Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see a return to the days of Winger, Poison, and White Lion. Soloing just for the sake of soloing gets just as old as all of this "teen angst" music you hear on the radio today. I'm not saying that I hate nu-metal--it kicks ass when you're work out--I just won't buy any of it because it gets old quickly. I'm just hopeful that music sees a return to the days of the "megabands," where the solos were as memorable as the songs themselves. To the guy who mentioned Jeff Beck -- he is still one of my personal favorites. I have also heard some buzz about a guy named Derek Trucks. A friend saw his band open for Gov't Mule a couple of years ago and said that he was pretty incredible.