In 1996, plenty of genres and subgenres had taken over the mainstream. From the last slim pickings of grunge to R&B jams to singer/songwriter ballads, 1996 was a good year for music, but many songs ...

In the early 1990s, alternative rock became a dominant force in music. But by 1996, its bubble had burst. Many bands responsible for alternative rock’s rise were selling fewer albums and seemed to ...