Well, what can you say about Modern Rock. . Its probably been the most propular style of music Ive taught over the past 17 years. Its the thing that gets most people interested in lead guitar, well from my experience that is. Ive taught loads of players of differeing abilities who came from a rock or even a blues background and adapted their playing to take their grades and move onto much more advanced solos and techniques as well as more difficult rhythm playing in some cases. A good mixture of both is probably best.

The main thing is that playing should remain "fun" and this will give you the motivation to keep playing and the confidence to go for more advanced songs down the line.