Alternative rock originated in the late 1970s and early 1980s, becoming most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some of the most famous alternative rock bands include Nirvana, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smiths, Green Day, and Foo Fighters. Alternative rock was dominated by male artists and bands, with female artists often serving as lead singers. Music videos for alternative rock typically focused on performance, showing the band playing their instruments, as well as some narrative elements that told a story related to the song's lyrics.

1. ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Famous alternative
rock bands:
Nirvana, radiohead,
red hot chilli peppers,
the smiths, green day,
foo fighter, R.E.M., the
killers, weezer, arctic
monkeys, pixies and
many more.
It originate from the late 70s to the early 80s so
in the late 80s early 90s it was fully in its
element so there where many band and a lot of
them where very different. So with the age
group of 30- 49 in the 80-90s these people
would have been around 10-20 and listening to
this music as it was the most popular music at
the time.
Performance based- A
stereotypical alternative
rock video is showing off
the band and the artist
playing showing them
playing there instruments
and their performance
skills/ showmanship.
Male dominated- alternative rock
stereotypically contain male only
groups and not many females artists.
This could be because guitars and
drums are encouraged more on boys
than on girls and this genre is all
about playing and mainly part of a
band. A lot of the time females
involved in the alternative rock
genre are usually lead singer like
Hayley Williams lead singer of
Paramore or Dolores O’Riordan from
the Cranberries.
Music videos – these videos are
mainly performance based so showing
the band playing and the singer
singing. There is also some narrative as
in some songs the songs tell a story so
this is narrated in the video
Alternative rock comes
mainly from rock and
post-punk as these
genre are know as the
parent genre of
alternative rock.
Costumes and looks- baggy
t-shirt, jeans hair being
mid-length to long. Reds,
blues and black are the
most common colour that
occur in these videos.
Lighting – low key lighting or
natural lighting in most of
these videos as it allows it
to be filmed in certain
places mainly dark and
filmed at night.
Settings- grunge areas of the
city, run down buildings,
underground spaces, garages
and outdoor areas. Sometimes
in room or bedroom with walls
cover in posters of bands.
Themes – pain depression anxiety
addictions, mention of a better
side, a positive for a negative but
even though most of the song
have these themes of sadness
and darkness some song are a lot
happier and have a more upbeat
tune.