AKA sucks thinking that your opinion (or I guess the opinions of others?) are facts
Um, reviews are always going to be subjective. Someone's personal taste will always dictate the direction a review will take. And saying a review is subjective is the same as a review being biased is just wrong. Yes, there should be some objectivity in a review, as little as there really can be in a field where it is literally giving thoughts on a piece of art, but the verdict will always be subjective.
So, our basis for what is good and isn't good needs to be "proven correct" by reviewers? Alright, pack it up then. No point in actually listening for yourself. Wonder Woman is objectively a better film than 90% of the MCU. A Thousand Suns is barely above mediocre.
If that's not what you were trying to say, why bring it up at all? Is it a fact that critics didn't like it? Yeah. Is it a fact that because of that, the album is bad? Not even close. Critics not liking an album doesn't make it objectively bad. THAT is a fact.
You know what, I agree here. Blindly loving or hating something just because it's by a certain artist or is in a certain genre is dumb. However that isn't what's happening here, and it feels intellectually dishonest to claim that it is.