#big star
I can’t believe it’s almost October.
Alex Chilton in Greenwich Village, 1970. [Michael O'Brien, photo]
Big Star’s #1 Record, 50 Years Later
One of the Greatest Albums Ever Made. If you’ve never heard Big Star, then they’re the best band you’ve never heard.
New EP up for sale/free stream (5$)
Venus Smiles Hope, Cries Fury
Tracklisting:
1. Eyes Half Open
2. Portrait of a Lady
3. Physicist, Purge Thyself
4. Nothing In This Song Is True
5. Rainy Days & Russian Plays
6. Aren’t You Supposed to Be Sober? (School is Overrated)
All songs written by Cameron A. Howell
Additional Guitar on Track 1 by Collin Drew Dao
Clapping/Percussion/Chatter on Track 1 by Annie Lynch & Pierce Asibelua
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Okay it’s been a few months, the songs have resonated, so I’m asking again:
What is everyone’s favorite song on Solar Power?
I think my top 3 are:
- Dominoes
- Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen it All)
- Stoned at the Nail Salon
![[SLAR PWER]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/58837bb5aa435fee517b40b4c081b535/42338e6aafd8e316-30/s30x30u_c1/b299078a4e9435b34b87d8b867af091131002182.jpg){kind=small}
![[BIGSTAR] - Feeldog](https://64.media.tumblr.com/27a2d8a2089518d9dce31bc766329ad2/tumblr_mxwj0zsmq31sehvvuo1_1280.jpg "[BIGSTAR] - Feeldog")
[Bigstar]-Standing Alone MV
[BigStar]-Run & Run MV
[BigStar] -StandingAlone MV
And so summer is winding down…but not before we all go to the lake this weekend………..
Late summer sun-shocked whiskey-soaked somehow-still-alive and like-really-happy,-man stuff.
light in my head:
1. falling rain - link wray
2. fisherman’s blues - the waterboys
3. mandolin wind - rod stewart
4. motel blues - big star
5. the weight - jackie del shannon
6. wooden ships - perro
7. tomorrow night - lonnie johnson
8. hot hot hot - matthew e white
9. new partner - palace music
10. lon cheney - garland jeffreys
11. pretty saro - bob dylan
12. hunter - perry botkin
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Big Star, 1973 (photo: William Eggleston).
