"In the early '70s, four youngsters from Memphis, the birthplace of rock and soul, put together a pop band (of all things) and proceeded to make music that merged the architectural splendor of the original Byrds with the charged mystery of Revolver-era Beatles, adding to this rich brew an element of anxiety that gave it a dark undercurrent not usually associated with guitar-pop music.
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The fact that Big Star was criminally overlooked during its brief existence and remained so for the vast majority of music fans in the succeeding years only served to render its allure that much more irresistible for subsequent generations of musicians, who turned each other on to this music as if it were some secret religion or a new drug." - bio from Myspace
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http://www.bigstarband.com
https://www.facebook.com/BigStar
https://twitter.com/bigstarband
The fact that Big Star was criminally overlooked during its brief existence and remained so for the vast majority of music fans in the succeeding years only served to render its allure that much more irresistible for subsequent generations of musicians, who turned each other on to this music as if it were some secret religion or a new drug." - bio from Myspace
"In the early '70s, four youngsters from Memphis, the birthplace of rock and soul, put together a pop band (of all things) and proceeded to make music that merged the architectural splendor of the original Byrds with the charged mystery of Revolver-era Beatles, adding to this rich brew an element of anxiety that gave it a dark undercurrent not usually associated with guitar-pop music.
http://www.bigstarband.com
https://www.facebook.com/BigStar
https://twitter.com/bigstarband
The fact that Big Star was criminally overlooked during its brief existence and remained so for the vast majority of music fans in the succeeding years only served to render its allure that much more irresistible for subsequent generations of musicians, who turned each other on to this music as if it were some secret religion or a new drug." - bio from Myspace
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http://www.bigstarband.com
https://www.facebook.com/BigStar
https://twitter.com/bigstarband
The fact that Big Star was criminally overlooked during its brief existence and remained so for the vast majority of music fans in the succeeding years only served to render its allure that much more irresistible for subsequent generations of musicians, who turned each other on to this music as if it were some secret religion or a new drug." - bio from Myspace
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