What makes them so popular?
I'm a fan, obviously, so I like their music a lot. But they are oddly not the most commercial band in the world. They're not Matchbox 20 or something. Most of the second album was this bluesy acoustic stuff - hardly anything like today's producer-oriented Timbaland-style fare.
I have a theory that it's the spiritual / religious content of the band's lyrics that strikes a universal chord. Anyone wanna share thoughts on this deep question?