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   Aug 5, 2024 · Here are the greatest '80s alternative songs, ranked by fans everywhere. The 1980s were a great time for alternative rock. During this decade, alternative rock was still predominantly an underground movement. Many artists found success through college radio and independent fanzines. Bands quickly...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · The best alternative songs of the 1980s span punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, goth, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock.

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   Aug 12, 2024 · As it pertains to '80s music, or any other decade for that matter, the answer is never really quite clear. "Outside the mainstream" isn't really enough of a definition. After all, there are plenty of artists who reside outside the limited universe of Top 40 radio who wouldn't be considered alternative: folk, metal, country, reggae, bluegrass, orchestral, jazz, blues, some hip-hop and others.

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   The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s. Even if you pay no consideration to the rankings, which is always subjective, here's a great starting point for exploring some of the amazingly diverse and powerful music from the '80s that still holds up today.

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   Jun 29, 2022 · Towards the end of the 80s, and largely through a renaissance in American rock – bands like the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Jane’s Addiction – indie began to be known as ‘alternative’. Indie’s cardigan-wearing cosiness – the thing that had led entire nightclubs of students to sitting on the dancefloor when the DJ spun James’ Sit Down – had been replaced by something darker, sexier ...

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   What were the Best Alternative Songs of the '80s?

   • Use all of your hair spray and put on as many bracelets as you can find because you are about to vote for the top alternative songs of the '80s. Don't You Want Me? A closer listen to the decade that brought us everything from Run-DMC to Mötley Crüe to Rick Astley. Over 1K music fans have voted on the 100+ Best Alternative Songs Of The '80s, Ranked.

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   When did alternative music become popular?

   • The term “alternative” didn’t really become prominent until the very end of the ’80s and into the early ’90s. Before that, we had punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, modern rock, and other more specific labels like goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, indie rock, etc.

   The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s - PopMatters

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   How did alternative rock become popular?

   • During this decade, alternative rock was still predominantly an underground movement. Many artists found success through college radio and independent fanzines. Bands quickly realized they did not need major label representation to have an impact, and this resulted in some of the best rock music of all time.

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   Is '80s music outside the mainstream?

   • As it pertains to '80s music, or any other decade for that matter, the answer is never really quite clear. "Outside the mainstream" isn't really enough of a definition.

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   Are 1980s alternative rockers a good choice?

   • The wide range of hopes and ambitions harbored by 1980s alternative rockers means that deciding to explore releases from that time involves being faced with an immense body of output with a wildly inconsistent level of quality.

   12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums - PopMatters

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   Was the '80s a golden age for pop music?

   • There’s no question that it was a golden age for pop music, although some of the quintessential hits of the ’80s have aged better than others. Many younger music fans, in particular, consider ’80s music irredeemably cheesy, and in many cases, they are correct.

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   Feb 11, 2020 · Some ’80s alternative artists surely would have liked to get rich and conquer radio, even if it would have been a faux pas to express that desire so brazenly. Others found such desires anathema ...