Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Music history doesn`t seem to be your strong point does it? The above is the same with most bands, as once a band has established itself, it then often has more artistic freedom to be experimental. If band starts off by being experimental and less accessible, then they`re going to find it a lot harder to break into the mainstream (if that is their aim of course).

Nobody here is denying that the Beatles and marketing didn`t go hand in hand, the debate is that people like Zappa and marketing (for the 1960s) just didn`t go hand in hand, why can`t you see this??? And its no use using people like Eminem and modern day marketing etc as examples, as we`re talking about the 1960s here... more than some 40 years ago!!!