Their satanic majesties request

"Reissued for its 50th anniversary, Satanic Majesties remains a singular entry in the Stones' catalog ... the charm of Their Satanic Majesties Request is that it is an artifact of its time, especially in how it's emblematic of the excesses of its era but sounds like nothing else of its year, either. Perhaps psychedelia wasn't a natural fit for the earthbound Stones, but the dissonance between their gritty rhythms and ornate, precocious arrangements is enthralling, not in the least because there's no other record-by the Stones or anybody else-that sounds quite like this. And that means, with all its bad ideas, absurdity and wonder, Their Satanic Majesties Request may capture the ideals of the psychedelic 1967 better than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as it holds dear to the idea that there's an entire world existing within your head".

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