Alt. Rock Bands

I gotta say, no offense to all you people, but I get a bit excited to see a topic about "alternative rock", and constantly get disappointed when I see all it is is bands like Three Days Grace, Shinedown, Seether, Breaking Benjamin, and Flyleaf. When I personally get asked what I listen to by people I really do not know, just based on how I look (which is long hair and a goatee, blue jeans, t-shirt, and a hoodie usually), those are some of the first bands I'm asked if I like. I'm usually a polite person, and say, "eh, not really", but really, I want to say, "hell no." To be honest, none of those bands come to mind when I think "Alternative Rock". I used to listen to an "alternative rock" radio station, until it shut down in 2007. None of these bands people are talking about in here were ever played on there. These are bands that come to mind when I think "Alternative Rock"...

Pixies
Smashing Pumpkins
Arcade Fire
CAKE
Guster
Nada Surf
My Morning Jacket
Pearl Jam
R.E.M.
Radiohead

...so yeah, those would probably be my recommendations.

-CMD