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Big Star Story

by Big Star

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2003

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Overall Rating: 1.4071 Big Star Story is ranked overall as 1.4071 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.4000 Big Star Story has an avg. critic score of 2.4000 out of 4 stars

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Pitch Fork Media

The best of intentions sometimes go astray, and good people sometimes do bad things. That's the best way I can think to sum up Big Star Story , a retrospective compilation so riddled with problems it's difficult to decide where to start talking...read the complete review at Pitch Fork Media

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