Yes it's a sad state of affairs, but at least the real rock spirit lives on in a few loyal followers, like us for example. I don't know if rock will ever hit it big again, maybe MTV seeks to annihilate it altogether. But so long as there are people like us to carry on the legacy, it will live on. It's still out there... just don't even bother trying to find it on MTV or any music award ceremony; it's in bars and smokey dives and on the street. A couple months ago I passed a street performer and stopped to listen for a bit. He played a slow blues tune and one particular lyric really struck me, it was something like "rock ain't dead, but it's definatly injured". I gave him a couple bucks and left.