Le classement du «Rolling Stone» qui place U2 en tête fait bien rire les internautes

From left, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Bono and The Edge of U2 pose in the press room with the award for best original song for

Le magazine Rolling Stone n'est pas connu pour aimer la modernité.

Et la publication du très respectable classement des meilleurs albums 2014, plaçant en premier le controversé Songs of Innocence de U2, a bien fait rire la twittosphère. (Pour info, Bruce Springsteen arrive en deuxième place).

Voici comment le magazine justifie son choix:

«Il n'y a pas eu plus grand album en 2014 - en terme de surprise, de générosité et de controverse. Songs of Innocence est aussi la renaissance de cette année. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton et Larry Mullen Jr. mettent leur vie dans les paroles de l'album: offrant 11 chansons à la guitare comme autant d'histoires extatiques, franches, émotives narrant la façon dont ils sont devenus un groupe issu de la rue et du bouillonnement intellectuel du Dublin des années 70. C'est une histoire personnelle avec des détails»

Et voici quelques réactions (en anglais) que ce choix a entraînées sur Twitter:

U2 actually just appeared on the Rolling Stone AOTY list and RS didn't know how to delete it off of their list.
— Melody Yoncé Lau (@melodylamb) December 1, 2014

Rolling Stone or TROLLING Stone? U2's "Songs of Innocence" in the #1 spot on their list of 2014's 50 best albums. Thoughts? - @RahRahRaina
— INDIE88 (@Indie88Toronto) December 1, 2014

Everything about contemporary music summed up by Rolling Stone picking as 2014 #1 album the U2 album everyone deleted from their iPhone
— Jack Womack (@jwomack) December 1, 2014

Hahahaha Rolling Stone named U2's spam garbage iPhone record the #1 album of the year?!
— Odd Hack (@Odd_Hack) December 1, 2014

U2 fronted by Springsteen & Chris Martin at Times Square tonight. If they do a live album, it's a lock at #1 for @RollingStone's 2015 list.
— Richard Trapunski (@trapunski) December 1, 2014

U2 could record Bono’s flatulence and Rolling Stone would call it one of the year’s best albums. http://t.co/GVpSl43ihK
— David Roberts (@drgrist) December 1, 2014

I don't usually critique other people's lists, but Rolling Stone put that U2 troll of an album as the best of 2014? pic.twitter.com/GyQpqljLDs
— Confusion (@PigsAndPlans) December 1, 2014

Breaking: Clickhole acquires Rolling Stone http://t.co/g5AFUxyDVf
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) December 1, 2014

Guys lay off, it's not Rolling Stone's fault that their new CMS came with the U2 album in the first slot in the template.
— Evie Nagy (@EvieN) December 1, 2014

Rolling Stone named U2’s “You Do Not Want This Free Album” their album of the year. Of the year. The year. Album of the year. The whole year
— THE Lance Arthur (@thelancearthur) December 1, 2014

If there was ever a sign of @RollingStone's irrelevance in music criticism, ranking U2's album as #1 in 2014 surely must be its death rattle
— Derek Rambeau (@rambeau) December 1, 2014

Well Rolling Stone released its Famous 50-and-over Men Who Released Rock Albums in 2014 list. Congrats, Lenny, U2 and Bruce! You still exist
— brent dicrescenzo (@bdicrescenzo) December 1, 2014