Veruca Salt

We're rockin' around the Christmas tree and into a long list of rock stars who are celebrating their birthdays this month.

For all the early buzz, there was a lot of fizzle of the hype by the time all was said and done.

From grunge to nu-metal, pop-punk to Brit-rock and all the alternative stuff around it, the '90s were a great period for rock music.

Break out the flannel and rock out once more.