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Review: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Pt. 2)
"At no other time in Beatles history had they ever tried to «reach out» to their listeners in such a concentrated manner".
May 12
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George Starostin
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Review: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Pt. 1)
"There is an ironic paradox in formally assuming the identity of a traditional army marching band for getting a laissez-passer to absolute freedom".
Apr 24
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George Starostin
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Review: The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons (1967)
"Of all the Stones records, this one is most specifically tied to its era of traditional-posh-attitude-meets-new-world-reality".
Feb 6
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George Starostin
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Review: The Who - A Quick One (1966)
"The Who spent most of 1966 under three oddly conflicting signs: Brilliance, Chaos, and Humor..."
Dec 26, 2025
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George Starostin
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Review: The Rolling Stones - Got Live If You Want It! (1966)
"They may already be the greatest rock’n’roll group in the world, but they are not quite sure of it themselves".
Nov 17, 2025
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George Starostin
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Review ("The Greats"): The Kinks - Face To Face (1966)
"He who has no interest in being the Elvis of his generation... is bound to become the Charles Dickens of his generation."
Oct 18, 2025
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George Starostin
18
11
1
Review ("The Greats"): The Beatles - Revolver (1966)
"The only unifying theme of Revolver is, «how on Earth is it possible to be good in so many different ways at once?»"
Aug 21, 2025
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George Starostin
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Review ("The Greats"): The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (1966)
"Arguably the single most important LP that The Rolling Stones ever released in their career."
Jul 10, 2025
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George Starostin
19
7
1
Review ("The Greats"): The Who - My Generation (1965)
"We make Serious Art, and we’re not afraid to come out and say it directly".
May 14, 2025
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George Starostin
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12
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Review ("The Greats"): The Rolling Stones - December's Children (1965)
"The most incoherent collection of songs to ever come out from the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world."
Mar 14, 2025
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George Starostin
14
4
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Review: The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
"And to think that all it took was to change from matching suits to suede jackets!"
Feb 7, 2025
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George Starostin
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Review: The Beatles - Help! (1965)
"It is quite telling that the closer the Beatles got to their peak, the more fleshed out their individual styles would become..."
Oct 23, 2023
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George Starostin
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11
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