Top 10 Most Important Alternative Rock Albums Ever

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@WatchMojo 3 года назад

Want more music? Check out Innersleeve, WatchMojo's new music podcast! soundmojo.fanlink.to/innersleeve What is your favorite alternative rock album of all time? Let us know in the comments!

@dontsimporishoot4439 3 года назад

Mine is all

@johnnyfountainS 3 года назад

Badmotororfinger and facelift. With never mind and you outta know.

@LuciusGeronimo 3 года назад

Weezer

@johnnyfountainS 3 года назад

I like how never mind killed glam.

@johnnyfountainS 3 года назад

Post by bjork.

@alvarobendezu8452 3 года назад

smashing pumpkins - siamese dream foo fighters self titled debut soundgarden - ultramega ok nine inch nails - the downward spiral

@ianmason2003 3 года назад

One correction. Pretty Hate Machine. Ok two corrections, foo fighters offered nothing new. Enter faith no more angel dust

@briananderson1921 3 года назад

@@ianmason2003 Although, I might put Broken/Fixed ahead of Pretty Hate Machine… maybe.

@Fanged.Fiend.Reactor 9 месяцев назад

Greetings from the future.........BadMotorFinger over Ultramega Ok

@gusfernanddes 3 года назад

OK Computer - Radiohead The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths Murmur - R.E.M. Funeral - Arcade Fire Nevermind - Nirvana Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth Doolittle - The Pixies ALL MASTERPIECES

@gusfernanddes 3 года назад

@@duncan3998 Who said that? I just named my favourites, wtf?

@zackzallie8735 3 года назад

I love all those albums.

@jake6064 3 года назад

@Julian Sanchez no there is nothing sad about that

@obi-wankenobi8878 3 года назад

Especially Funeral

@riverkang785 2 года назад

radiohead's albums are all masterpieces

@chapter_black3234 3 года назад

Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" would be a glaring omission on this list considering it probably originated alternative rock.

@bblvrable 3 года назад

I think Unknown Pleasures would fall under "pre-dates the genre" (1979).

@chapter_black3234 3 года назад

@@bblvrable They had Murmur which released in 1983 and some could argue that Talking Heads were perhaps the first alternative rock band and they appeared much around the same time

@twistedviewlabs 3 года назад

JD were new wave before new wave was a thing.

@gsly6081 3 года назад

JD is post punk but i get it.

@jpratm1993 3 года назад

I think its considered more of Hard Rock Album. But man its amazing!!!

@oswaldogonzalez2045 3 года назад

"Ritual de lo Habitual" or "Nothing's Shocking" of Jane's Addiction deserved an honorable mention

@Caffeine_Club 3 года назад

They deserved to be on the list compared to some of these entries. Then again, most of these seem to be related to mainstream acceptance, and or units sold.

@newdamage5945 3 года назад

O HELL YEAH THEY DO!!!!!!!!!!

@NativeSkeleton 3 года назад

Right? They were one of the pioneers of the Alternative scene.

@sttrogdor93 3 года назад

Clicked this list for at least one of them, and was disappointed.

@thomaswillingham4084 3 года назад

Easily top 3

@skyeslaton3435 3 года назад

Do a top 10 albums that changed music forever

@CPepas 3 года назад

Ok computer has got to be number 1 fasho (again*)

@Miist3rDuce1 3 года назад

@@CPepas not gonna happen

@christophermerlot3366 3 года назад

Black Sabbath. Invented a whole genre.

@CPepas 3 года назад

@@Miist3rDuce1 how???

@fspud0837 3 года назад

Appetite for Distruction has to be there

@chikish 3 года назад

I can't believe WM didn't even put "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" in the honorable mentions.

@JimmyStone54321 3 года назад

Or Siamese Dream

@wallpapereye 3 года назад

Siamese dreams!

@cristianhiguita8294 2 года назад

Actually Siamese Dream is more accurate to be on the list

@yogurtfluff1 3 года назад

I would have thrown either Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness or Siamese Dreams on there but OK Computer was definitely a good choice.

@Bigvision121worship 3 года назад

Mellon Collie was a masterpiece by Siamese Dream was more groundbreaking IMO

@PhilP8980 3 года назад

Both great albums but I think The Bends is way better than OK Computer.

@calebdickerson2003 3 года назад

@@PhilP8980 nah man nah😂

@ben.futureprimitive 3 года назад

totally agree.. mellon collie and ok computer should top the list..

@jeremysamuelson9059 3 года назад

I was just about to comment the Mellon Collie deserves to be on this list. Disappointing that it’s not. There’s nothing else like it.

@awwgez 3 года назад

Whoa majority of these albums are some of my all time favorites but where is My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless”? It’s a masterpiece that made a huge impact on 90’s indie rock. Still a phenomenal top 10.

@oaketree 3 года назад

That's a shoegaze record through and through

@leetorry 3 года назад

@@oaketree so? Still doesnt change the fact that it was associated with Alt rock

@AgustinRodriguez-dd6mj 3 года назад

@@oaketree shoegaze is alternative rock dude

@austintrousdale2397 3 года назад

Shoegaze isn’t dead! Love it

@RadioLaPrincess 3 года назад

Good call. I still pull it out. Only Shallow is one of the best songs ever, let alone the early '90s. I will always associate it with college.

@mhaze210 3 года назад

I like how Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead composed the score for There Will Be Blood and other Paul Thomas Anderson films.

@GreenToast01 2 года назад

Radioheads newest album contains so much of jonnies orchestral experience in them.

@tzian7051 3 года назад

Ok Computer - Radiohead. MY GOD, what a mindblowing record, what a genius band.

@user-qr9yq8fw7g 2 года назад

overrated dust

@GreenToast01 2 года назад

@@user-qr9yq8fw7g you are no one

@kkondedraculadoearl 2 года назад

Yea that album is great

@kengayoka1645 2 года назад

@@user-qr9yq8fw7g Sed No One cares Yo Opinion

@jonathanmartin8113 3 месяца назад

@@user-qr9yq8fw7g Yup!

@mmmtsp 3 года назад

smashing pumpkins - Siamese Dream that album is flawless

@davidtobin8782 3 года назад

The greatest album ever made

@tyisswag4569 3 года назад

Mellon collie is also good can’t tell witch is better

@mmmtsp 3 года назад

@@tyisswag4569 Mellon Collie is good, but can be a little self indulgent at times, to me Siamese is just a tighter Album.

@miameramusic 2 года назад

It's probably the most well produced album ever, along with Rage's Evil Empire. But Gish is also a masterpiece, Butch Vig had the Midus touch.

@angrygoose239 3 года назад

I’m a simple man. I see Thom Yorke, I click.

@nickname7908 3 года назад

I'm a simple man. I see Julian Casablancas, I click.

@Miley-vk1sw 3 года назад

Wait what that’s Julian Casablancas in the thumbnail not Thom Yorke

@Novaflame13 3 года назад

How did Pearl Jam's Ten not make it on this list?

@PhilP8980 3 года назад

I would give you 2 likes if I could. They probably consider it "grunge" and probably have a whole other list for it. Which doesn't explain Nirvana being on this list.

@dionbok1714 3 года назад

@@PhilP8980 yeah but nevermind was insanely influential for the whole of alt rock and ten is influential for just grunge imo

@GonzoShitcock 3 года назад

And where's Smashing Pumpkins or Beck (Odelay)?

@Fanged.Fiend.Reactor 9 месяцев назад

One grunge album per list

@jdfireworks1969jd 3 года назад

I was mad Nevermind wasn’t number 1 until I saw that OK Computer was. I’m good with that.

@3g01st2 3 года назад

Psychocandy by The Jesus & Mary Chain deserved at least an honorable mention, that album is massively influential, or at least Loveless by My Bloody Valentine.

@adanzapata3127 3 года назад

Pavement "Slanted and Enchanted" is another great alternative rock album!

@HN-px7fx 3 года назад

very true

@ChristopherGun 3 года назад

The Strokes ❤️‍🔥

@jg6551 3 года назад

amen

@SuperCartmanlp 3 года назад

Depeche Mode is the most underrated band ever, like Violator or Songs Of Faith And Devotion aren't even a honorable mention. They influenced many and made timeless classics

@ghastlylife9836 3 года назад

I could not agree with you more. DM is for an introspective audience mind you.. Thats why i CANT stand anything else people deem as even close. ColdPlay? Give me a break.. ive been listening to DM since i was 8yrs old. Second to none. DM is more than just music. My hat is off to you for mentioning this!!

@SuperCartmanlp 3 года назад

@@ghastlylife9836 Thank you for saying this :) I'm just 21 years old but I grew up listening to it kinda involuntarily but the older I got I became more invested in their music and history and their music just feels different to any one elses. I love them :)

@serdarkoc3975 3 года назад

I'm totally agree

@daromirfirunsson 3 года назад

Agree, they had a huge influence on bands like NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Linkin Park and more. Violator is timeless and SOFAD was a great mixture of electronic sound and rock.

@ghastlylife9836 3 года назад

Daromir Firunsson SOFAD was indeed another level

@luvmybunnyface 3 года назад

Ok Computer came out the year I graduated high school and completely changed my whole life. I listened to it every single day for months. Still get chills when I listen to it now.

@questocd174 3 года назад

Radiohead super fan here. I just discovered a band called Blonde Redhead...I may be late to the party but they are incredible. Just wanted to share the love.

@BearFattfilm 4 месяца назад

Much like Radiohead, Blonde Redhead have stayed together for decades and have always evolved their sound with each new release. Great band and probably underrated.

@dhsswim11 3 года назад

"OK Computer"-Radiohead, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"-The Smashing Pumpkins "In Utero" -Nirvana, "Ten"-Pearl Jam, "Funeral"-Arcade Fire, "Dirt"-Alice in Chains, & "The Joshua Tree"-U2

@chinoleon2367 3 года назад

How Kyle said: “Disintegration is the best album ever!”

@nickalleye 3 года назад

Hard to argue with that one

@nathaliavaleriano8015 3 года назад

So perfect!!!

@mlggamer5296 3 года назад

Smells like Teen Spirit literally made my childhood

@bunyan4.20 3 года назад

Not me but i am with you best album ever i love Nirvana so much I love every once in awhile just putting on Nirvana MTV Unplugged live performance because that is a great album and performance

@00Banger00 3 года назад

Smashing Pumpkins - mellon collie and the infinite sadness & siamese dream

@tonsofcookies 3 года назад

"Turn On the Bright Lights" by Interpol deserved an honorable mention, as did Garbage. Agree with everyone else who said Beck.

@jbass_1993 3 года назад

Turn on the bright lights is massively underrated

@miameramusic 2 года назад

Garbage is so underrated, Butch Vig + Shirley Manson = Godhead

@robeson1231 3 года назад

No mention of Husker Du? They literally invented alternative rock

@austintrousdale2397 3 года назад

Which one of their albums would you nominate? Which one would it replace on the list?

@Drkenoreno 3 года назад

@@austintrousdale2397 a personal choice, but I'd put HD's Zen Arcade and the Replacements' Let It Be in place of The Cure and the Smiths. Then again, I'm not British.

@davidharrison9324 3 года назад

@@austintrousdale2397 candy apple grey.. replace the cure

@briananderson1921 3 года назад

Well then and The Matt’s

@robeson1231 3 года назад

@@Drkenoreno Spot on 👍

@laustcawz2089 3 года назад

"The Velvet Underground & Nico" was one of the main albums that INVENTED "Alternative Rock".

@te9591 3 года назад

A lot of goth rock guitar tuning really emulates the tone from Venus in Furs.

@asocialfairy 3 года назад

Yeah, I'd say VU are proto-alternative rock.

@ChrisOliver4307 3 года назад

I thought that would be No. 1.

@vigor6042 2 года назад

I was going to comment that. You get a like from me

@farhadfaqiry307 3 года назад

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

@gamifyer8045 2 года назад

Mellon collie and the infinite sadness is easily my favorite album of all time. So many amazing songs and variety

@richturteil2 3 года назад

The cure is still one of my favorite bands of all time

@ericw7463 3 года назад

No Joy Division or New Order? NO Depeche Mode? Not even honorable mention? WTF!

@takodabostwick8507 3 года назад

The Cure's Disintegration is up in my top 10 for rock/metal albums ever!

@SexyButCurious 3 года назад

Yes!!!! I was listening to Karma Police last night. Radiohead, The Strokes, The Cure are definitely iconic albums for me. Personally as black girl Morning View by Incubus was influential for me getting into Alt Rock, which has being my favorite genre since 2001-2003 era.

@heather2340 3 года назад

nirvana has a special place in my heart

@heather2340 3 года назад

and oasis omfg

@vb2388 3 года назад

Radiohead ❤️ One of the few Artists with a flawless discography 👌🏻

@kdcndw1 3 года назад

No My Bloody Valentine Loveless? One of the few "year zero" albums and since the album's release continues to grow in stature.

@miameramusic 2 года назад

So true, especially as time flew by, so many bands of every genre sight them as a major influence. I'm surprised there was no mention of Elliott Smith.

@kadejewell 3 года назад

That three days grace albulm “one x” is SOLID... front to back.

@carolinemixonbraxton4963 3 года назад

Agree one of my fave albums ever

@johngibble75 3 года назад

Solid top to bottom 👌

@amandaredd3057 3 года назад

I love Travis!! I haven't heard or thought of them in ages! Damn Rebecca you definitely know your music and I'm thoroughly impressed!

@acpmc76 3 года назад

Yes! First time I totally agree with a number one spot on watchmojo. Radiohead rules.

@briguyhenny6923 3 года назад

Great list, love every album on here! Some others I love to include would be Tim for the 80s and Siamese Dream for 90s. Definitely some Talking Heads too

@241mat214 3 года назад

"Angel Dust" by Faith No More should of been on the list.

@continueeducation7277 3 года назад

Sorry but not even close however I do believe the list is off. I’m not sure how you could leave janes addiction of this though

@subeeinsuresh5896 3 года назад

Its specifically alternative metal

@VIGLounge 3 года назад

Nevermind is easily number 1 for me. I still go back to it each year and the lokdown has given me a new appreciation for the singles Lithium, Come As You Are and Smells Like Teen Spirit in the form of Singstar karaoke.

@pascalswager9100 3 года назад

I'm listening to it every day all over again in My 39th year cause My 14 y/o Daughter is obsessed with it!

@miameramusic 2 года назад

Right? I know it's a total layup, but that record is just too good to be real. So hard to believe it's been 30 years!

@buccy55 Год назад

It beats the hell out of anything that Radiohead will ever do!

@rottensalad7263 Год назад

@@buccy55 lol

@symptomaticseb2303 Год назад

@@buccy55 They're both equally revolutionary and influential so you can't really say that about either of the two in my opinion

@suttonssuperstars7679 3 года назад

Ok computer was mind blowing back in the day. So different and amazing.

@stingraystingray4766 3 года назад

Great list. Well done and thought it I think. I’d like to see Echo and the Bunnymen, Janes Addiction and Talking Heads on here, but honestly it would be hard to throw any of these others out to make room. Good job on this one!

@michaelbullock8011 3 года назад

Great video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day

@mujariwa3696 3 года назад

This is an excellent list and OK Computer is where it belongs. I don't think we'll ever hear anything like it. What a masterpiece.

@paulenicola 3 года назад

U2's The Joshua Tree deserves a nomination here. But I love me some Radiohead!

@jimbo9208 3 года назад

u2 is not a alterative rock band

@jebheinst6465 3 года назад

@@jimbo9208 have you ever listened to zooropa? Sounds alternative to me

@sir8923 3 года назад

They are not an alternative Rock band doesn't mean they do not have alternative songs

@jebheinst6465 3 года назад

@@sir8923 they have alternative albums, a few too. The joshua tree however is not one of them

@sir8923 3 года назад

I mean albums aswell, what are albums but a collection of songs. They are overall not alternative

@alejandrovera2696 3 года назад

Great video, it would be great a top 10 indie albums or bands of each decade from the 80's to the present.

@navbravic1355 Год назад

Insane how a channel this big has such good taste.

@pretty_in_casts 3 года назад

OK Computer considered to be not just a most important alternative rock album ever... but also... *_worldwide masterpiece._*

@Laurent_08 3 года назад

Most of these albums are worldwide masterpieces.

@velvet_victor 3 года назад

Still prefer The Bends

@seanferrari6825 3 года назад

@@velvet_victor The bends is wonderful,totally underestimated

@ND-OPS 9 месяцев назад

How? Radiohead is just A one hit wonder and Creep is not even on that computer thing album lol

@jakeisrandom3343 8 месяцев назад

@@ND-OPSthis is such an anti-radiohead reply

@amandaredd3057 3 года назад

GREAT list! I'd have to agree with them all, really. I still tear up when I hear Photographs and Losing My Religion. Anybody remember "girlfriend's in a coma I know I know it's serious"? My favorite song by The Smiths ❤

@tameramorrison8966 3 года назад

I really hope she pulls through!

@Corsuwey 27 дней назад

OMG! Thank you for reminding me about Arcade Fire!!!

@kostasmon1555 3 года назад

Define alternative rock.

@williamsummerson1204 3 года назад

I don't think anyone was surprised with no1. Easily one of the greatest albums of all time. Tom York's voice is unreal and beautiful.

@RonnieBarzel 3 года назад

And of these 10, pretty sure all 10 can trace their musical DNA back to “The Velvet Underground & Nico.” EDIT: As James points out in a reply, Rebecca specifically addresses VU in the intro which I'd fast-forwarded through due to time constraint. Rebecca, WatchMojo: my apologies.

@jimbo9208 3 года назад

did you not watch the intro they dont count

@RonnieBarzel 3 года назад

@@jimbo9208 Ha! That's what I get for fast-forwarding through the intro to the list itself. Thanks for pointing this out!

@aceventurapetdetective1736 3 года назад

My favorite Alternative Rock album would be Meteora. That album changed my life and made me dig deeper into the genre.

@izounokuda5461 2 года назад

Yesss but that's would be the towards mid era of alternative rock

@siftwram Год назад

Wouldn’t that be considered a nu metal album

@coagulatedguy1421 3 года назад

Yooooo Pinkerton over blue is actually a good choice

@marw5276 3 года назад

Hell yes!

@urm.yaikoo 3 года назад

Ok computer deserves the no.1 but why no Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie, or Loveless

@yeloe4479 3 года назад

loveless and melancholy ❤

@miameramusic 2 года назад

Loveless for sure! Thank you so much! So many bands drop MBV as a major influence, but none of them sound quite like it. Ever.

@mlggamer5296 3 года назад

Yes Ok computer is number one. That one definitely is most influential cuz that's the one I personally most remember besides nevermind

@laustcawz2089 3 года назад

Even if we regard punk as a separate genre/subgenre, we're just going to pretend that Björk, They Might Be Giants, Ween, Garbage, Linkin Park, The Flaming Lips, Devo, The B-52s, Tom Waits, Talking Heads, Suzanne Vega, The Pet Shop Boys, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden & vintage alternative such as Frank Zappa, Residents & Todd Rundgren (yes, Rundgren, I'm not kidding) don't count/don't exist???

@lars38010 3 года назад

Björk is a lot. And i am not sure of Linkin Park. I used to call their first 2 albums Nu-Metal.

@BooBooGlue1 2 года назад

Violent Femmes?????

@rhettcujo9006 3 года назад

“Is this it” period!

@monsterwith21faces92 3 года назад

For sure

@justl0ew437 3 года назад

All hail to the greatest musical genre

@miameramusic 2 года назад

Here here! Zydeco & bluegrass got nuthin' on Veruca Salt 🤘

@SEGAClownboss 3 года назад

"Definitely Maybe" was the first CD I ever bought and I still love it

@miameramusic 2 года назад

YES! Definitely, not maybe! And it was their best. Just a solid album of non-stop rockers.

@phoenixraine2002 3 года назад

\O/ so glad you included the Cure Disintegration I love that album..it was the soundtrack to my highschool days

@harlandted 3 года назад

I seriously expected Disintegration to be #1. Hit singles and total LP combined.

@corkycobon1481 3 года назад

My fave off of this list would be Disintegration by far. That is the only one that really made an impact on me. The one album that did make a serious impact and did change my mind about alt rock music/alternative was Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure. That was watershed for me.

@JDsHouseofHobbies 3 года назад

I am a big fan of The Cure. I hope WatchMojo does an top Ten Trip Hop bands/albums some day.

@rallabhandiprabhakar4750 2 месяца назад

Great to see REM’s Murmur in the top 10 alternative band list along with The Smiths, Urbana, Radio Head etc. REM is a very versatile band that absorbed many musical styles but came out with its unique signature style .

@stevend3753 3 года назад

No Alice In Chains?!?

@jimbo9208 3 года назад

not alternative rock

@garethv7815 3 года назад

GRUNGEEEEEEEEEE

@stevend3753 3 года назад

Meh. Semantics between “alternative“ and “grunge”.

@thelegendinhisownmind7038 2 года назад

I do really enjoy, and agree with some of selections on this list, but there were some glaring omissions that deserved to be on here in at least an honorable mention capacity. I'll list some of the albums that I can think of off the top of my head: Jar of Flies - Alice In Chains Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins Ten - Pearl Jam Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Live Through This - Hole Superunknown - Sound Garden Odelay - Beck (Even though Watch Mojo obviously considered it. Lol!) If I actually thought about it, I'm certain I could list a few more, but this was simply just the ones that immediately came to mind.😊

@DebNKY 3 года назад

Disintegration, the Cure

@reelhappytravellers2691 3 года назад

This video deserves applause.....many congrats!!!!!

@RCT1963 3 года назад

Nirvana, Radiohead and R.E.M. are the one I listen to

@briantwiss9078 3 года назад

Really hoping to see some love for The Replacements

@RadioLaPrincess 3 года назад

Me too. Their albums are great. My favorite is Let It Be with Pleased To Meet Me a close second. My favorite song of theirs is I Will Dare.

@briantwiss9078 3 года назад

@@RadioLaPrincess Hard for me to pick a favorite song. Recently I’ve been listening to “Can’t Hardly Wait” from Pleased to Meet Me

@RadioLaPrincess 3 года назад

@@briantwiss9078 Great song! Or how about Alex Chilton? Another great song. Just a great band, I was lucky to have heard their final show since they played in Chicago and it was broadcast live.

@davidmatheny1993 3 года назад

I'm probably going to have multiple complaints about the video, but here is #1: Pinkerton likely influenced some emo/pop-punk groups, but there were definitely influences before them. Smashing Pumpkins being one for at least MCR, and also Sunny Day Real Estate, probably the first truly emo band.

@austintrousdale2397 3 года назад

Punk Rock MBA has a good video about emo

@TheN0odles 3 года назад

Nevermind is my teenage years

@edowidivirgian 3 года назад

I see Watchmojo user here is the mankind of culture.

@chrisredland4909 3 года назад

OK Computer was the soundtrack to my senior year of high school!

@DocVandy1999 Год назад

The album "Let it be"(1984) by The Replacements should be at the top of this list. It influenced almost all of these

@leandrochicorox 3 года назад

OK Computer is also my #1 ❤️ This list should’ve been a Top 20

@andrewpappas9311 3 года назад

To be honest I'm surprised that there weren't any Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins or even Gorillaz on here, I would've imagined Blood Sugar Sex Magik/Stadium Arcadium, Siamese Dream/Mellan Collie/Gish or Gorillaz/Demon Days would've been on here but still a solid list nonetheless. Alt. Rock really has come a hell of a long way, man, and it's awesome

@wormspeaker 3 года назад

Probably not considered to be within the genre by the list makers.

@jonathanmartin8113 3 года назад

@@wormspeaker Nah, outside of acknowledging Flea as one of the best bass players ever, they rarely put RHCP in these lists even though we all know that they're legends and the music they put out from 1989 to today is legendary. They are the epitome of alternative rock amongst a couple of other bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana.

@kostajovanovic3711 3 года назад

@@jonathanmartin8113 are they?

@jonathanmartin8113 3 года назад

@@kostajovanovic3711 saw them in 2006 and 2016 and they still make great music. New album with Frusciante coming soon, last I heard.

@apower72 3 года назад

Probably could've made a top 50 and still left great albums off..I would say Violator by Depeche mode..

@robertschlesinger1342 3 года назад

Interesting and worthwhile video.

@GutturalReef 3 года назад

For me (like Rebeeca) it's: "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?".

@dibdab101 3 года назад

not an alternative rock album

@billmurray7473 3 года назад

I always thought Pinkerton was a security company.

@thekillingfieldsable 3 года назад

They used to harass Jesse James a lot.

@aidencavey8968 3 года назад

An awesome list, was a bit disappointed that there wasn't any Green Day

@shell150675 3 года назад

I think they're classed more as rock/punk than alternative.

@aidencavey8968 3 года назад

@@shell150675 Yeah, they do have a lot of more punk-rock type songs but then I see a lot of American Idiot (album) as having a lot of more alt-leaning songs (Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends, stuff like that)

@S_Over_Street 3 года назад

This should have been a Top 20 list as Alternative Rock (if it’s still exists in the past 5+ years) has a 40 year span. Other albums to include: Pretty Hate Machine or Downward Spiral- Nine Inch Nails Violator- Depeche Mode Kid A - Radiohead Dookie - Green Day Blood Sugar Sex Magik- RHCP Ten - Pearl Jam Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins Odelay- Beck Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division London Calling - The Clash

@andrewpappas9311 3 года назад

I'm surprised that the Chilis and Pumpkins weren't on here

@andrewpappas9311 3 года назад

I'm surprised that the Chilis and Pumpkins weren't on here

@esaiherrera5390 3 года назад

A true man of culture I would definitely replace some of Watchmojo’s choices with any of these picks especially Smashing pumpkins and RHCP

@S_Over_Street 3 года назад

@@esaiherrera5390 Nah, these albums in the top 10 definitely are important in the history of Alternative. Several not in the mainstream or had the album sales as RHCP or SP did but they are important in the story & influence in Alternative Rock

@esaiherrera5390 3 года назад

@@S_Over_Street oh no doubt these bands are all part of the history and of course it’s hard to judge since the whole concept of the alternative genre was against the grain of what mainstream makes it even more difficult but I would definitely argue that at the very least RHCP should have been on the list, but I am very happy they at least gave the cure some love 👌🏼

@woahnightfall 3 года назад

YES YES YES !! Good List! I havnt even seen #1 yet... guessing...... Any other Sonic Youth album?

@dasfunker666 3 года назад

How does Violator from Depeche Mode not even make a mention here?

@MikeP2055 2 года назад

"Pretty Hate Machine" by NIN and "Suffer" by Bad Religion were two albums that quite literally changed my little pubescent life. There was an amazing radio station in Salt Lake City called KJQ that played what they called 'modern rock', and I ate it up. They were ahead of their time, for sure.

@anaistm174 3 года назад

Placebo forever 💜

@jasonmoreno3013 3 года назад

Got my first Sony portable CD player in 99 with BNL Stunt as my first album for Christmas. The first Album I ever bought was OK Computer and my mind was blown.

@lhbobchakma3195 3 года назад

Am here 4 "No Surprises"❤ Radiohead❤

@kylebentley7512 3 года назад

Velvet Underground and Nico. Wasn’t that the album that *begat* “alternative” rock? Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie (or Siamese Dream)

@seanclark4528 3 года назад

How is Pearl Jam Ten not on this list?

@michaelmulligan-nufer186 3 года назад

Happy to see Arcade Fire's "Funeral" get an honorable mention @ № 12.

@robg4147 3 года назад

Just came here to verify the number 1.

@mlggamer5296 3 года назад

Wow if the Strokes album basically helped inspire Arctic monkeys and Franz Ferdinand, two of which I've listened to thanks to my sis, then these guys are legends

@ChristopherGun 3 года назад

Alex Turner is a massive Strokes stan

@jimavlo 3 года назад

the strokes is the best rock band dude i hope they'll change your life

@liriettrod3282 3 года назад

You also write your sister like The Smith are you my brother or what ? Lmao she likes all my favorites bands

@oaketree 3 года назад

Blur- Parklife should've been mentioned

@twistedviewlabs 3 года назад

While I would've done a top 20 and put most of them in a different order, OK Computer is my generation's Dark Side Of The Moon. It really raised the bar super high as far as what makes a timeless & truly amazing albums. I'm also happy that you guys FINALLY gave Pinkerton the recognition it's always deserved. I wouldn't say it gave way to emo. That's reserved to Sunny Day Real Estate's debut album Diary. Also, if we didn't have SDRE, we wouldn't have had the Foo Fighters. Nate Mendel still plays with them and FF are badass