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TIL Rolling Stone gave many artists bad reviews, then changed to good reviews after they became famous. Examples include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Beach Boys, Nirvana, Weezer, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Outkast and also Queen.

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