[ffraxis]

Mainstream music is just there for the sakes of public appeal, commercialism, and its the most general way that people get into music in the first place.

Without mainstream music, what would people listen to, and how would the majority of the populace even get into music (counter-argument would be that bands promote themselves but with too much variety people are never quite satisfied, besides eventually bands would be promoting themselves by shelling out bucks and what not, hence creating a mainstream image, its almost inevitable) Besides debating musical taste is retarded: everyone likes something else.

My dad prefers pop, and that's okey dokey.

If anything mainstream music serves as the foundation where people can come together, then go in deeper.

Many people i grew up with started off with radio/mainstream and eventually split off to whatever they personally liked.

If anything be thankful people listen to the radio, be thankful that there are bands/people who are willing to sell themselves as a product for the sakes of entertainment. If it were not for these people, you wouldn't be here making this statement, this thread, you wouldn't be the same person.