Voodoo Billy wrote:"Making the crap" (unless we're back to Activia) isn't just about volume sales. Some bands have cool and kudos way beyond others who have made their millions and it is often those "smaller" (sorry Mac) bands that cut the crap and influence others.
The Pixies, The Bunnymen and the Velvets may never have reached the sales achieved by their counterparts, Nirvana, U2 and The Beatles but I know which bands I prefer listening to.
Amen.