I find it ridiculous now when some people label <u>some</u> music or bands as "Alternative".
I think it all started way back sometime in 1993-95 when <b>Grunge</b> music and other Seattle groups started to make some noise as a response (i guess not intentional) to Bon Jovi, Poison, Aerosmith and so on which were categorically named as "Mainstream". Seattle bands were named as alternative because of the fact that they have not signed a major label (yet) and seldom were they heard over the radio.
Some people now call the groups that you hear on air these days as "alternative" because they dont sound like their predecessor Bon Jovi and now it has become a by-word for a band that plays like Bare Naked Ladies etc...
Have you heard of <b>Modest Mouse, Moist, Archers of Loaf</b> just to name a few. My friend has tons of collections of these bands. But i dont like them because sooner or later maririnig muna ito sila sa mga FM Stations.
My alternative bands: <b>Don Moen, Audio Adrenaline, DC Talk, Ron Kenoly, Supertones, Delirious?, Daryl Evans.</b> I like these musicians and their music, only a selected number of Radio stations would air them. Maski in the next five years hindi pa rin sila sisikat para maging <b>"Mainstream"</b>
<b>Do not conform to the standards of this world.</b> <i>Romans 12:2</i>