The song 'What a life' by Noel Gallagher is classed as Alternative Rock which emerged in the 1980's. The genre itself is made up of sub-genres such as Grunge, Brit-Pop, Indie-Pop, Rock-Pop and Gothic Rock, these sub-genres were influenced by the ethos of Punk Rock back from the 1970's and 1980's.
Other examples of Alternative Rock artists can be seen in a short video I created:
In the early 1990's the form of Brit-Pop was introduced by the media, this classed bands such Oasis, Blur and Pulp. The formation of these bands were to compete with the American Grunge scene, and they showed similarities to other genres such as Punk Rock and Glam Rock. Oasis was the most popular Alternative Rock band of the 1990's, with their album (What's The Story) Morning Glory being the third best selling British album in history.
More recent Alternative Rock bands such as The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand and The Killers found commercial success in the 2000's. The magazine Entertainment Weekly said in 2004 "After almost a decade of domination by rap-rock and nu-metal bands, mainstream alt-rock is finally good again."
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