863 Big Star - #1 Record (1972)

 863 Big Star - #1 Record (1972)


Studio Album - Rock


About the Act:

Big Star were an American Rock band from Memphis Tennessee. They existed from 1971-75 and then from 1993-2010. They have had 4 studio albums. They were apparently influential, but I hadn't heard of them.


About the Album:

This was their first album. It was well received by the critics but had poor distribution so didn't sell well.


My History with this Album:

None


Review:

Take a pinch of this, and a pinch of that, and, well, so much of music can be described as "that bit sounds like such and such, and that bit sounds like somebody else" - but I guess that if you know the references it can help you get the idea. There's a bit of the Beatles, a bit of The Byrds, a bit even of Led Zep. The band take it in turns to sing. Some of the songs are rocky, some are more acoustic numbers. The songs are not fluff, but not instant winners either. There are some moderately interesting words, some moderately interesting music, and while it's maybe better than average, it doesn't strike me as one of the best 1000 albums ever. It may be that once again, lack of familiarity, combined with the phenomenal stuff that was happening in Britain at the time, make me a little jaded. I guess on the plus side, it has an honest feel to it, and is not over-produced. 


6.5/10


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0TDBkNvMV4M4VUaDtQit7i

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX66jEixZe1zjm2ArvCeMwkutc0uHk39C

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_1_Record


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