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Old 06-16-2016, 03:48 PM   #129 (permalink)
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Tpo shorten it:
Rock mostly based on sustained notes and a little emotion. If anyone asks me about early alternative rock or how Pixies and Smashing Pumpkins aren't like that, I'll tell them about how alternative rock's complications. But I think this is as close as I can currently get at a "distinct sound."
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Grunge is a form of alternative. Just like how thrash is a form of metal.
Bro, alternative isn't a cohesive genre. It's like metal. You can't just say that alternative sounds like *X*. There are too many different kinds of bands and sub-genres within the genre to do that.
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