Does the record’s longevity owe more to maturity than bombast?

Refusing to Age Gracefully: The Hold Steady’s Boys and Girls in America Turns 10
by Dan Caffrey
on October 08, 2016, 2:00am
Does the record’s longevity owe more to maturity than bombast?
An emotionally exhaustive night that sent souls away a little brighter.
Proof that The River sessions were too good for one album (even a double album) to contain.
On the album’s 20th anniversary, no less.