David Bowie's Influence on Alternative

With uncompromising albums like his Berlin trilogy, David Bowie helped introduce the very idea of alternative rock long before it was a section in record stores. His gender-bending paved the way for artists like Marilyn Manson, while his chilly soundscapes laid groundwork for the bleak post-punk of Gary Numan's Tubeway Army. Joy Division's “Warsaw” pays oblique tribute to Bowie's album Low.