What are the names of popular Alternative music bands from the 1980s and 1990s.
Bands that were considered Alternative rock music in the 1980s were R.E.M., Depeche Mode, Nirvana, O.M.D., the Smiths, the Psychadelic Furs, the Housemartins, Green Day, the Violent Femmes, the B-52s, the Cure, UB40, and U2, just to name a few. Keep in mind that some of the bands that had been considered Alternative in the 1980s became more mainstream in the 1990s as they gained popularity (R.E.M., Depeche Mode, Green Day, U2, The Cure). The 1990s Alternative rock music bands that I remember are the Counting Crows, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Third Eye Blind, the Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Blues Traveler, the Spin Doctors, and No Doubt. In the 2000's, the popular Alternative rock music bands were Maroon 5, Coldplay, Train, the White Stripes, Linkin Park, Gorillaz, Kings of Leon, Weezer, MGMT, Nickelback, Radiohead, Goo Goo Dolls, Blink-182.
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### Response: Bands that were considered Alternative rock music in the 1980s were R.E.M., Depeche Mode, Nirvana, O.M.D., the Smiths, the Psychadelic Furs, the Housemartins, Green Day, the Violent Femmes, the B-52s, the Cure, UB40, and U2, just to name a few. Keep in mind that some of the bands that had been considered Alternative in the 1980s became more mainstream in the 1990s as they gained popularity (R.E.M., Depeche Mode, Green Day, U2, The Cure). The 1990s Alternative rock music bands that I remember are the Counting Crows, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Third Eye Blind, the Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Blues Traveler, the Spin Doctors, and No Doubt. In the 2000's, the popular Alternative rock music bands were Maroon 5, Coldplay, Train, the White Stripes, Linkin Park, Gorillaz, Kings of Leon, Weezer, MGMT, Nickelback, Radiohead, Goo Goo Dolls, Blink-182.