ALTERNARIVE ROCK

This type of music was born in the 80's, being called like a mix of musical genres. In 90's was when it became more popular, like the other genres borned of rock. Is influenced for the pop, jazz and electronic music, folk and especially punk rock.
Before calling alternative rock, it was called "collage rock" in the United States and "indie" or "indie rock" in the UK but this name is still used.
The great characteristics of this kind of music are the rejection to sold it like the popular culture. Normally they play in small clubs, record in independent places and are known through other people. They used many diferent things like distorted guitars and depressive letters of grunge or the innocents of twee pop.
There are a lot of very known groups as R.E.M (losing my religion), The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Californication), the Foo Fighters (Monkey wrench), The Cure, with Robert Smith as vocalist, Oasis (wonderwall), Coldplay, with Chris Martin in the microphone, and other groups but not less important. Some famous albums are Nevermid (Nirvana) and Ten (Pearl Jam).
Another great group of alternative rock is Muse.
It is an english group composed by Matthew Bellamy, composter, vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player and piannist; Chrisopher Wolstenholme, bass player, keyboard player and choir; and Dominic Howard, drummer and percusionist. Their influences are classic composters like Sergéi Rajmániov for the piano, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Morello, Queen and Jeff Buckley for the guitar, the riffs and solos. They met in Teingnmouth, when the group of Dominic choose Matthew as guitarist. Later, there were only they 2 in the group so Dominic call Christopher, then alredy friends, and he joined as bass player.
In 1998 they remove the first CD, "Showbiz", with the singles "Muslce Museum", "Unintended" and other fantsatic songs like "Sober" or "Cave". Then the music columnist Steve Lamacq co-founded the producer Taste Media only for the group.
In 2001 they left the second CD, "Origin of Symmerty", using uncommon instruments like the organ and the "mellotron". The singles were "New Born", "Bliss", "Plug in Baby", "Darkshines" and a version of "Feeling good".They remove too the "Hullabaloo soundtrack", a live performance, with new songs.
In the 2003 the CD was "Absolution", with magnific songs like "Time is running out", "Butterflies and hurricanes" and "Apocalipse please". In a live concert that led to a successful tour, the father of the drummer Dominic died and almost separe the group.
In 2006, the last CD for the moment, is "Black Holes and Revelations", the most greatest succes of the group. Wonderful songs like "Invincible", "Map of the Problematiqué" and " Knights of Cydonia" form the CD between others.
They made another tour in Spain, in Northamerica, Oceania and Asia, in 2007 a concert in the Wembley Stadium and another concert in Latinoamerica at 2008 with total success.
It is a very good group but in live performance is the best.