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Metallica is often cited as an example, and i think unfairly. You can't expect 40 year olds to write music the same way they did when they were 20. Nor can you expect a group to stop trying new things after 1988 ("...And Justice")
Following the Sugar Ray example, however, are Goo Goo Dolls. Like Sugar Ray, their earlier albums were faster, harder, and generally more punked up. Now Goo Goo Dolls are all about the acoustic ballads.
Another good example is No Doubt. As soon as they turned into "Gwen Stefani and her backup band", the group has flown the coop. I mean, on tracks like "Keep on Dancing", are the other 3 guys even playing anything? Or is it just Gwen and the Neptunes?
People who haven't sold out (IMO) include Dave Matthews, Beastie Boys and Radiohead. They always do their own thing, with the number of albums they sell having nothing to do with bending to the record company's demands, but instead to that rare coincidence where musical integrity and sales intersect.
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