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Welcome to Almost Alternative! 

This blog is an exploration of the music in the alternative rock genre.  I will review alternative rock artists, from their most well-known to their most obscure music.  My blog is focused on artists who made it into the genre of alternative rock but also venture into the genres around it (Indie rock, alternative, etc.). This is the music that leads to random dance parties and can turn any sad day into a jam session.  All of the music I will review will have had some impact on me.  I am obsessed with this genre but my taste tends to deviate so some pop rock and pop artists may make a cameo in this blog.   Almost Alternative is centered around the musical aspects as well as the metaphysical aspects of songs.  I will try to analyze what emotions the music evokes, while also trying to identify the musical techniques used to convey that emotion. 

To give a little of background on myself, I am a University of South Carolina Freshmen.  Alternative music somehow seeped into every part of my day and I cannot complain.  Recently my alternative rock taste has been focused on bands like Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, and 30 Seconds to Mars.  I'm always on the lookout for new music and I will make sure to include a variety of styles.  All of the meaning and emotional effects of this genre of music have led me to want to share it with you.  I intend to explore music in a more critical and yet also a more personal way.  When I’m not listening to alt. music or doing schoolwork, I tend to be singing.  Singing is what led to my passion for music.  I have been learning about the techniques of singing and reading music since the beginning of high school.  The techniques of music, that I have learned, will help me better describe the music to you.  My hope is that through this blog I can delve deeper into the music I so often listen to and give you a new perspective. 

The music scene updates itself so often that I will never run out of new artists to review but I may throw in a few pieces that just barely make it into the alternative rock genre.  I won’t deviate too often from the major theme of the blog because I want to make sure I expose myself and anyone reading to exciting new alt rock bands.  Alternative rock can include bands that hit pop radios to bands who never make it past $0.69 per song on iTunes.  Every artist I write about will be one that I dedicate myself for a solid week before deciding how to describe them.  Some articles may reflect a distaste for an album or particular songs by an artist but that doesn’t mean that I don’t recommend the artist.  My hope is that I can give a well-rounded enough review that you can decide for yourself whether the band is worth exploring.  I'm gonna hit the books and get all the background information I need to write posts with actual evidence to back it up.  Also, I will end each blog post with an open ended question about the artist’s music as incentive to explore that person’s music. 

I look forward to exploring more music and I hope that you’ll be along for the ride:)