Music Appreciation
Related: About this forumThe most critically-acclaimed but unheard of rock groups of the 70's.
Big Star - The Ballad Of El Goodo
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)To every song, on both #1 Record & Radio City, backwards and forwards ...
Big Star are Gods to me
That's one of Alex's best, for sure ...
EDIT: just listened and belted it out, in your honor
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)Shoulda known you'd know this obscure band!
They're just amazing! Great songs, great harmonies. One of my favorites. Wish they'd broke out. As, deserving as Jellyfish. But, I kinda like that they didn't. Like Jellyfish, we connoisseur's get to revel in the music and revel in the obscurity... Only the cool are aware.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Not gonna lie, I didn't know Big Star 'til '87 when Pleased to Meet Me came out, with quite possibly the greatest homage song ever made 'Alex Chilton'
Then circa 1991 Rhino put out the long out of print #1 Record/Radio City dual-album cd ... which I've lost (or forgot to get back) like 5 times since then and bought over an over ... those two records are just stone cold AWESOME. Way ahead of their time for 1972/73 era, IMHO.
Speaking of that song ...
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)And the killer drums and bass, too ... awesome 3 piece shit ...
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)This is another of my favorites from that record.....
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Indeed, that's another great one ... love that thick guitar tone. Seriously though every single song on both records is very good to totally brilliant ... mostly towards the latter
Now that I think of it, I sang 'I'm In Love With A Girl' to my wife at our wedding ... soon to be ex, but, hey ... I tried to start it right.
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)Now I'm bummed. Hate to hear such a cool dude is going through such a trying time......
I'm an email away ifn you need a shoulder bradda.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)So I know I'm not the only person in the world playing it over and over, and singing along, all by myself, for the past 2.5 months ... and then let me know you did ... that'd be doing enough
Doesn't hurt that it's like the most beautiful f***ing song ever. Pretty sure I mentioned it before, but ... it gets better every time. At least, if you're me, right now
Thanks again for the company, and the RAWK!!!
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)But I'm on central and i's falling out baby. But, like I said, I always gots a, shoulder for someone who's turned me on to a bunch o good music..... For what it's worth.
P. S. Check your inbox. Chat tomorrow.