I call them my first love but hey I was 14 and they changed my life! Up until then my favorite band was New Kids on the Block so I thank God for Pearl Jam every day .
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.