Music-Different branch of rock: Alternative rock

As time passes by, all types of music are changing. I am so addicted to alternative rock. Alternative rock is a different branch of rock. Music types come and go just like the trend of fashion. Therefore, music types are various by mixing different types of music together. Alternative rock is created by a group of people who are full of ideas and don’t want to follow the mainstream of music. They wrote the lyrics and composed the songs on their own. We also call the music as “Indie Music”.

Comparing to general rock, alternative rock has stronger beat. They both have vocalists, guitarists, bassists and percussionists. The alternative rock bands always write the lyrics that show public affairs. We can know their ideas through their lyrics and music videos. Most of them have experienced bad situations when they were young. Sometimes they will add their emotions into the lyrics. It really makes a good connection between writers and listeners.

Sometimes, their music has more than one element inside. We can listen to their music that combines with other type of music. When their lyrics show their personal emotions and introspections, we usually call the music as “emo”. Emo is another type of music. It is an abbreviation of “Emocore”. We sometimes call them as “post hardcore”, because emo evolved from hardcore which lyrics are full of political criticism. Emo is modern and full of complex composition and guitar fingering. It always has lots of fun listening to music and knows what their features are.

When I listen to alternative rock, sometimes I feel that I can feel thy way why wrote the songs. Although this type of music is sometimes unacceptable by people, they think it is too loud and noisy. But, undeniable, they are quite talented comparing to those who always gets famous for their “cover version” of songs. Music is an important part of my life. Sometimes, it is hard to distinguish the music types. However, the most important thing is that you have to appreciate your favourite types of music on your own ears.