A genius to a rock critic is normally a 'cult' or someone who hasn't sold a lot of records. If you've sold a lot of records you can't be any good. Hence the obsession of rock critics with people like the Velvet Underground and all British punk/new wave music. Or you are a genius if you died young and were tragically prevented from selling records. Your songs, if you have sold records, have to be either about drugs or 'living on the street' or being working class, or at least sound 'grungy' and 'back to basics'. Hence Bruce Springsteen is a genius. Neil Young's best album is Tonight's The Night. The Rolling Stones' best album is Exile On Main Street. Etc.