 Reviews of the album when its deluxe edition was released have reflected its rise in stature continuing to be positive . In 2004 , PopMatters gave the album a very positive review , saying " I 'd go so far to declare the ' Blue Album ' one of the greatest records of the last 20 years . " And Rolling Stone reiterated their original positive review by further describing it as " big , vibrant pop @-@ rock that would inspire thousands of emo kids . " Blogcritics Magazine gave the album a score of 10 / 10 and asserted that " this is one of the most important debut albums of the last ten years . " 
