PopTodd Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Any of y'all hear anything about this?Big Star: The Short Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection of the Kings of Power Pop (Paperback) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) Any of y'all hear anything about this?Big Star: The Short Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection of the Kings of Power Pop (Paperback) I think someone talked about that in the rock book thread, check it out and see. Rock Book Thread Edited October 14, 2008 by Analogman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Did a search on it (with several keywords) and could not find the thread.So... link?Or, let's just talk about this one here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Did a search on it (with several keywords) and could not find the thread.So... link?Or, let's just talk about this one here. I found it - I just edited the post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Thanks. I just thought of that thread - you do what you want, of course. Check out my big ass list I posted, if nothing else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Being both a huge Big Star fan and a huge Posies fan, I'll probably pick this up at some point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Being both a huge Big Star fan and a huge Posies fan, I'll probably pick this up at some point. Did you see them on that "reunion" tour in the 90's -- with Auer and Stringfellow filling in for Bell and Hummel?I saw them in Chicago, had no idea what to expect, and was blown away. They were brilliant! (At least that night.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I read that book a while back. It's a good read for fans, with some nice insights into the history of the band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Did you see them on that "reunion" tour in the 90's -- with Auer and Stringfellow filling in for Bell and Hummel?I saw them in Chicago, had no idea what to expect, and was blown away. They were brilliant! (At least that night.)Yup, saw them at Metro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoodoo Man Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I didn't know this book existed but would love to get a copy of it. I'm from Memphis and have an uncle who was involved in the music business and had a lot of dealings with Big Star and even more with Alex Chilton back during his Box Tops days. He's told me and my brothers the Big Star story from his point of view and turned us on to them many years ago. But still, I've never really found a lot of info on the band. Thanks for posting about the book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 this book has been out for a while i think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Smoghead Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Thank you for informing me this existed, PopTodd. EL, you have the scariest av of all time. I've been a Big Star fan for awhile, but they always exist in this strange ether world for me, since I was born in 1978. It's been a matter of digging through their back catalogue and going, "holy shit people were recording like this back in the early 70s? How did Gordon Lightfoot beat these guys out for radio time?" I think this book is right up my alley, thanks again ViaChicago! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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