I don't know what you're talking about...
I think Bomb may have not aged as well as it was originally received but ATYCLB's reception has remained pretty consistent.
I'm not sure how you are judging which backlash was bigger but there is no way the "2000's backlash" is bigger than Pop's. You can't argue it from a sales perspective, a concert perspective or a critics perspective...
What are you basing the "Pop's quality has been growing lately" statement on? That doesn't even make sense.
NLOTH was still the second biggest seller of the year, so how anyone can say it didn't attract the public's attention is a little perplexing.