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Pink Floyd
In their prime decade (the 70's), music was as much about the band's image as the music itself (eg Ziggy Stardust, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, KISS, etc.) Floyd was never about the band members. During the 70's, they could walk down the street and never be recognized because for the most part, they weren't photographed for their albums and kept the stage show big and flashy, taking the focus away from the individuals on stage (and they still do.....no big jumbotron's with closeups of the band members).
Plus you have the magical combination of Roger Waters' songwriting and David Gilmour's musicianship. Individually, neither has been as successful as they were together, and with the jazz influences of Rick Wright (and the competent drumming of Nick Mason...he he he) they created some of the most amazing music of all time.
Unfortunately, starting with "The Wall", it started becoming about Roger Waters, which is why the band failed in the end.
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