Why doesn't Pearl Jam get more respect these days?

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<p>My favorite group of all time. For reference....</p>

<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>From this page

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To date, the band has sold more than 31.5 million records in the U.S,[2] and an estimated 60 million worldwide.[3][4] Pearl Jam has outlasted and outsold many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade.[5] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic referred to Pearl Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s."[6]

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<p>Yet Pearl Jam is almost never considered to be one of the top rock bands</p>

<p><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231"&gt;http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>In some cases it is considered to be one of the worst rock bands </p>

<p><a href="http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/17/top-20-worst-bands-of-all-time-the-complete-list?page=14"&gt;http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/17/top-20-worst-bands-of-all-time-the-complete-list?page=14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thoughts? Granted, aside from Ten and Vs., many of their albums should never have been made. There last album lighting bolt was good. It seems like a few bad albums really hurt Pearl Jam's reputation....unfairly.</p>