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RIP Alex Chilton
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michaelcoyote
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Muswell Hillbilly
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Sad to hear it. I love Big Star's first two albums. Some of the Best Power Pop ever. Their music will always live on. He died in New Orleans and was going to play with Big Star at SXSW in a few days.
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Muswell Hillbilly wrote >>
Sad to hear it. I love Big Star's first two albums. Some of the Best Power Pop ever.Yeah, great power pop I agree, but Nighttime is one of the loveliest ballads ever committed to tape.
Big Star was never the best rock band ever, but they were low-key and human in an era of bombastic stadium rockers. They never seemed to take themselves too seriously or their audience too lightly and that was always the appeal for me.
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deraj1013
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The guy was an absolute legend who did it his way. He's a huge influence on so many artists who came after him. I've been rolling through my tunes to commemorate the guy. The most obvious tribute not written by Chilton is the song "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements. Mainly, that level of adoration is reserved for those who are considered rock royalty. However, to people like the 'Mats and Guided by Voices, Chilton was like Clapton. Granted, he didn't write the song. But he damned sure inspired it.
I've also been rocking out his cover version of Loudon Wainwright's Motel Blues from the first Big Star live album. He will be missed (sob...).
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deraj1013
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Congressman Cohen of Tennessee memorialized Chilton in session. I think this is proff that government isn't as bad as some people say it is...
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