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b'One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its diversity\\u2026\\n\\nThe sounds from this part of the rock universe had always been varied\\u2026that\\u2019s because the idea of \\u201calternative music\\u201d was so amorphous\\u2026if it was (a) non-mainstream and ignored by most radio stations; (b) a little left of centre in terms of aesthetics; and (c) considered weird by the majority, then it qualified as \\u201calternative\\u201d by default, simply because the was no other way to categorize it\\u2026and humans love to organize things into piles, right?...\\n\\nMultiple genres thrived in the alt-rock universe\\u2026plus there were all the sub-genres and sub-sub-genres and even sub-sub-sub-genres\\u2026this mean that if you into alternative music before the 1990s, you were spoiled for choice\\u2026there was something for everyone\\u2026\\n\\nThen along came grunge, the biggest sound of the decade\\u2026it ripped a whole in the music-space-time continuum, opening a hole into this parallel universe, allowing all these sounds to invade the mainstream\\u2026\\n\\nAnd because these sounds and scenes and sub-genres had been happily evolving almost unseen for years, the people making this music knew what they were doing\\u2026the mainstream was flooded with new songs from scenes that were already mature\\u2014or at least close to it\\u2026\\n\\nNever before had so much solid music from so many seasoned performers been waiting in wings, ready to show their stuff\\u2026and when they got their chance\\u2014wow\\u2026\\n\\nThis is our look at the alt-rock of the 1990s, part 7\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'