Just because you have bad taste in music doesn't mean they don't put together complete albums. Linkin Park is among the only bands I know of who won't release an album if it's not perfectly to their standards (hence why they take so long). And how did they sell out? They've been doing the music they want to do for their entire career and haven't changed for anyone but themselves.
I love elitists who aren't really elite in any way... they amuse me greatly.