Acts whose lojal fans kept on embracing their new material long after their commercial popularity had ended.

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- Marillion
- Squeeze
- Grateful Dead
- Rush

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 24 March 2006 21:10 (twenty years ago)

the Grateful Dead's commercial popularity only grew and grew

― Werner Herzog Books On Tape (sexyDancer), Friday, 24 March 2006 21:13 (twenty years ago)

Pearl Jam, even though they arguably improved after the commercial peak.

― jonviachicago, Friday, 24 March 2006 21:14 (twenty years ago)

the Grateful Dead's commercial popularity only grew and grew

They never topped "American Beauty"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 24 March 2006 21:14 (twenty years ago)

Gary Numan.

As for Rush, their last studio album was Top 10 in the US.

― Lotta Continua (Damian), Friday, 24 March 2006 21:33 (twenty years ago)

I think even Marillion had a UK top 10 single from their last album, but other than that they have been a cult band for the past 15 years.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 24 March 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

They Might Be Giants?

― mason r butler, Saturday, 25 March 2006 06:40 (twenty years ago)

Rickie Lee Jones.

― Eazy (Eazy), Saturday, 25 March 2006 06:53 (twenty years ago)

julian cope, of course.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Saturday, 25 March 2006 07:03 (twenty years ago)

Wu Tang

― ramon fernandez (ramon fernandez), Saturday, 25 March 2006 07:12 (twenty years ago)

Isn't this like, every artist that's not popular anymore? I don't get it.

― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 25 March 2006 16:31 (twenty years ago)

Is this thread about loyal fans or local fans?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 25 March 2006 16:48 (twenty years ago)

If it's local, then you've got Poi Dog Pondering in Chicago, for sure.

― Eazy (Eazy), Saturday, 25 March 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

Robert Pollard/GBV

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Saturday, 25 March 2006 17:47 (twenty years ago)

i guess the question is about the percentage of 'casual' buyers of an artists records against the 'fanbase'...

i.e. Placebo get a top twenty hit, 99% of which get bought by the fans.

― mark grout (mark grout), Saturday, 25 March 2006 18:42 (twenty years ago)

They never topped "American Beauty"

commercially, yes they did. In the Dark sold more copies.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Saturday, 25 March 2006 20:14 (twenty years ago)

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