R&P: What's your favorite band that's mainstream... but not commercial?

Terrific question

First band that came to mind was my.favorite group,so I'm not certain if I'm being objective but I suppose Radiohead could be considered mainstreamish and they certainly don’t sell tons of albums... the new muse album was not as widely received as I thought, and inclusion on the twilight soundtrack is sickingly mainstream I suppose

Radiohead, Massive Attack, Air, Phoenix

BQ: Daft Punk - Alive 2007

BQ2: The Strokes - Seeing them twice this year, at Hurricane Festival Germany and Melbourne Australia.

BQ3: Great :)

System of a Down

bq: alive in Athens by Iced Earth

bq2: I've seen some already, Meshuggah was brilliant, I'll be seeing The Dillinger Escape Plan in May.

bq3: good

hmmmm interesting I don't have very many "mainstream" bands as my favorite I am going to have to say Alice in Chains they have gone mainstream but not commercial......

what does "mainstream" even mean?

EDIT: whoopsy I forgot the BQs so here

EQ: I love live at reading by Nirvana also skin and bones by Foo Fighters

EQ2: I already saw 1 AiC I might go see Roger Waters if I can talk my dad into it.

EQ3: ok I have got into DOOM metal lately I always thought it was growling and **** but this stuff is awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht51PXbQ6Bk&feature...

The White Stripes

BQ many a couple are Metallica - S&M and The Rolling Stones - Flashpoint

BQ2 I hope so I am trying to see Ringo and Korn

BQ3 alright

main question: muse, arctic monkeys, metric, franz ferdinand

BQ: colours_live -between the buried and me, killadelphia - lamb of god, the dvd - parkway drive

BQ2: already been to soundwave festival, pushover festival, the confession/thy art is murder tour and a couple of local gigs, got 1 more planed and hopefully will be attending more.

BQ3: fairly good, thanks for asking, you?