"Artists, especially new ones trying to break through, actually started changing how they composed to play better in the algorithmically driven streaming era. Songs got shorter, albums got longer, and intros went away. The hook got pushed to the front of the song to try to grab listeners’ attention immediately, and things like guitar solos all but disappeared from pop music. "
A lot of ‘guitar solos’ were more about one-upmanship and less about the music itself. That was a rock problem … never a problem for great bluegrass. (Ever heard a great bluegrass band? They’re amazing.)
Agreed, bluegrass solos are great. Especially live.
I don’t think bluegrass is pop, though.