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Big Star
One of music's great lost, cult bands, Big Star's hazy, jangling, pop melodies
and Alex Chilton's bittersweet songwriting struggled for mainstream success in
the 1970s, but went on to influence generations of US indie acts. Inspired by
the British invasion beat groups, Chilton originally started out as a
16-year-old, fronting Memphis R&B group The Box Tops and had an international
hit in 1967 with The Letter, before teaming up with old friend Chris Bell and
starting the band. Cheekily named debut, Number 1 Record (1972) received rave
reviews from Rolling Stone magazine for its dr...
