Originally Posted by: SuperhumanSure there were lots of "the scale goes up, the scale goes down" players too but at least they could play their instruments. 99% of all bands this decade (and the later half of the 90's) can only play a few chords and they manage to make onto the front of Guitar Magazine... what the hell is that all about!!??

People got sick of hearing purposeless, mastubatory, soulless, over-the-top guitar solos (and the whole hair metal asthetic of perpetual sophemoric partying and hedonistic persuits).

Sure, it's fun for a while, but it doesn't reflect reality and it gets old.

Of course, the 90's "Alternative" asthetic was taken too far as well, but that's usually the pattern with all cultural and artistic movements.