i forgot about the "keep an eye" set--it's got excellent versions of most of their best songs + its live tracks cut the sorta sloppy "live at missouri university" and "big star live" discs, altho the latter has a killer version of the loudon wainwright song "motel blues"
Thoughts on Big Star
I've read a little about Big Star after getting two of their songs on a southern music CD sampler. I really like "For You" and "Stroke it Noel". After sampling some of their other stuff I found that I also like "September Gurls".
I really like those three songs but I'm having a hard time finding other stuff of theirs that I like.
Just wondering if anyone else is into them, which albums you might like best, which songs you like best, best approach to getting into them, which recordings/format you prefer?
They seem to have been one of those 'influential' bands with critical acclaim and with a strong but small following. Sometimes I find that I just don't see the magic in some 'cult' bands of that sort but liking the three songs mentioned above I feel like they might be worth getting to know. My only streaming is low end iTunes....for now.
I really like those three songs but I'm having a hard time finding other stuff of theirs that I like.
Just wondering if anyone else is into them, which albums you might like best, which songs you like best, best approach to getting into them, which recordings/format you prefer?
They seem to have been one of those 'influential' bands with critical acclaim and with a strong but small following. Sometimes I find that I just don't see the magic in some 'cult' bands of that sort but liking the three songs mentioned above I feel like they might be worth getting to know. My only streaming is low end iTunes....for now.
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