i personally hate the fact that charts say that its good because basically today charts only say that a music is bad
but STH has good lyrics at least for my taste (its the main thing i like)
as for the chords, that goes for basically any song you just add a famous riff and a solo and ...
and i believe to write and record a song so that it can be played backwards is pretty amazing
If lyrics are what you like, have you ever listened to Dylan? He is one of the best lyricists to have ever lived.
the chords thing is not for every song. there are many artist who use innovative progressions. these artists don't require a "famous riff and a solo" to solidify the musical aspect of their song.
Why would that be a good thing? Did they ever sing it backwards at a show? Coincidence like that occurs, such as Darks Side of the Moon and the Wizard of Oz (if you haven't heard about this just google it.)