Originally Posted by kane

Very true. Another example would be Pink Floyd. They had a small following in England and got some local support at first, but nothing major until their 3rd or 4th album and even those weren't big hits at first. They have sold a lot of copies since as fans discovered them later, but at first they were pretty obscure. In today's market they would have been dumped (if they had even gotten signed) and we would have never had The Wall or Dark Side of the Moon.