ecause of their use of lyrics in music to sent out certainmessages. The Dave Matthew’s Band were confirmed as one of the most successful rockacts of the 90s. Mid-90s, the Beavis and Butthead show debuted on MTV. In their ownway they changed the rock scene and style as well. They became an animated version ofvideo critics, while resurrecting some careers and infusing the scene with a sense ofhumor. Many viewers thought of them as a mockery of American society and at timesrevolting, but American youth seemed to enjoy this new way of presenting music and soit’s ratings rose. In the years between 1997 and 1999, the rock scene transformed into numerousgenres and various bands and music styles were formed. These years carried themodo”Anything goes”. Bands such as Beck and the Foo Fighters constantly triedreinventing themselves in creative ways. Others such as Bush remained more traditionaland stuck with mainstream rock. Marilyn Manson with his odd and somewhat frighteningappearance, created a new image for music. Moral majorities saw Manson as a“corrupting degenerate” due to the explicit content of his music and his offensiveappearance. Teens and young adults were entertained by his performances and the sexualand violent content of his music and so he became quite a successful performer, somemight even say a major icon of the 90s. Rage Against The machine, although with anaggressive music style, used their music of anger filled lyrics addressing concerns overinner city deprivation, racism, censorship, and many other important issues. They areknown as one of the most honest and powerful lyrical statements to be made during the90s. No Doubt and beck grew popular due to their original musical Talents and uniquestyles and self expression. With the start of the new millennium, rock is still evolving and moving in manynew directions. New bands such as Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach and Creed have formed.When Pap Roac...
