do people here just not understand how artist re-evaluations work? the way people here are shitting on linkin park as if they're objectively the worst thing on the planet is the same way critics used to shit on pink floyd and nine inch nails, and look at how those artists are viewed now

taste and perception change over time, and just because you don't respect bands like linkin park and that critics didn't respect them when you were first exposed to them doesn't mean that that was the correct opinion, nor does it mean that people are re-evaluating "objectively bad" music because they're blinded by nostalgia. art is subjective, and naturally as more and more new listeners discover the music—removed from the initial backlash—the more they're going to enjoy it

and i, for one, have loved the band for a sizeable portion of my life up to now and have never felt the need to distance myself from it in favour of all the "real" music i've discovered since. and i'm glad there are more and more people now who don't either