Originally Posted by Goofle

I mean, they only have merit to you and other people who think those albums have merit. Some people might love one and hate the other, love both or hate both because that's what they think. Music is so fabulous because it is absolutely subjective, unlike many other things. That's why we compare things, because you can't just say "Wasn't 90's Hip Hop awesome?" and leave it at that.

I happen to think Liquid Swords is better than Illmatic, but I've not listened to the former for a while now so maybe I may have changed my mind.