Rock
A number of popular rock bands of the mid- to late-1990s got their start in Florida. Two of the most notable of these are Rock/Alternative/Post-Grunge band Matchbox Twenty, who originate from Orlando, and rock band Creed, who hail from Tallahassee.
Usually associated with what has become known as the new wave of popular alternative music is Chris Carrabba and his band, Dashboard Confessional from Boca Raton. Dashboard Confessional quickly became popular with their pop rock music in the early 2000s. His former band, Further Seems Forever, is also a popular indie rock band from Pompano Beach.
Marilyn Manson was created in the city of Fort Lauderdale, where they were discovered by Trent Reznor who went on to produce their debut album, "A Portrait of An American Family".
Platinum-selling pop punk band New Found Glory are from Coral Springs, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
The band Less than Jake is from Gainesville, Fl.
Shinedown hails from Jacksonville, Fl
Alter Bridge is from Orlando, Florida.
Read more about this topic: Music Of Florida
Famous quotes containing the word rock:
“Most rock journalism is people who can’t write, interviewing people who can’t talk, for people who can’t read.”
—Frank Zappa (1940–1994)
“Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life’s currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)
“I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it.”
—Mick Jagger (b. 1943)