Today we start the 2nd half of the challenge!!! DAY 16 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!

The way I read this one is, what’s a song that’s generally accepted as a CLASSIC alternative song that you love? ICONIC. THE standard for a band or moment or for the genre.

An obvious example would be like Nine Inch Nails “Head Like A Hole” - their breakthrough classic that’s pretty much synonymous with NIN.

Each day I’ll post the challenge and you share some of your favorite alternative & indie songs that meet the challenge!

  • AcornCarnage@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Coming in late today!

    As mainstream a choice as this may be, I can’t NOT choose Alive by Pearl Jam.

    1. I was going into my first year of high school, Skid Row and Guns & Roses had just released killer albums, and life was pretty fucking good. Watching MTV after school one day and happened to catch the premier of “Alive.”

    It blew my mind. The grainy black & white footage didn’t LOOK like what I was used to seeing on MTV, that lead guitar and solo…MMM… and holy shit, that fucking VOICE.

    I literally said to myself during that first listen “this is going to be my new favorite band,” and to this day, they still are.

    • ren (a they/them)@lemmy.worldOPM
      1·
      1 year ago

      it funny you chose “Alive”, I was thinking about coming back and adding that to my choice too. Truly a stone cold “Seattle grunge” classic.