Released: 1978
Label: PVC Records
Genre: Power pop
Producer: Jim Dickinson
Nay, I hadn’t heard of Big Star before this, but I’ve definitely heard their sound before. Recorded and released in the mid-70’s this sounds decidedly 80’s: power ballads, pop, power pop. Lyrically the record is full-on. Reading into it, it’s a record documenting a band falling apart, echoed by the lead singer’s mental deterioration. Reminds me a lot of Mott the Hoople actually. One to revisit.
Top tracks: The cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale” is a fantastic inclusion.
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