There were plenty of other alternatives to prog rock in the late '70's. Doctor Feelgood, Eddie & the Hot Rods and the whole pub rock scene, for instance, musically in similar territory to the Sex Pistols, but infinitely superior. But because they didn't swear on TV or wear swastika t-shirts, they didn't make it as big. I admit, I don't know as much about the early 90's scene, but I'm willing to bet there were plenty of alternatives to Oasis who were much better...but again, no hype, no controversy, no popularity.
As for Pete Doherty, I reckon Garinda summed it all up very neatly way back near the start of this thread:
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Originally Posted by garinda
Musically they reminded me of a provincal sixthform band's take on punk, circa 1979. Slightly missing the point, and the beat.
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But what the hell, if you like 'em, that's fine by me!
