Other than her very attractive hair color, Tori Amos is actually a very successful American singer, pianist and songwriter. She is known for a lot of great hits and she is also known as one of the very few female alternative rock singers. Tori Amos has also sold millions of albums already.
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The American alternative band 4 Non Blondes was a popular band that was formed in the late 1980’s they only have one hit song entitled What’s Up. Sadly, the group disbanded when Linda Perry, the lead vocalist of the band left 4 Non Blondes in 1995 to start a solo career.
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The music of 3 Doors Down inspired a lot of musicians all over the world. This very famous American hard rock band started just late 1990s, they also play alternative rock and post-grunge and a little of Southern rock. Kryptonite is their very popular song which gave them the right to fame and gave them a place in the billboard charts.
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My Chemical Romance is a very famous American band especially among young people. They became known since 2001 and are still around giving entertainment to all their fans.
They also popularized the emo style and other types of music like pop punk and post-hardcore. They already sold millions of albums and they also have a huge follower around the world.
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There are some alternative songs or albums that are so hard to find. Sometimes even big music stores do not have a copy, but alternative music fans all over the world do not need to worry since there is already a place where anybody could go and search for their favorite songs, the website is called alternativemusic.com.
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Bamboo is a very famous music band in the Philippines especially among the youth, young people follow the band’s style of music and they play the band’s songs anywhere and almost every time. Bamboo is a multi-awarded music band and they have been around for quite some time. They always go on tours and perform in different TV shows and other gatherings in and out of the country. They also stage different concerts all throughout the year.
Bamboo is also known for writing and performing songs that are very nationalistic and with very smart and powerful lyrics. With the band’s popularity and influence to the Filipino people, their music will have its home in every Filipino for a very long time.
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If you are a big music buff then you definitely know Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Nirvana was the most popular rock band in the late 80’s to the early 90’s, even after the tragic and very early death of band leader and lead vocalist Kurt Cobain in 1994, their songs continued its success, and actually became more successful since Kurt Cobain’s death was widely discussed and it was highly controversial in the music industry and in the world.
Though Nirvana disbanded, some of its members are still very active in the music industry and Nirvana’s songs continue influencing young people and the new breed of musicians and they will be forever remembered.
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R.E.M is the first band who became popular under the umbrella of alternative music. The band, with lead vocalist Michael Stipe was formed in Athens. The band became very popular not because of TV appearances or concerts but through regular touring and the love given to them by college radios. After reaping the fruit of their labor through underground music R.E.M surprised the whole world with their very powerful song “The One I Love”, that is when Warner Bros. made them sign a contract.
R.E.M. was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last 2007 and they are still loved by many solid R.E.M fans all over the world, Losing My Religion and Everybody Hurts and other songs are still widely played worldwide.
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Oasis managed to stay in the music industry amidst the very competitive world of music with all new artists emerging from all over the world. Music is highly changeable since the people’s taste for songs and musicians vary from time to time, depending on the mood and what’s happening around. Being able to thrive and still produce music is a feat not everybody can do. The Oasis with its lead vocalist Noel Gallagher provides the world of entertainment with alternative music like no other.
This Oasis song “Little by Little” became very controversial but is still supported by millions of Oasis fans worldwide.
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Hailing from California, Incubus is quite known in the alternative music scene because of their songs, “Drive”, “Megalomaniac”, “Anna Molly”, “Love Hurts” and “Morning View”, which both debuted in the number 1 spot. They have released 7 albums including a Greatest Hit, which was accompanied by a US and Canada tour. In 2008, the band decided to take a hiatus but is currently thinking of releasing another album.
Incubus music is greatly influenced by different elements from several genres. But basically, they are an alternative rock band that uses unique instruments such as bongos, sitar, djembe and pipa.
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