The terms alternative rock and alternative music brother were at the beginning of the 1980s to describe music genres influenced by punk rock that does not fit into any known classification at the time. Sometimes it was used to label artists undergrounds of the 1980s and rock and roll bands of the 1990s.
More specifically, included the majority of genera that have emerged in the 1980s and which have become known in the 1990s, such as indie rock, post-punk, gothic rock and college rock. Despite the gender be considered rock, many bands are influenced by the music of their countries, and the folk, reggae, electronic and jazz easily found.
