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"Before the band found mainstream success in the 1980s, the J. Geils Band were one of the more popular rock bands of the 1970s."

Posted by mara Apr 12 '17, 15:53

Wouldn't being one of the more popular bands count as mainstream success?

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the inside two paragraphs from Rolling Stone say it so much better. - crash davis Apr 12, 16:14
they were regionally popular in the Boston area but hadn't broken out like they did in the 80's when they went worldwide -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 15:55 1
- they were strong in Ohio because WMMS loved them -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 15:58
I think the key to that statement is "rock" band. Popular in the niche but not overall -- nm - JD Apr 12, 15:55 5
- then they became punk! -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 18:39
- In the 1970s 'rock' wasn't a niche -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 15:57 3
  - I think he meant genre; and that's my read, too, that they had more crossover success. -- nm - b. Apr 12, 16:02
  - But it wasn't the only form of top 40 music either. A band could be a very successful rock band and still fail to chart and thus be mainstream - JD Apr 12, 16:02 1
    - I think Remlik might be on the right track. The writer left out the regional part of their popularity -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 16:09
yeah, that sentence confuses me -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 15:54 1
- It's poorly written. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 12, 16:09

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