Seems to be doesn't it? Most of the folks who post regularly on this thread and the What Song and What Album threads have a wide ranging taste which also includes mainstream bands/artists.
And yet as soon as any mainstream/well know artist is criticised we seem to get "oH, itS BeCAusE yOU oNLy liKE obscURE baNDs yOU sNOb!" - No, it's because people don't like the music, as it does **** all for them. Popularity has **** all to do with it in my experience.
Anyway, I'm off to listen to some Hungarian Noseflute music recorded in someones green bin.