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00:00What killed the guitar solo?
00:03Number 7.
00:05Concrete Chaos When peace and love became profit and rage.
00:09Flames danced across the concrete wasteland of Griffiths Air Force Base as three days
00:14of corporate greed masqueraded as a musical celebration.
00:18Idealism turned into a corporate cash grab through overpriced water.
00:22Number 6.
00:24Seattle's response to hair metal's excess Flannel-wrapped musicians shunned artificiality,
00:29as haunting melodies from Cantrell and Thayil evoked deep emotions and authenticity.
00:35Number 5.
00:37Purple-haired perfectionist goes against the grain.
00:40Technical precision flowed through Billy Corgan's fingers like he'd studied at some secret conservatory
00:45for depressed geniuses.
00:47Complex arrangements melded technical mastery and raw emotion.
00:51Corgan crafted pieces that retained the revolutionary rawness of alternative rock.
00:56Number 4.
00:57Virtuosity becomes a double-edged sword.
01:00Megadeth's Hangar 18 featured guitar duels at lightning speed while Pantera's rhythms ascended.
01:06This technical focus alienated mainstream audiences, prioritizing musicianship over listener connection.
01:13Number 3.
01:14Beats and rhymes challenged six-string supremacy.
01:17Cultural dominance shifted, as hip-hop artists moved crowds effortlessly.
01:23Anthrax and Public Enemies collaboration and Beastie Boys fusion opened new creative avenues.
01:29Number 2.
01:30Revolutionary sounds from familiar instruments.
01:34Tom Morello used his Fender Telecaster for sonic experimentation.
01:39His bullet in the head fused hip-hop and rock, breaking categorization.
01:43Innovations revealed new rock music pathways.
01:46Number 1.
01:48Funk foundations meet stadium ambitions.
01:51John Frusciante's arrival transformed the Red Hot Chili Peppers' musical DNA.
01:56His fiery solos maintained the original funk-punk foundation while embracing more melodic, radio-friendly
02:01melodies.
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