'90s Alternative
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A former child television
and pop star in her native
Canada, 19-year-old Alanis
Morissette established
herself as a very different...
This heavily influential band
had a sound too unique to
be considered Metal, yet
more visceral than your
basic rock. It's vocalist La...
Beck's post modern take on
beats, folk music and funk
has earned him both critical
and commercial success.
Beck's grandfather was a...
Reykjavik, Iceland's Bjork
continues her exploration
of electronica and the
points at which it intersects
pop music. Before her sol...
New York duo via Japan
with a love of food, musical
genre-hopping and
pervading sense of
starry-eyed wonder. Sea...
Fronted by celebrity rock
widow Courtney Love, Hole
was one of the more visible
alt-rock bands of the '90s.
Hole's ascent (or descent...
With sharp hooks and
catchy choruses, Lisa
Loeb's folk-pop is treated to
a healthy dose of pop
sheen. Loeb got her start...
Liz Phair made a big splash
in the mid-1990s with her
smart, aware take on indie
rock. Phair considers her
debut, "Exile in Guyville,"...
In case you missed it,
Nirvana changed the entire
musical landscape in the
early '90s with their no-frills
Grunge. Childhood friend...
Pearl Jam went from grunge
also-rans to one of the most
popular stadium rock bands
of the 1990s and beyond.
After Mother Love Bone si...
Alongside fellow L.A. band
Jane's Addiction, the Chili
Peppers proved influential
among modern rock and
metal groups. Original me...
A female trio from Japan,
Shonen Knife serve up
ultra-catchy pop-punk
anthems with lyrics about
all things cute.
With a shaved head, big
attitude, and innovative
Adult Alternative songs,
O'Connor helped pioneer
the women's music move...
Signed in the midst of early
'90s grunge-mania, the
Smashing Pumpkins went
from playing clubs to arenas
by decade's end. Billy Co...
Sure, they were a Pearl Jam
knockoff when they
started, but they soon
found a stronger, less
derivative voice. Maybe it...
Platinum selling spin-off of
the Pixies whose
well-constructed noisy pop
turned Kim Deal into a rock
star back in '93. The band...
The Cranberries' melodic
indie guitar pop jangles
comfortably next to Dolores
O'Riordan's powerful,
caterwauling vocals. The...
The Flaming Lips play
nasal-inflected indie rock
touched with psychedelia
and consistently
experimental sonic textur...
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