Various Artists - Greatest Ever Soft Rock (2015)

Greatest Ever Soft Rock brings together some of the most satisfying examples of power ballads and emotive rock and pop tracks ever recorded. Toto, Cyndi Lauper and The Cars cruise alongside Thin Lizzy, Kiss and Chicago to give a fully rounded listening experience, dancing in the moonlight or walking in Memphis! Alternative pop/rock is essentially a catch-all term for post-punk bands from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s. There is a multitude of musical styles within alternative rock, from the sweet melodies of jangle-pop to the disturbing metallic grind of industrial, yet are all tied together by a similar aesthetic -- they all existed and operated oustide of the mainstream. In some ways, there are two waves of alternative bands, with Nirvana's unprecedented crossover success in 1991 acting as a dividing point.