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I think the problem with Rolling Stone and others like the Grammies, University musicology classes etc,..is that they try and objectify music by category, mainly the musics meaning(the affects thereof) and it's worth to the listener.
Unfortunately most times when this happens, the entire excercise is whittled down to all things subjective, that according to those who reason on behalf of those who created the music, leaving behind clear examples of aesthetical bias, of course again depending on the thoughts and opinions of those who feel the need to breakdown things for the listener.
I suppose most galling about Rolling Stone is that they try so hard to convince people that they hold some musical superiority over the listener that in turn, really makes the case that it is all about them rather than the music they write about.
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