10 GIFs That Make Us Miss '90s Alt Rock (Kind Of)

There weren't many genres of music more popular during the 1990s than alt rock. The music had melodies that were catchy enough to cross over into mainstream while still incorporating grungy guitar progressions and manic percussion that put it in the same family as harder rock. As music evolves and trends fade, alt rock became something we're now slightly embarrassed to have so fully embraced—like inflatable furniture or the Macarena.

But now, firmly into 2013, we're confronted with a whole new set of musical mishaps like Ke$ha and Rebecca Black that—in retrospect—sort of make '90s alt rock seem not so bad. In an effort to remember where we came from, we took a look at some of the genre's most popular music videos (and then made GIFs from them because hey, we're not fully transporting ourselves back to the '90s, let's not get crazy). Here are 10 GIFs that make us miss '90s alt rock... kind of.

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2. Goo Goo Dolls and Meg Ryan being dramatic in the most '90s way possible

3. Gavin Rossdale being a '90s icon

4. Blink-182 streaking and rocking out

5. Third Eye Blind easing us all off the ledge

6. Lou Dog just lounging, watching TV, being a dog star

7. Oasis showing us true fashionable eye wear

8. Gwen Stefani being every boy's crush

9. Limp Bizkit highlighting the importance of a puffy jacket

10. Counting Crows' Adam Duritz shaking his dreads and his fringe

11. Alanis Morissette schooling us on irony

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