Audio 2008--Alternative Rock: Forced Exposure Is Good for You

Autor/in	Pasteur, Eric
Titel	Audio 2008--Alternative Rock: Forced Exposure Is Good for You
Quelle	In: Library Journal, 133 (2008) 9, S.38-42 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0277
Schlagwörter	Musicians; Rock Music; Reference Materials; History; Computer Peripherals; Radio; Web Sites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musiker; Rockmusik; Literaturnachweis; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Web-Design
Abstract	According to this author, alternative rock did not deserve what it became in the post-Nirvana 1990s. Reduced to a marketing catch-phrase--effectively rendering it meaningless--major label co-optation helped blur the line between artistic expression and cloned sounds. Before Nirvana broke through to the mainstream with the blistering sarcasm of its major label debut, "Nevermind," countless artists were producing albums worthy of greater public access. Unfortunately, prior to the arguably damaging proliferation of major label signings, myriad worthy bands went unnoticed. Many would say "alternative rock" was born with the advent of rock'n'roll itself: surely 1950s youth considered Elvis Presley's hipshaking rebelliousness an alternative to the Pat Boones of the pop world. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis delivered dangerous excitement to kids and fearful uneasiness to parents. In the 1970s, David Bowie took his chameleon act to the masses, creating gender-ambiguous personas that challenged the very nature of rock's predominantly testosterone-driven aesthetic. The late-1970s punk explosion stirred the pot, changing the rock landscape once again. Many of the bands inspired by punk's do-it-yourself mantra came to embody alternative rock, displaying an unabashed love for their melting-pot influences and, most importantly, clinging to market-oblivious creative control. Titles that are considered essential for most alternative rock collections are included. (Contains 4 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10