MyIntelligentUsername wrote:
They're pure mainstream. Lots of people know Arcade Fire, especially after grammy award you've just mentioned. Also, bands do get mainstream without radio play. Mainstream is everything recognized by a large mass - across the globe. There have never been definitive lines. It's a subjective matter what is mainstream and what is not. Just by definition you can tell my mainstream is different that your mainstream.
Also, I couldn't care less about Arcade fire. I stick to that mainstream is terrible nowadays. It's what I think. I'm looking at mainstream as a whole. There's always exceptions, different groups like different things, but that's not what matters when you generalize. That being said, it's much easier to absorb info when being short, so you can tell if you're interested in what a person thinks. Saves my time, and a time of a reader.
So you're saying that every well known band sucks?