A less intense version of rock and a more intense version of pop. Typically strays from the generic lyrics of pop. Lots of sub-categories, but the main two are alternative rock and alternative pop. Pretty much anything that doesn't fall into the distinct categories like rock, pop, jazz, classical, etc.

It also includes a lot of musical techniques found in other genres. Not very limited creatively.

Alternative music is amazing. Some bands are The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, New Politics, Weezer, The Kooks, Cage the Elephant, The Moth and The Flame, alt-J, Modest Mouse, Paramore, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Cold War Kids, Phoenix, Muse, Bastille, and Keane. Just to name a few.

Alternative Music by anne anoymous April 18, 2017

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Queen of Alternative

Lana Del Rey. Period.

Hey, are you listening to the Queen of Alternative?
Yes, I am listening to Lana Del Rey's album Norman F**king Rockwell!

Queen of Alternative by stream Norman F**king Rockwell September 13, 2020

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Queen of Alternative

Lana Del Rey

Queen of Alternative is Billies fav lana del rey

Queen of Alternative by anonymous September 14, 2020

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alteralgia

A pain or nostalgic feeling for a life you never had or a place you never visited, real or imaginary.

Most commonly experienced when looking at scenery from a picture, a painting or a movie, but also when reading or thinking about a fictional place.

Pronounced like nostalgia

The setting of the movie 'Blade Runner' gives me alteralgia.

Thinking about the Shire from 'Lord of the Rings' makes me alteralgic.

I've never been to Japan, but the idea of being there is making me alteralgic.

alteralgia by TheLeopard November 26, 2016

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