Can anyone think of a band that got LESS commercially accessible? [View All]

[CanuckAmok]

I've been thinking about bands that began as 80s "noise"/avant-garde acts, and "mellowed".

Think Psychic TV, Killing Joke, Joy Division/New Order, Bauhaus/Love and Rockets, OMD, Depeche Mode... they all got more melodic and less "challenging" to listen to as time passed.

The only bands I can think of that got "less commercial" as they evolved are Ministry and Killing Joke (the 2003 Killing Joke album is a return to their gloom-noise roots).

And maybe the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Metallica (although St. Anger is just plain hopeless, not intentionally anti-formulaic, IMHO).

Has there ever been an act who has said "now that we're rich and famous, and never have to worry about money or being accepted again, let's push the envelope of what we can do, and really challenge musical convention!"?