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Rolling Stone Has a New Album Rating System. It’s the Old Rolling Stone Album Rating System
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Like every publication that has ever existed, Rolling Stone has thrown its share of editorial curveballs that didn’t quite make it over the plate — from sending out free roach clips to readers in 1968 to putting the very hairy band Blind Melon on the cover, completely naked, in 1993. At the time, we explained our decision by saying, “If you’re an engaged music fan in 2022, your opinion isn’t going to be defined by some random number.” The move wasn’t exactly met with rioting in the streets. A clear, well-defined system that lets readers know what we think about a record — from the greatest masterpiece to the duddiest dud — worked perfectly well.
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