Lost Genres of music

BUT THEN THERE IS ALTERNATIVE! OMG!!
When I first heard alternative it was- Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins and etc.

Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins were more grunge than anything. Same with Cranberries and any other band along those lines. Alternative is more like Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Incubus, etc.

And I like alot of "alternative bands" like the White Strips etc etc.
But still. The genre is so big and filled with other crap that the term makes me think illy of it.

I think White Stripes fit more in the experimental rock category than alternative.

Emo is really becoming the same thing
As is hardcore- both of those styles have EXTREMELY EXTREMELY different root sounds than their current
And people just hurl any band they want under those genres--
"Oh they are whining... Must be EMO"
"Oh they are yelling- not metal- must be hardcore"

Most whiny songs nowadays end up being emo. Most screaming songs nowadays end up being...uhm...emo. Or Hardcore. Or Screamo, whatever it is. I don't know, I don't mind screaming if it's done right. Killswitch Engaged is a perfect example of that. The guy screams, but the whole thing isn't just him growling or screaming. He actually sings too, so good on him.