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Anything that's not classic rock. This isn't a genre per se, moar like a time period. There are many genres and sub
genres of modern rock, a few examples are as follows:

• Nirvana - (Grunge Rock) Older /b/tards will remember the 80s as a time when powerballads and hairbands ruled the charts. It was good in the beginning until bands started copypasta-ing every KISS and Van Halen song there was, and hair metal towards the late 80s was lled with faggotry, shallowness, 30 minute guitar solos, etc, with each band sounding and looking much the same. Nirvana is pretty much the reason why these bands are no longer around. Nirvana started the Grunge subgenre (AKA the Seattle sound, its dead now guys!!), with moar simplied guitar tracks, less emphasis on guitar solos, faster rhythms, more ferocious vocals about the bleaker aspects of society, crazy people, etc, a welcoming change from some guy in tight pants singing about his wives. Recommended Albums: Nevermind, In Utero
• Weezer - (Alternative Rock, "geek rock") Weezer is one of those bands that do one good debut album then put out shitty albums for the rest of their career, but once in a while you hear a rare b-side or unauthorized recording and wonder why it never made on any of their ocial studio records. Very catchy, well composed music that combines the liveliness of punk rock, but also has some tight guitar riage and solos too. A lot of their songs are funny and nonsensical, and a lot of songs are about girls, love and all that, and a LOT of songs about randomass stu. An important upside to Weezer's music is that their catalogue (their collective recordings, including those rare b-sides and stu ) is very diverse, they do songs that incorporate elements of almost every genre of rock, while adding their own touch of melody and punk. Recommended Albums: The Blue Album, and every b-side or rare recording you can get your hands on. In fact theres a torrent oating around somewhere thats about 1.3 gigs big, includes all the studio albums and rare recordings, worth the download.
• Muse - (Alternative Rock, New Prog) Muse is a trio that hails from the UK, a favorite of /b/tards, has a surprisingly big sound for three people. The music of Muse combines fast, ferocious guitar lines with rock steady basslines and drumlines, while incorporating elements of dance and electronica, and most importantly, classical music. Lyrical subject matters usually include conspiracy theories, end of the world, that kinda stu. Recommended Albums: Absolution, Origin of Symmetry
• The Strokes - (Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival) The Strokes is a much hyped band from New York, but found initial success in the UK. Their music is very raw, energetic, and sometimes simplistic, but the songs sound like you've known them all your life. Lead singer Julian Casablancas brought the band and writes most of the music and lyrics. Recommended Albums: All of them
• Foo Fighters - (Alternative Rock) After Kurt Kobain became an hero, Nirvana's drummer, Dave Grohl, traded in his drums for a guitar and a mic to surprisingly good results. The band has everything from hard hitting rock to some of the most soothing tunes around. Sometimes it will appeal to everyone in the room, other times it will come down to personal taste, but either way these guys have some of the best current music has to oer. Recommended Albums: In Your Honor, There Is Nothing Left To Lose
• At the Drive-In - (Alternative rock) Hardly anyone has heard of these guys, and yet they are possibly the best band ever. Their sound ranges from spaced out electronic songs. To power hungry rock and roll. Youtube their songs 198d then Catacombs to best see the diversity. Best albums are: Vaya (EP) and Relationship of Command (LP)
• Pearl Jam - (Grunge Rock, Alternative Rock) One of the biggest bands from the grunge scene along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam kept the bleak outlook and dark lyrical themes, but took a lot of inuence from '70s rock, with a more polished production, lots of catchy choruses and prominent guitar solos, at least on the rst few albums. Their stu goes from angry hard rock (Once, Go, Even Flow, etc) to slower, more emotional ballad-type songs (Nothingman, Black). Recommended Albums: Ten, Vs., Pearl Jam
• Emo: Just slit your wrist. Emo is a trademark of faggoty suburban kids who love to cry about their nonexistent problems. Given that this is 2007, there's not really much point in going into (read: bitch-ing about) the emo culture. At the basic level, just think Pop-Punk shit with vocalists who can't stop BAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWing.

Recommended (well, denitive) Bands: Fugazi, Rites of Spring (earlier, innitesimally less shitty emo), Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance (WHEN I WAS), anything you hear when you turn on the goddamn radio (incomprehensibly horrid modern emo). Emo is characterized by fast and somewhat catchy guitar hooks, unimpressive basslines, fast
but weak drumming, and a singer that alternates screaming with singing in high registers, usually subject matters include parents, girls, etc.

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