Music History
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Because shoegaze’s bombast comes entirely from the music alone and not from the public acts of its musicians, its commercial appeal is zilch even back in its first wave during the 1990s.
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Like the Big Bang, one of the most unique alternative genres got its start as scattered energies waiting to pop in the right conditions.
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While it never reaches the same level of commercial appeal as its rivals, the downbeat genre’s cynicism echoes the feeling of many Americans.
