ocr: Strong neaaners uenned this year's bill (notwithstanding the tragic events that lead to onginal headliner Nirvana's dropping out) and restival organizers remarkably took input from other acts on unfilled main and second-stage slots. The result? Atraveling behemoth that contaned more music, activities and vendors than your average U.S.theme park.Call it Alternative Amenca, if - you will. At its worst, this was an "alternative" event that sank beneath the weight ofi its own ambition, revealing the jaded industry lurking beneath. At its best it was, as L7's Suzi Gardner sO eloquently put it, "aro ...
