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Originally Posted by Sarah_Jayne
Okay, so, I'll go indie/alternative again just because I really do think that is a particularly strong genre right now.
If I hear any of the following, I know instantly it is them either through their voice and/or their playing style:
Nate Ruess (Fun.)
Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand..who btw Jack White thinks highly enough to have been at the gig when I saw them last)
Matt Bellamy (Muse)
Win Butler (Arcade Fire)
Brandon Flowers (The Killers)
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Kele Okereke (Bloc Party)
and that is just off the top of my head.
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Wow great list!! I've heard of two of them so need to check the rest out for sure.
The "indie/alternative' scene you describe reminds me a LOT of the late 1980's/early 1990's, right before grunge hit. MTV was getting stale and "indie" bands like Throwing Muses, Happy Mondays, Dinosaur Jr., Goo Goo Dolls, The La's and so on were big. We called them 'college bands' back then. LOL But then grunge came and BOOM everyone was wearing flannel.
But maybe many of the above bands you named you 'recognize instantly' because you are obviously a music lover and someone who pays attention. Would someone hearing any of these bands on the radio recognize them if they were casual fans? I know I don't know all of Rod Stewart's music - I stopped listening to him when left the Faces in 1975 - but I can tell it's him every time. (This is not necassarily a GOOD thing, especially when it comes to the Rod Stewarts, Phil Collins and Celine Dions of the world. :D )