alternative rock

English

Noun

alternative rock (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of rock music that is normally published on independent labels, comprising of many different subgenres, mostly distinguished by the prevalence of thick and distorted guitar sound.

   Synonym: alternarock

   Hyponym: rock

   • 1995 June 3, David Sprague, “Buffalo Tom Reaches Crossroads: EastWest Trio At Make-Or-Break Point”, in Billboard, volume 107, number 22, page 9:

     It seems as if every passing year sees the mainstream embrace a longtime cult-favorite alternative rock band.

Translations

genre of rock music

• Esperanto: alternativa rokmuziko
• French: rock alternatif (fr) m
• Georgian: ალტერნატიული როკი (alṭernaṭiuli roḳi)
• Hungarian: alternatív rock
• Kazakh: баламалы рок (balamaly rok)
• Korean: 얼터너티브 록 (eolteoneotibeu rok)
• Portuguese: rock alternativo m
• Russian: альтернати́вный рок (ru) m (alʹternatívnyj rok)

References

• alternative rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

2012. Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8. "Alternative Rock". Theodore Cateforis.