The Rock Album Survivor Reviews Thread

[JGuy Grungeman]

So, you don't see the light combination of folk rock and post-punk influence, as well as the commonj social disconcern theme? I think Radiohead's OK Computer and pracrtically anything by REM are prime examples of this. BNut this also proves both of our points that there are things to disagree on inh terms of genre relevancy and sounds.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

So, you don't see the light combination of folk rock and post-punk influence, as well as the commonj social disconcern theme? I think Radiohead's OK Computer and pracrtically anything by REM are prime examples of this. BNut this also proves both of our points that there are things to disagree on inh terms of genre relevancy and sounds.

There are alternative bands that have those qualities, that yes. That doesn't mean it applies to every alternative album. Audioslave comes to mind as an alternative band with none of those three qualities you mention. Alternative is without a doubt the most ambiguous genre name because its only cohesive element is that it is not glam rock.