@davebest2001 you are insane sisterlovers (3) has some of the best stuff bigstar ever did. Check yer ears, by the way whats wrong with "dreary songs"?
ballsy intro - they knew how well the music stood instrumentally, taking their time..nice and loose.. then bang! ... melodic vocal hooks take over.... white hot!
@leecorey1 I think it's terrible. Hummel was gone and it was up to Chilton and Stephens to carry it, and they failed miserably. The whole of Sister Lovers sounds like it was recorded when they were drunk or high. The songs are not melodic at all. I don't know how anyone with an ear for music can love Radio City and Sister/Lovers as well
@davebest2001 Don't try to invalidate the experiences of others just because you don't have the same ear. Sincerely, a guy who thinks both Radio City and Third / Sister Lovers are masterpieces.
Big Star was blessed with two cult heroes, even outside of the band. Alex Chilton is one of my favorite artists, standing only behind Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground, and usually gets most of the praise, but Chris Bell was a genius as well and is often overlooked. Number 1 Record was all him and his posthumous compilation "I am the Cosmos" is beautiful as well. RIP Chris, Alex, and Andy.
Just heard that Alex died. So I wanted to listen to some of the Big Star songs once again before the "madness" starts. R.I.P. Alex, thanks for the songs, music and memories.
Seriously! This album has some of the best rock tones I've ever heard. The guitars on "Life is White" make me want to cry! I typically never play in the 2 or 4 positions on my strat, but this makes me want to!
yeah, welcome aboard. just got back from Memphis myself, went to Ardent, and met Jody Stephens. very nice man. found my copy of Radio City in a warped and dusty box of records at a swap meet in the california desert in 1986. the first two tracks on side two were destroyed - it was over ten years later witht he advent of compact disk that i discovered Back of a Car. high art masquerading as pop music.
Interesting to see one of the photos that D.B. took at Big Star's Tramp's, NYC November 15, 1995 gig we attended is here in this video; at roughly 2:31 you see John Auer in the left foreground ...
Welcome into the Big Star universe, you're never too late. I became aware about 8 years ago and they have never let me down since. Oh My Soul, indeed!
I CAN'T GET A LICENSE TO DRIVE MY CAR
BUT I DON'T REALLY NEED IT IF I'M A BIG STAR
:ROCK: :ROCK: :ROCK:
ripelivejam 2 months ago
way ahead of their time
ColdOasisU2 5 months ago
@ColSmash Yeah. Sister Lover is a disaster, don't you think ? The songs are SO dreary
davebest2001 8 months ago
@davebest2001 you are insane sisterlovers (3) has some of the best stuff bigstar ever did. Check yer ears, by the way whats wrong with "dreary songs"?
EdinAmmar 7 months ago
@EdinAmmar Not as good as Big Star upbeat songs. "Ballad Of El Goodo" won't be beaten
davebest2001 1 month ago
ballsy intro - they knew how well the music stood instrumentally, taking their time..nice and loose.. then bang! ... melodic vocal hooks take over.... white hot!
MrSlimjimk 9 months ago
Reminds me of Footloose by Kenny Loggins at the start !
davebest2001 11 months ago
@davebest2001 Good call- I wonder if that's where Kenny Loggins got the riff, makes ya wonder.
crapple009 1 month ago
@crapple009 Yeah. There's a good chance of it alright
davebest2001 1 month ago
A great album. Pity it all went wrong on the next album
davebest2001 11 months ago
@davebest2001 sisterlovers is great. you sir, have a lapse in taste.
leecorey1 8 months ago
@leecorey1 I think it's terrible. Hummel was gone and it was up to Chilton and Stephens to carry it, and they failed miserably. The whole of Sister Lovers sounds like it was recorded when they were drunk or high. The songs are not melodic at all. I don't know how anyone with an ear for music can love Radio City and Sister/Lovers as well
davebest2001 8 months ago
@davebest2001 Don't try to invalidate the experiences of others just because you don't have the same ear. Sincerely, a guy who thinks both Radio City and Third / Sister Lovers are masterpieces.
anearforbaby 8 months ago
@davebest2001 How I love Radio City- the best of the three albums, imho.
crapple009 1 month ago
Big Star was blessed with two cult heroes, even outside of the band. Alex Chilton is one of my favorite artists, standing only behind Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground, and usually gets most of the praise, but Chris Bell was a genius as well and is often overlooked. Number 1 Record was all him and his posthumous compilation "I am the Cosmos" is beautiful as well. RIP Chris, Alex, and Andy.
DaRandom90 1 year ago
Too young to really have had a chance to see Alex Chiilton live and that's something I hate the universe for.
lladsbid 1 year ago
haha, you guys- i bought this cutout at Korvettes for 79 cents in maybe 1974 and it changed me too
early adopters, we...
inputmodule 1 year ago
nasty, nasty guitar intro...
drewgtg 1 year ago
Bought this album for a dollar on a whim, changed my life! This is rock and roll.
hobbsk 1 year ago
damn what a guitar solo!
floydian1987 1 year ago
you have great taste ...and so do I. Been listening to this since I was 17...now Im 47 RIP Alex
landofthefreeuk 1 year ago
Track one from the greatest album ever made.
moorlock2003 1 year ago 6
It's amazing how a guitar solo right outta the major pentatonic can sound so cool.
It always does and it always will.
RIP, Alex.
david85251 1 year ago 4
One of the greatest bands ever. Thanks for the post!
mlechman 1 year ago
Was this song recorded in mono?
SuperGogetem 1 year ago
@SuperGogetem yep
Joe1039 1 year ago
This is true MONO
moorlock2003 1 year ago
RIP Alex Chilton, 1950-2010. Now he and Chris Bell can jam together again...
BoilerT 1 year ago 5
That is exactly what I was thinking Boiler. RIP Alex and Chris!
mikeydrumz 1 year ago
Just heard about Alex, so wanted to hear some Big Star before the "madness" started. Thanks for the music and memories, Alex.
bealgre 1 year ago
Just heard that Alex died. So I wanted to listen to some of the Big Star songs once again before the "madness" starts. R.I.P. Alex, thanks for the songs, music and memories.
bealgre 1 year ago
Faux-60s (and faux-faux-60s) is in many cases better than the real 60s
matowana 2 years ago
what a fantastic guitar sound
dharpe13 2 years ago
Seriously! This album has some of the best rock tones I've ever heard. The guitars on "Life is White" make me want to cry! I typically never play in the 2 or 4 positions on my strat, but this makes me want to!
iamlameduck 1 year ago 3
that's a Strat, alright
jesselun 1 year ago
yeah, welcome aboard. just got back from Memphis myself, went to Ardent, and met Jody Stephens. very nice man. found my copy of Radio City in a warped and dusty box of records at a swap meet in the california desert in 1986. the first two tracks on side two were destroyed - it was over ten years later witht he advent of compact disk that i discovered Back of a Car. high art masquerading as pop music.
mojavemoog 2 years ago
bought Radio City at a cut-out bin at JM Fields for 50c in 1973, never been the same since....
bnfox 2 years ago 16
Fantastic song ,always been one of my favs, dig that sparkling Strat-sound :)
janv8 2 years ago 2
always been a semi-hollowbody guy, but radio city convinced me to enter the strat-osphere.
icallmybabystp 2 years ago
I just read on wikipedia that big star influenced R.E.M. Peter Buck's style more than the byrds.
sludgedozer 2 years ago
@sludgedozer I certainly don't hear it, do you?
crapple009 1 month ago
Interesting to see one of the photos that D.B. took at Big Star's Tramp's, NYC November 15, 1995 gig we attended is here in this video; at roughly 2:31 you see John Auer in the left foreground ...
conan1982 3 years ago
"yer drivin me mad yeh...."
voxepisode 3 years ago
"And you know you shouldn't do that..."
TheSaxby 3 years ago
Welcome into the Big Star universe, you're never too late. I became aware about 8 years ago and they have never let me down since. Oh My Soul, indeed!
rothr 3 years ago
well my friend I discovered them 4 days after you.
TheDudeNamedJesus 3 years ago
well my friend I'm discover them 3 days later after you.
TheDudeNamedJesus 3 years ago