A song harkening back to the naïvete and mixed innocence of budding pubescence. It is track four on Big Star’s debut album "#1 Record". The song has been covered by Elliott Smith, Wilco, and Garbage, amongst many others. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked this song #396 out of it’s Top 500 Songs Of All Time, calling it “one of rock’s most beautiful celebrations of adolescence.” It is featured in the 2016 movie "Handsome Devil". Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom writes in his AllMusic review of the song, "There are few songs that capture the aching innocence of adolesc… read more
A song harkening back to the naïvete and mixed innocence of budding pubescence. It is track four on Big Star’s debut album "#1 Record". The… read more
A song harkening back to the naïvete and mixed innocence of budding pubescence. It is track four on Big Star’s debut album "#1 Record". The song has been covered by Elliott Smi… read more
Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were recognised as one of rock music's classic groups. After the death of Chris Bell in 1978 and the deaths of both Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in 2010, Jody Stephens is the last surviving original member of the group. Big Star is often cited as a prime example of power pop. Drawing upon pop music traditions — especially The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks…read more
Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group… read more
Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were rec… read more