Why does RS hate Pink Floyd?

[TheGushinRussian]

It's really pretty pathetic. In almost every list they make, Floyd either gets snubbed or they get improper recognition. They got 4 albums in the top 500 greatest list. Piper, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, and Dark Side. All of which were placed ridiculously low on the list. Dark Side, based upon album sales ( for those of you who put stock in that ), innovation, concept, lyricism, and musicianship, it's arguably one of the 5 best albums of all time, easily. Where did they place it..? In the 40s. Where the **** is Meddle, Animals, etc.? Come on. How many songs did they have in the top 500 all time? Four, four songs. Self explanatory. Lastly, the most outrageous ranking they bestowed upon them, was 51 on the greatest artists of all time list. They put people like the Clash, The Velvet Underground, Van Morrison, ahead of Floyd. All great artists? Of course, geniuses. Better than Pink Floyd? **** no, and I think most people would agree. I think a top 20 Finnish at the minimum would have been justified. I understand it's all personal perception, and I understand RS doesn't represent the consensus necessarily, and I understand most of you understand that, but for the love of god, what bullshit! They're not Rush or Crimson fans either. I guess they stick to the whole kneel at the feet of Dylan and The Beatles shit.

 

[Khor1255]

Rolling Stone is about as relevant as any random alt rock dj. Their opinion in no way reflects educated or even common taste on just about any matter. They have become a victim of their own perceived celeberty as much as any Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian out there and frankly their opinion about music, politics, air quality etc is about as important.

 

[Squidbilly]

I don't read Rolling Stone so that shows ya how much I give a shit about their opinion of Pink Floyd or any other artist.

 

[Vader]

The answer is simple ......Rolling Stone SUCKS.

 

[Riff Raff]

Who ****ing cares if they do hate Pink Floyd? lol

 

[mrJim]

whatsa Rolling Stone anyway and who cares it makes no difference

 

[Black Dahlia]

Rolling Stone Magazine stopped being legitimate decades ago! It's only the name "Rolling Stone" that gives it the illusion of legitimacy.

That periodical by any other name would be just another "Hit Parader" or "Circus".

 

[stepcousin]

Rolling Stone is about as relevant as any random alt rock dj. Their opinion in no way reflects educated or even common taste on just about any matter. They have become a victim of their own perceived celeberty as much as any Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian out there and frankly their opinion about music, politics, air quality etc is about as important.

nailed it.

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

The answer is simple ......Rolling Stone SUCKS.

Paraphrasing: "The answer is simple ......Rolling Stone are IDIOTS". Btw, once in interview, Brian May told, that Rolling Stone always hated Queen. More proof of this magazine's idiocy.

 

[Jet]

I only look at the cover in the store if Paul is on it.