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Very, very sad news. There must be a great biography to be written about him, and if his solo career was only sporadically successful — three great albums (plus some excellent live stuff, including the final disc of Keep an Eye on the Sky) is a hell of a lot. R.I.P.
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Sad news, indeed!
A truly extraordinary, if extraordinarily odd, career.
Those three great albums virtually created power pop as we know it. And the best material on them (September Gurls, Back of a Car) are pretty much as perfect as pop music can be.
There’s a great live performance on YouTube of “Thank You, Friends” from last year. The song is as fresh as can be. And Alex Chilton still had it.
Thank you, Alex Chilton!
He was one of a kind and his great talent will be sorely missed.
Thanks for this. I was a little shocked when I read this today.
Recently discovered Big Star via Elliott Smith.
I agree that “Back of a Car” is one of the greatest things ever.
Very sad.
On second thought, I’m mystified as to why “Daisy Glaze” is not regarded as their most brilliant tune. I think it’s truly transcendent.
The other thing I would mention is that the guitar sounds on those records are about as pure a distillation of what a Fender Stratocaster should sound like. When I finally heard Big Star, I had to laugh, because the Strat was later repudiated in punk and post-punk as the establishment, dinosaur guitar.
A me-too. Great song, great sound.
or When My Baby’s Beside me… or Thirteen… or… 2 more or less perfect records…
Very sad news indeed. RIP.
What was especially sad was that Big Star (with Alex) ws to play a gig during SWSW with Dwight Twilley as the opening act. Lovers of power pop were delirious in anticipation of this show.
I like the Posies and Teenage Fanclub a lot before I got around to listening to Big Star. I liked them both a hell of a lot more after.
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