User:BreakerLOLZ/List of Notable Alternative Rock Artists

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This page is not to be confused with the page List of alternative rock artists, which has become unnecessarily over-saturated with too many bands that are just tossed into the Alternative Rock genre without considering if the band has ever been described as alternative rock by the consensus or are even at all influential towards alternative rock (For example, Depeche Mode, though influential, was not even a rock band). Not to mention the page lacks citations and a good number of the links lead to disambiguation pages.

What should not be added here:
 * Alternative metal bands, such as Helmet, Alice in Chains, or Killdozer. There is already a list for these groups.

Artists to be Cited and Organized
These artists are to be cited and, eventually, categorized by year and name.


 * R.E.M.
 * Sonic Youth
 * Dinosaur Jr.
 * The Cure
 * Blur
 * The Velvet Underground
 * 10,000 Maniacs
 * Nirvana
 * Lou Reed
 * Hüsker Dü
 * The Replacements
 * They Might Be Giants
 * Big Black
 * Nine Inch Nails
 * Pixies
 * Siouxsie & the Banshees
 * The Smiths
 * Primal Scream
 * The Jesus and Mary Chain
 * New Order
 * Joy Division
 * Cocteau Twins
 * My Bloody Valentine
 * Slowdive
 * Ride
 * Lush
 * The Stone Roses
 * Oasis
 * Suede
 * Pulp
 * Fugazi
 * Muse
 * The Killers
 * Radiohead
 * The Flaming Lips
 * Sleater-Kinney
 * Pavement
 * Candlebox
 * Bush
 * Talk Talk
 * Slint
 * Tortoise
 * Godspeed You! Black Emperor
 * Dir en grey
 * Matchbox Twenty
 * Creed
 * Travis
 * Coldplay
 * The White Stripes
 * The Strokes
 * Franz Ferdinand
 * Interpol
 * Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 * Midnight Oil
 * Ultravox
 * Pere Ubu
 * The Fall
 * The Mekons
 * Wire
 * XTC
 * Social Distortion
 * Public Image Ltd.
 * Meat Puppets
 * The Sisters of Mercy