Well, I do have to agree with most of the things you've said even though I myself, hate to admit it. However, I do think melodic rock is alive and well in the new millenium. But washed up bands like Great White, Ratt, etc. aren't going to do anything for the genre of music. I bet if a major label signed artists like Hugo and really put in effort in marketing the album, I'm sure it would be huge. These days, no one gives a flying fuck about Bon Jovi (except me and a few others), just like 10 years from now we're going to look back and laugh our asses off on all these "wigger" bands. Fuck KornHOLE, Fuck Limp DICK, and Fuck Kid KOCK.