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And I knew when I woke up Rock N Roll would be here forever

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Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live..and More, a new concert film about Chris Stamey's ensemble productions of Big Star's Third will be premiering during SXSW in Austin at the Alamo Ritz 1 on Thursday, March 16th at 6:30pm. More info here. It will be available for sale in a variety of formats (DVD, Blu-ray, CD) on April 21st. You can watch the trailer for the movie below. Stamey's ensemble, Big Star's Third, will also be performing live during SXSW on Friday, March 17th at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin at 10:30pm. Complete details on that here.


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^^^ Good job Kudzu. Thanks for the tip.
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New Book & Box Set to Detail Short, Brilliant Career of Big Star's Chris Bell

http://www.billboard.com/articles/colum ... -exclusive

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OK, when Patterson covers "I'm in Love with a Girl", he sings " all that a man can do is try", which is what I hear on the original record.

BUT when Lucero covered it on their last record, Ben sings "all that a man can do is true" which makes no fucking sense. My first thought is Ben just fucked it up, but then again he's got Jody Stephens playing on the track, so maybe he knows something I don't.

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Walked into the atrium on the far side of security at Portland OR airport on Sunday and the "official busker" or entertainer was doing a very credible version of "thirteen." I threw some money in the jar and complimented him on his good taste.
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beantownbubba wrote:Walked into the atrium on the far side of security at Portland OR airport on Sunday and the "official busker" or entertainer was doing a very credible version of "thirteen." I threw some money in the jar and complimented him on his good taste.
thirteen is such a phenomenal song.

I still wanna know what it was they said about Paint it Black
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:I still wanna know what it was they said about Paint it Black
I hope they didn't slag it. Can't do that and then write something like "The India Song".
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:Walked into the atrium on the far side of security at Portland OR airport on Sunday and the "official busker" or entertainer was doing a very credible version of "thirteen." I threw some money in the jar and complimented him on his good taste.
thirteen is such a phenomenal song.

I still wanna know what it was they said about Paint it Black


That song has always meant a lot to me because In 1982 I got into an argument with my girlfriends father when he mixed up Paint It Black, with, Black Is Black, by Los Bravos, claiming that it was a Stones song. Guess how old I was when this argument took place?
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sactochris wrote:
That song has always meant a lot to me because In 1982 I got into an argument with my girlfriends father when he mixed up Paint It Black, with, Black Is Black, by Los Bravos, claiming that it was a Stones song. Guess how old I was when this argument took place?
Missed this originally but I'm gonna say 13. :)
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ramonz wrote:I've got mine, get yours:https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... t=0&_oac=1
Not quick enough...
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There was a big star question (answer?) on Jeopardy. Seemed like it was last nite, but recently in any case. Nobody got it. The lack of culture in this country is shocking.
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you beat me to it! Just read this yesterday but didn't have the chance to post
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Big Star's #1 Record was released on this day 50 years ago.

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Kudzu Guillotine wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:13 pm
Big Star's #1 Record was released on this day 50 years ago.

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Masterpiece. So sad that Chilton & Bell didn't continue. This record is pure magic.

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50! :o
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Nice tribute to the band off the new album from The 1984 Draft.
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beantownbubba wrote:
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:06 am
50! :o
i thought this was a challenge for CtK to make a Big Star fiddy playlist.

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tinnitus photography wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:57 am
beantownbubba wrote:
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:06 am
50! :o
i thought this was a challenge for CtK to make a Big Star fiddy playlist.
Would love to. However, gonna be tough with only 3 records to select from.
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hence, the challenge.

i'll give you a hand (though none of these will be on Spotify), 8 CDs of demos/alternate takes/etc

http://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/201 ... h-big.html

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Elizabeth Nelson on #1 Record:

"A thirty-seven minute miracle of shuddering genius and shambling happenstance, Big Star’s ‘#1 Record’ weaves together the anxious eight-miles-high jangle of the Byrds and the diamond hard majesty of Memphis blues. Alex Chilton and Chris Bell are the shadow world Lennon-McCartney."
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