The only reason why I decided to put Winger in there was that I was listening to them at the time. I did not know that Kip played bass for Alice Cooper
I wouldn't say Whitesnake was around before Motley Crue, and Def Leppard started around the same time as the crue. Its just when Motley Crue released Home Sweet Home as a music video, a ballad can make you a number one hit, and it showed with so many artists that it can.
With the Korn and Blink reference, I was just pointing out where that style of music really hit its peak.
Agreed, but like I said, it was the scene that changed the music industry, thus I had to focus on the Grunge part. I agree that bands like Metallica and Guns N Roses, were successfully huge, and put out landmark albums.
Its not hurting the sales, but its hurting the executives that these pop stars aren't getting much sales back to them, simply because no one really wants to buy them as much anymore. For a first single you need a real catchy hook to get people to actually buy your CD's, unless people will start looking for newer music. Last year Cradle of Filth became the first ever Black Metal band to crack the Top 200. Its just how well you are marketed, and marketed poorly, people will branch out to other music.