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| Allmusic Biography : The quintessential American power pop band, Big Star remains one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll. Originally led by the singing and songwriting duo of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, the Memphis-based group fused the strongest elements of the British Invasion era -- the melodic invention of the Beatles, the whiplash guitars of the Who, and the radiant harmonies of the Byrds -- into a ramshackle but poignantly beautiful sound that recaptured the spirit of pops past even as it pointed the way toward the musics future. Although creative tensions, haphazard distribution, and marketplace indifference conspired to ensure Big Stars brief existence and commercial failure, the groups three studio albums nevertheless remain unqualified classics -- the polished but muscular studio sound of 1972s #1 Record, the leaner and tougher guitar-based attack of 1974s Radio City, and the hallucinatory swing between beauty and desperation of what would become known as Third. Their impact on subsequent generations of indie bands on both sides of the Atlantic is surpassed only by that of the Velvet Underground. The roots of Big Star lie in the group Icewater (also known as Rock City), formed in 1971 by singer/guitarist Bell in association with guitarist Steve Ray, bassist Andy Hummel, and drummer Jody Stephens. Ray left the group a short time after its inception and was soon replaced by Chilton, the one-time Box Tops vocalist who was just 16 years old when the group topped the pop charts with their 1967 classic "The Letter." Chilton had recently returned to Memphis after attempting to mount a solo career in New York City; he had first played with Bell years earlier in a high school cover band, and with his arrival, Icewater rechristened itself Big Star, borrowing the name from a local supermarket chain. Recording soon commenced at the local Ardent Studios, where Bell occasionally worked as an engineer and session guitarist, but despite solid critical notice and some radio airplay, their brilliant 1972 debut, #1 Record, nevertheless fell prey to the distribution problems of the newly formed Ardent labels parent company Stax: more often than not, the album simply never made its way to retailers. In the meantime, Bell and Chilton continued to butt heads over Big Stars direction -- the former envisioned a primarily studio-oriented project, while the latter preferred performing live; moreover, Chiltons past success in the Box Tops guaranteed him the lions share of attention from listeners and critics, minimizing Bells own contributions in the process. In late 1972, Bell finally left the band. His subsequent attempts to mount a solo career proved largely fruitless, with only a spectacular solo single, "I Am the Cosmos," receiving official release prior to his untimely death in a 1978 car crash. (A posthumous solo compilation, also titled I Am the Cosmos, was finally issued to unanimous critical acclaim in 1992.) Following Bells exit, Big Star briefly struggled on as a three-piece before disbanding, with Chilton returning to his stalled solo career; months later, he reteamed with Hummel and Stephens to play a local music writers convention, and the performance was so well-received that they decided to make the reunion permanent. Big Stars second album, 1974s Radio City, remains their masterpiece -- ragged and raw guitar pop infused with remarkable intensity and spontaneity. It also contains perhaps their best-known song, the oft-covered cult classic "September Gurls." (Another highlight, "Back of a Car," bears the unmistakable input of Chris Bell, although the duration and extent of his return to duty is unknown.) Distribution difficulties again undermined whatever hopes of commercial success existed, however, and Hummel soon announced his resignation. Chilton and Stephens recruited bassist John Lightman for a handful of East Coast live dates, including a WLIR radio broadcast later issued as Big Star Live. (The performance was given another release in 2018 as Live on WLIR.) Work on a planned third album soon began, but the sessions proved disastrous as Chilton, reeling from years of music industry exploitation and frustration, effectively sabotaged his own music -- where Radio City teetered on the brink of collapse, the new songs tumbled over completely, culminating in one of the most harrowingly bleak pop records ever made. An albums worth of material was completed and shelved, and then Big Star was no more. The story might have ended there, but in 1978, the third Big Star album was finally issued overseas -- variously titled Third and/or Sister Lovers, it appeared for years in essentially unauthorized versions containing neither the complete session nor the proper sequencing. Still, the record earned a significant cult following, and with the emergence of the nascent power pop movement, it became increasingly clear just how prescient Big Stars music had been. Countless alternative rock bands -- R.E.M., the Replacements, the dBs, and Teenage Fanclub, to name just four -- cited the bands enormous influence in the years to follow, and in 1993, the Posies Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow backed Chilton and Stephens for a reunion gig at the University of Missouri, a performance captured on the Columbia live disc. To the surprise of many, the Big Star reunion continued with tours of Europe and Japan, and -- most shocking of all -- even an appearance on televisions The Tonight Show, although no new studio recordings were forthcoming. Sporadic reunions continued, and a new track ("Hot Thing") was recorded for a compilation released in 2003. Chilton, Stephens, Stringfellow, and Auer then entered the recording studio to complete a new Big Star album, In Space, released in 2005. The band also played high-profile gigs in England and America, while in 2009, Rhino issued a definitive box set, Keep an Eye on the Sky. (The box set included a complete live performance from a Memphis club date in January 1973; the concert was given a stand-alone release in 2018 as Live at Lafayettes Music Room -- Memphis, TN.) One year later, however, on the eve of 2010s SXSW festival, Chilton died in New Orleans of heart failure. An impromptu tribute to Chilton and Big Star took place at SXSW, and a number of other Big Star-related projects emerged in the wake of his death. In December 2010, an all-star cast of musicians (including Mike Mills of R.E.M., Mitch Easter, Chris Stamey, and Jody Stephens) staged a special performance of the material from Big Stars Third, including orchestrations adapted from Carl Marshs original string arrangements. The Big Star Third show was staged in major cities the world over for the next several years. A documentary on the bands unpredictable career, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, was released in 2012 to strong reviews. Author Rob Janovic published a book on the group, Big Star: The Story of Rocks Forgotten Band, in 2013, while Holly George-Warren, a respected rock writer who was also a friend and confidante of Chiltons, published a biography on the groups frontman, A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, the following year. And in 2016, Omnivore Recordings issued Complete Third, a three-disc box set that collected all the surviving material from the sessions for Big Stars Third. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 21 Title: #1 Record Released: 1972 Tracks: 12 Duration: 37:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Feel (03:33) 2 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 3 In the Street (02:55) 4 Thirteen (02:34) 5 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 6 The India Song (02:20) 7 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) 8 My Life Is Right (03:10) 9 Give Me Another Chance (03:27) 10 Try Again (03:31) 11 Watch the Sunrise (03:45) 12 ST 100/6 (01:01) |
| #1 Record : Allmusic album Review : The problem with coming in late on an artwork lauded as "influential" is that youve probably encountered the work it influenced first, so its truly innovative qualities are lost. Thus, if you are hearing Big Stars debut album for the first time decades after its release (as, inevitably, most people must), you may be reminded of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers or R.E.M., who came after -- that is, if you dont think of the Byrds and the Beatles circa 1965. What was remarkable about #1 Record in 1972 was that nobody except Big Star (and maybe Badfinger and the Raspberries) wanted to sound like this -- simple, light pop with sweet harmonies and jangly guitars. Since then, dozens of bands have rediscovered those pleasures. But in a way, thats an advantage because, whatever freshness is lost across the years, Big Stars craft is only confirmed. These are sturdy songs, feelingly performed, and once you get beyond the style to the content, youll still be impressed. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 21 Title: Radio City Released: 1974 Tracks: 12 Duration: 36:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 O My Soul (05:40) 2 Life Is White (03:18) 3 Way Out West (02:49) 4 What’s Going Ahn (02:40) 5 You Get What You Deserve (03:08) 6 Mod Lang (02:45) 7 Back of a Car (02:45) 8 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 9 She’s a Mover (03:12) 10 September Gurls (02:48) 11 Morpha Too (01:28) 12 I’m in Love With a Girl (01:47) |
| Radio City : Allmusic album Review : Largely lacking co-leader Chris Bell, Big Stars second album also lacked something of the pop sweetness (especially the harmonies) of #1 Record. What it possessed was Alex Chiltons urgency (sometimes desperation) on songs that made his case as a genuine rock & roll eccentric. If #1 Record had a certain pop perfection that brought everything together, Radio City was the sound of everything falling apart, which proved at least as compelling. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 21 Title: Third/Sister Lovers Released: 1978 Tracks: 14 Duration: 41:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Stroke It Noel (02:04) 2 For You (02:45) 3 Kizza Me (02:45) 4 You Can’t Have Me (03:10) 5 Night Time (02:53) 6 Blue Moon (02:07) 7 Take Care (02:48) 8 Jesus Christ (02:38) 9 Femme Fatale (03:30) 10 O, Dana (02:35) 11 Big Black Car (03:37) 12 Holocaust (03:55) 13 Kanga Roo (03:47) 14 Thank You Friends (03:06) |
| Third/Sister Lovers : Allmusic album Review : A shambling wreck of an album, Big Stars Third/Sister Lovers ranks among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark, its the slow, sinking sound of a band falling apart. Recorded with their label, Stax, poised on the verge of bankruptcy, the album finds Alex Chilton at the end of his rope, sabotaging his own music long before it can ever reach the wrecking crew of poor distribution, indifferent marketing, and disinterested pop radio. His songs are haphazardly brilliant, a head-on collision between inspiration and frustration, and the album is a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy, each song smacking of utter defeat and desperation. The result is either one of the most vividly emotional experiences in pop music or a completely wasted opportunity. While the truth probably lies somewhere in between, theres no denying Thirds magnetic pull -- its like an undertow. Originally appearing under the name 3rd on PVC Records in 1978, Rykodiscs 1992 release is the initially definitive edition of this unfinished masterpiece, its 19 tracks most closely approximating the original planned running order while restoring the musics intended impact. In addition to unearthing a blistering cover of the Kinks "Till the End of the Day" and a haunting rendition of Nat King Coles "Nature Boy," it also appends the disturbing "Dream Lover," which distills the albums messiest themes into less than four minutes of psychic torment. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 21 Title: The September Gurls EP Released: 1987 Tracks: 4 Duration: 12:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 September Gurls (02:48) 2 She’s a Mover (03:12) 3 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 4 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) |
 | Album: 5 of 21 Title: Big Stars Biggest Released: 1987 Tracks: 18 Duration: 58:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 2 In the Street (02:55) 3 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 4 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) 5 Try Again (03:31) 6 Watch the Sunrise (03:45) 7 Life Is White (03:18) 8 What’s Going Ahn (02:40) 9 Back of a Car (02:45) 10 She’s a Mover (03:12) 11 Way Out West (02:49) 12 September Gurls (02:48) 13 Jesus Christ (02:38) 14 O, Dana (02:35) 15 Holocaust (03:48) 16 Kanga Roo (03:47) 17 Big Black Car (03:37) 18 Thank You Friends (03:06) |
 | Album: 6 of 21 Title: #1 Record / Radio City Released: 1990-03-26 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:13:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Feel (03:33) 2 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 3 In the Street (02:55) 4 Thirteen (02:34) 5 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 6 The India Song (02:20) 7 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) 8 My Life Is Right (03:08) 9 Give Me Another Chance (03:27) 10 Try Again (03:31) 11 Watch the Sunrise (03:45) 12 ST 100/6 (01:01) 13 O My Soul (05:40) 14 Life Is White (03:18) 15 Way Out West (02:49) 16 What’s Going Ahn (02:40) 17 You Get What You Deserve (03:08) 18 Mod Lang (02:45) 19 Back of a Car (02:45) 20 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 21 She’s a Mover (03:12) 22 September Gurls (02:48) 23 Morpha Too (01:28) 24 I’m in Love With a Girl (01:47) |
| #1 Record / Radio City : Allmusic album Review : A two-fer combining Big Stars first and second albums, #1 Record/Radio City remains a definitive document of early-70s American power pop and a virtual blueprint for much of the finest alternative rock that came after it. The lone Big Star record to merit the full participation of founder Chris Bell, the brightly produced #1 Record splits the songwriting credits evenly between him and Alex Chilton (in the tradition of Lennon-McCartney). But from the beginning, the group is tearing apart at the seams: Bell and Chiltons relationship seems less a working partnership than a battle of wills, and each possesses his own distinctive vision. The purist, Bell crafts electrifying and melodic classic pop like "Feel" and "In the Street," while Chilton, the malcontent, pens luminous, melancholy ballads like "The Ballad of El Goodo" and "Thirteen." Ultimately, their tension makes #1 Record brilliant. However, Radio City shifts gears dramatically: Bell is largely absent (though he guests, uncredited, on a few tracks, including the wonderful "Back of a Car"), allowing Chiltons darker impulses free reign. From the raucous opener "O My Soul" onward, the new Big Star is noisier, edgier, and even more potent. Erratic mixing, spotty production, shaky performances -- by all rights, Radio City should be a failure, yet Chilton is at his best when poised on the brink of disaster, and the songs hang together seemingly on faith and conviction alone. Each track recalls pops glory days, from the Kinks-ish snarl of "Mod Lang" to the Byrds-like guitar glow that adorns "Way Out West." The much-celebrated "September Gurls" is indeed a classic -- everything right and good about pop music distilled down to three minutes of pure genius. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 21 Title: #1 Record & Radio City & Sister Lovers / The Third Album Released: 1992 Tracks: 41 Duration: 2:03:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Feel (03:33) 2 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 3 In the Street (02:55) 4 Thirteen (02:34) 5 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 6 The India Song (02:20) 7 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) 8 My Life Is Right (03:08) 9 Give Me Another Chance (03:27) 10 Try Again (03:31) 11 Watch the Sunrise (03:45) 12 ST 100/6 (01:01) 13 O My Soul (05:39) 14 Life Is White (03:18) 15 Way Out West (02:49) 16 What’s Going Ahn (02:40) 17 You Get What You Deserve (03:07) 18 Mod Lang (02:45) 19 Back of a Car (02:45) 20 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 21 She’s a Mover (03:12) 22 September Gurls (02:48) 23 Morpha Too (01:28) 24 I’m in Love With a Girl (01:47) 1 Kizza Me (02:44) 2 You Can’t Have Me (03:10) 3 Jesus Christ (02:38) 4 Downs (01:51) 5 Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (03:23) 6 Thank You Friends (03:06) 7 O, Dana (02:35) 8 Femme Fatale (03:30) 9 Stroke It Noel (02:05) 10 Holocaust (03:49) 11 Night Time (02:53) 12 Kangaroo (03:47) 13 For You (02:45) 14 Take Care (02:48) 15 Blue Moon (02:07) 16 Dream Lover (03:35) 17 Big Black Car (03:37) |
 | Album: 8 of 21 Title: Live Released: 1992-02-21 Tracks: 15 Duration: 48:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 September Gurls (03:12) 2 Way Out West (02:41) 3 Mod Lang (02:38) 4 Don’t Lie to Me (03:29) 5 O My Soul (05:31) 6 Interview (02:54) 7 The Ballad of El Goodo (03:54) 8 Thirteen (02:54) 9 I’m in Love With a Girl (02:04) 10 Motel Blues (03:10) 11 In the Street (02:55) 12 You Get What You Deserve (03:29) 13 Daisy Glaze (03:48) 14 Back of a Car (02:30) 15 She’s a Mover (03:31) |
 | Album: 9 of 21 Title: Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93 Released: 1993-09-14 Tracks: 14 Duration: 48:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In the Street (03:07) 2 Don’t Lie to Me (03:23) 3 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:26) 4 I Am the Cosmos (04:12) 5 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:28) 6 Back of a Car (02:53) 7 Way Out West (02:53) 8 Daisy Glaze (03:35) 9 Baby Strange (04:01) 10 For You (03:04) 11 Feel (03:34) 12 September Gurls (03:00) 13 Thank You Friends (03:17) 14 Slut (03:41) |
| Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93 : Allmusic album Review : With the Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow standing in with Alex Chilton, on Jody Stephens recommendation, for the uninterested Andy Hummel and the deceased Chris Bell, the foursome run through a collection mostly drawn from #1 Record and Radio City. Chiltons in good voice throughout, the blend of sweetness and melancholia of the bands original days present and fine as ever. As a band, the quartet doesnt let the legacy down a whit, from "Dont Lie to Me" and its full passion to the bemused regret of "September Gurls." Everyone else gets at least one vocal turn as well, a nice way of signaling the group effort that went into the show. Stephens handles "Way Out West" and "For You," Auer sings Bells solo single "I Am the Cosmos," while Stringfellow takes over on no less than three songs, "Back of a Car," "Daisy Glaze," and a smashing rip on "Feel." A few interesting surprises are thrown in along the way, though anyone familiar with Chiltons way around unexpected covers in performance wont be too taken off-guard. T. Rexs "Baby Strange" gets a straightforward take, glam sass fully intact and suiting the band perfectly, while Todd Rundgrens "Slut" closes out the set with a final appropriate blast. Not the end of the world, just a great show from a legendary group. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 21 Title: The Best of Big Star Released: 1999 Tracks: 14 Duration: 46:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 September Gurls (02:49) 2 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:23) 3 Feel (03:32) 4 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 5 O My Soul (05:38) 6 What’s Going Ahn (02:39) 7 In the Street (02:55) 8 Thirteen (02:37) 9 Mod Lang (02:45) 10 Back of a Car (02:45) 11 Watch the Sunrise (03:44) 12 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 13 Give Me Another Chance (03:26) 14 I’m in Love With a Girl (01:49) |
 | Album: 11 of 21 Title: Nobody Can Dance Released: 1999-03-16 Tracks: 15 Duration: 53:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Don’t Lie to Me (03:25) 2 Back of a Car (02:55) 3 O My Soul (05:33) 4 Mod Lang (02:32) 5 She’s a Mover (04:01) 6 September Gurls (03:01) 7 In the Street (03:16) 8 You Get What You Deserve (04:00) 9 Baby Strange (live) (03:54) 10 Mod Lang (live) (02:55) 11 You Get What You Deserve (live) (03:06) 12 The Letter (live) (03:12) 13 September Gurls (live) (02:55) 14 Way Out West (live) (02:31) 15 O My Soul (live) (06:00) |
| Nobody Can Dance : Allmusic album Review : A mix of early rehearsal tapes and a board tape from an early 1971 live show featuring a rare performance of "The Letter" makes this an official bootleg (band approved) worth adding to the collection after youve scored all the essentials. The rehearsals feature John Lightman on bass (no Chris Bell involvement in these performances), but Chiltons guitar cuts like a knife and his singing is inspired and thats half the joy in a great Big Star cut, anyway. The live show emanates from Memphis Overton Park Band Shell and also demonstrates the band (and Chilton in particular) involved and turning in a rock & roll show well worth documenting and issuing nearly some 30 years later. Between the live stuff and the studio demos, there are two versions apiece of "September Gurls," "O My Soul," "You Get What You Deserve," and "Mod Lang" aboard in this 15-track collection, but even alternate versions of demos and alternate takes are worth the excavation when it comes to this cult group of cult groups. As solid a collection of leftovers as youre likely to find out there. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 21 Title: Whats Goin Ahn Released: 2001 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:18:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Feel (Rough mix with Alt Guitar Track) (03:37) 2 Ballad of El Goodo (Alt mix) (04:28) 3 In the Street (Rough mix with Alt Guitar) (02:56) 4 Thirteen (Alt mix) (02:43) 5 Dont Lie to Me (Rough mix) (03:14) 6 When My Babys Beside Me (Alt mix) (03:27) 7 My Life Is Right (Alt mix with intro) (03:19) 8 Give Me Another Chance (Rough mix with Alt Lead Guitar) (03:28) 9 There Was a Life (Rough mix) (03:40) 10 I Got Kinda Lost (demo version) (03:51) 11 Motel Blues (demo version) (03:07) 12 Gone With the Light (demo version) (02:51) 13 O My Soul (Rough mix Alt Vocals) (05:23) 14 Mod Lang (Rough mix Alt Vocals) (02:47) 15 You Get What You Deserve (Rough mix) (03:07) 16 Instrumental (02:48) 17 Way Out West (Rough mix Alt Vocals) (02:50) 18 Daisy Glaze (instrumental) (03:46) 19 Shes a Mover (Alt take) (03:15) 20 Morpha Too (Rough mix) (01:25) 21 Holocaust (Cbgb 1978) (03:53) 22 A Little Fishy (Cbgb 1978) (03:57) 23 Ballad of El Goodo (Rough mix with Alt vocal) (04:31) |
 | Album: 13 of 21 Title: Big Star Story Released: 2003 Tracks: 18 Duration: 58:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 September Gurls (02:48) 2 Thank You Friends (03:06) 3 Don’t Lie to Me (03:21) 4 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 5 Holocaust (03:48) 6 I Am the Cosmos (03:47) 7 In the Street (02:55) 8 You Get What You Deserve (03:16) 9 Thirteen (02:56) 10 You and Your Sister (03:13) 11 Back of a Car (02:45) 12 Jesus Christ (02:38) 13 Mod Lang (02:27) 14 Baby Strange (03:56) 15 O, Dana (02:35) 16 Motel Blues (03:03) 17 Nightime (02:53) 18 Hot Thing (04:17) |
| Big Star Story : Allmusic album Review : If youve collected pop records for any length of time, you have come across Big Star and know that the band is the standard-bearer of power pop, along with Badfinger and the Raspberries. Chances are, youve plunked down a little cash and purchased #1 Record/Radio City, a single CD that contains their first two albums, two records that remain the standard by which post-British Invasion guitar pop is judged. Then, theres also a good chance that youve picked up Third/Sister Lovers, a moody album recorded by Alex Chilton as the band, which at that time consisted of him and drummer Jody Stephens, was falling apart. And then, if youre really dedicated, youve picked up I Am the Cosmos, the posthumous album by Chris Bell, the singer/songwriter and Big Star visionary who left the band prior to recording Radio City. Thats a grand total of three CDs, and that aint all that much to own for the record collectors who, after all these years, are virtually the entirety of Big Stars audience. But if they really needed more Big Star, there was the erratic but valuable 1992 album Big Star Live, which captured a radio concert from 1974, the 1999 collection Nobody Can Dance, which is split between rehearsals and a live show, and for those who just cant get enough, the live 1993 reunion Columbia, featuring Chilton and Stephens backed by members of the Posies. That brings the grand total of all official Big Star discs up to the whopping total of six discs. Again, not that much, especially for record collectors. And, lets face it, everybody who knows about Big Star -- particularly in 2003, over 30 years since the release of the bands first album -- will either have the first two albums or, if they dont, they know what to get. To be introduced to Big Star is as simple as buying the two-fer. They dont need an introductory single disc, since they not only did not have hits but most of their best work is on the two-fer, but if one were going to exist, it could work by narrowing it down to their most brilliant, indelible pop moments. Big Star Story does not do that. It does provide a jumble of classic album tracks, live cuts, alternate takes, rehearsals, and a new song from the 90s that proves that it is possible to suck and blow at the same time. Ironically for a collection billed as a "story," this has no narrative, throwing chronology to the wind for no discernible purpose since this doesnt even have the flow of a good live show. Worst of all, the disc is cluttered with these live tracks and rehearsals, yet nowhere on the back cover or in the liner notes is it mentioned that these are alternate takes! (For the record, "Dont Lie to Me," "You Get What You Deserve," and "Mod Lang" are all taken from the collectors-only Nobody Can Dance, as is a live cover of T. Rexs "Baby Strange," while "Thirteen" is from Big Star Live, as is "Motel Blues.") Then, theres the flat-out fact that much of the dark Third material doesnt fit with the bands overarching pop aesthetic -- a problem amplified by the non-chronological sequencing, since "Holocaust" would make sense at the end of the record, as the band is falling apart, but it makes absolutely no sense as the fifth song here, following "The Ballad of El Goodo" and totally disrupting momentum. Finally, there are simply too many songs missing: "Feel," "When My Babys Beside Me," "My Life Is Right," "O My Soul," "Way Out West," "Shes a Mover," "Im in Love With a Girl," "Kizza Me," "Thank You Friends," and "You Cant Have Me." Since Big Star is a band without charting singles, all the hits are in the mind of the listener, so it makes such omissions seem particularly egregious. Even so, the spotty selection and sequencing give Big Star Story less impact than it should have; it seems like more is missing than actually is due to that lousy sequencing. And the liner notes by Alex Chilton devotee Rick Clark fit the project; the testimonial may be heartfelt, but it feels like the details of the band are missing, and the accompanying Pete Frame-styled Big Star family tree is a good idea executed haphazardly, with R.E.M. figuring more prominently than the pre-Big Star bands Ice Water and Rock City (not to mention that there are songs mentioned in the notes that arent on the disc, and that the tree plays fast and loose with the facts: "Femme Fatale" is called the first American cover of a Lou Reed song, which simply isnt true, since Mitch Ryder & Detroit had a hit with "Rock & Roll" in 1971 and fellow Detroit heroes Brownsville Station covered "Sweet Jane" two years later, all before Chilton warbled "Femme Fatale" for Third). Consequently, instead of providing a good introduction, this slipshod collection does a disservice to the bands legacy. Face facts: if youre interested in Big Star, whether its a longstanding interest or a nascent curiosity, youre going to wind up with two CDs, and then you can make a best-of thats far better than this. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 21 Title: In Space Released: 2005-09-27 Tracks: 12 Duration: 39:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Dony (02:45) 2 Lady Sweet (03:41) 3 Best Chance (03:04) 4 Turn My Back on the Sun (02:38) 5 Love Revolution (05:51) 6 February’s Quiet (02:45) 7 Mine Exclusively (02:32) 8 A Whole New Thing (03:53) 9 Aria, Largo (02:31) 10 Hung Up With Summer (03:03) 11 Do You Wanna Make It (02:46) 12 Makeover (03:42) |
| In Space : Allmusic album Review : There isnt much arguing that the three studio albums Alex Chilton cut with Big Star between 1972 and 1975 represent the creative high-water mark of his career, but it doesnt seem to be a period he looks back upon with much fondness. The man rarely plays songs from the Big Star catalog in his solo shows, and while he assembled a new version of the band in 1993 -- with Chilton and original drummer Jody Stephens joined by Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies -- the group has only played sporadic live dates since then (presumably when someone ponies up the right price for a gig), and it has taken 12 years for Chilton to work up the enthusiasm to make a new Big Star album. And to listen to 2005s In Space, its hard to say if thats what he really wanted to do; In Space sounds a lot more like one of Chiltons likeably shambolic solo albums than a work of fractured but inspired pop genius in the manner of #1 Record or Radio City, with New Orleans R&B;, garage rock, and even old-school funk taking as prominent a role in the mix as the Brit-informed guitar hooks of Big Stars glory days. Its probably no coincidence that the two most "Big Star" sounding songs on the album were contributed by Jody Stephens (the lovely "Best Chance Weve Ever Had" and "Februarys Quiet"), while Auer and Stringfellow conjure up the mood of #1 Record with their compositions, "Lady Sweet" and "Turn My Back on the Sun." Chilton, however, seems to be on another page altogether, and the amusing irony is this not-very-Big Star-ish album sounds like a better Alex Chilton solo set than the man has made since 1987s High Priest. His revved-up take on "Mine Exclusively" (a tune the Olympics cut in 1966) is a near-perfect garage rock rave-up, "Hung Up With Summer" is a solid early Beach Boys homage, "A Whole New Thing" and "Do You Wanna Make It" are rough and ready R&B; workouts, and even the deliberately sloppy "Love Revolution" (a disco-funk homage complete with mirror balls and platform shoes) and "Makeover" find the man sounding more engaged and enthusiastic than he has on record in quite some time. In Space also finds Chilton accompanied by a band thats worth his while for a pleasant change; Auer, Stringfellow, and Stephens are a potent rhythm section who do lovely harmonies behind Chiltons still-exciting guitar lines, and these performances sound tighter and more emphatic than what one might expect from Chiltons solo work. In Space is an album that should appeal to anyone who digs Alex Chilton; however, anyone expecting a Big Star album is going to be more than a bit puzzled by most of these tunes. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 21 Title: Keep an Eye on the Sky Released: 2009-09-15 Tracks: 98 Duration: 4:53:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Psychedelic Stuff (original mix) (03:04) 2 All I See Is You (03:19) 3 Every Day as We Grow Closer (original mix) (02:13) 4 Try Again (early version) (03:37) 5 Feel (03:33) 6 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 7 In the Street (alternate mix) (02:41) 8 Thirteen (alternate mix) (02:36) 9 Don’t Lie to Me (03:07) 10 The India Song (alternate mix) (02:24) 11 When My Baby’s Beside Me (alternate mix) (03:28) 12 My Life Is Right (alternate mix) (03:14) 13 Give Me Another Chance (alternate mix) (02:48) 14 Try Again (01:28) 15 Gone With the Light (01:49) 16 Watch the Sunrise (single version) (03:11) 17 ST 100-6 (alternate version) (00:55) 18 The Preacher (excerpt) (00:57) 19 In the Street (alternate single mix) (03:01) 20 Feel (alternate mix) (03:10) 21 The Ballad of El Goodo (alternate lyrics) (02:08) 22 The India Song (alternate version) (02:10) 23 Country Morn (02:47) 24 I Got Kinda Lost (demo) (02:14) 25 Back of a Car (demo) (01:36) 26 Motel Blues (demo) (03:03) 1 There Was a Light (demo) (03:43) 2 Life Is White (demo) (03:19) 3 What’s Going Ahn (demo) (02:13) 4 O My Soul (05:38) 5 Life Is White (03:18) 6 Way Out West (02:51) 7 What’s Going Ahn (02:41) 8 You Get What You Deserve (03:06) 9 Mod Lang (alternate mix) (02:47) 10 Back of a Car (alternate mix) (02:48) 11 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 12 She’s a Mover (03:12) 13 September Gurls (02:48) 14 Morpha Too (alternate mix) (01:28) 15 I’m in Love With a Girl (01:47) 16 O My Soul (alternate version) (05:09) 17 She’s a Mover (alternate version) (03:18) 18 Daisy Glaze (rehearsal version) (03:53) 19 I Am the Cosmos (03:43) 20 You and Your Sister (03:10) 21 Blue Moon (demo) (02:08) 22 Femme Fatale (demo) (02:51) 23 Thank You Friends (demo) (02:47) 24 Nightime (demo) (02:14) 25 Take Care (demo) (01:36) 26 You Get What You Deserve (demo) (03:20) 1 Lovely Day (demo) (01:52) 2 Downs (demo) (01:27) 3 Jesus Christ (demo) (02:29) 4 Holocaust (demo) (03:36) 5 Big Black Car (alternate demo) (04:41) 6 Manana (00:46) 7 Jesus Christ (02:20) 8 Femme Fatale (03:30) 9 O, Dana (02:35) 10 Kizza Me (02:44) 11 You Can’t Have Me (03:18) 12 Nightime (02:53) 13 Dream Lover (03:34) 14 Big Black Car (03:37) 15 Blue Moon (02:06) 16 Holocaust (03:48) 17 Stroke It Noel (02:06) 18 For You (02:44) 19 Downs (01:51) 20 Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (03:23) 21 Kanga Roo (03:47) 22 Thank You Friends (03:06) 23 Take Care (02:48) 24 Lovely Day (02:08) 25 Till the End of the Day (alternate mix) (02:13) 26 Nature Boy (alternate mix) (02:38) 1 When My Baby’s Beside Me (03:29) 2 My Life Is Right (03:24) 3 She’s a Mover (04:06) 4 Way Out West (02:42) 5 The Ballad of El Goodo (04:21) 6 In the Street (02:50) 7 Back of a Car (02:45) 8 Thirteen (03:01) 9 The India Song (02:24) 10 Try Again (03:19) 11 Watch the Sunrise (04:02) 12 Don’t Lie to Me (04:10) 13 Hot Burrito #2 (03:50) 14 I Got Kinda Lost (02:56) 15 Baby Strange (04:10) 16 Slut (03:34) 17 There Was a Light (03:25) 18 ST 100/6 (03:56) 19 Come On Now (01:54) 20 O My Soul (08:12) |
| Keep an Eye on the Sky : Allmusic album Review : As the object of intense devotion for so many fans, its fitting that Big Star receive a box set designed for the intensely devoted: four discs containing every song the band cut in the 70s, often present in slightly alternate mixes or versions in addition to the originals, a clutch of solo songs from both Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, as well as a handful of pre-Big Star cuts by Icewater and Rock City, all topped off with a live disc culled from a three-set stint at Memphis Lafayettes Music Room in January of 1973, not long after Bell left the band. Excepting subsequent reunions in the 90s and 2000s, no corner of the bands career remains untouched on Keep an Eye on the Sky and rarities are abundant, with 55 of its 98 tracks previously unreleased. This is a staggering statistic but its also misleading, for 20 of those cuts are from the live disc and the rest are either alternate mixes, alternate versions, or demos -- there are no unheard songs, aside from an excerpt of Rock Citys "The Preacher." Of these, only a handful are markedly different either in their lyrics or attack, with all finding the songs and even arrangements essentially intact, even in their demo form. Consequently, Keep an Eye on the Sky contains fewer revelations than it initially appears, which isnt to say it lacks any: the earliest demos for 3rd are by and large lighter in tone than the album (although theres no way "Holocaust" ever could seem cheery), a testament to how much a song can change during the recording process. In a way, all of Big Stars career is a testament to the recording process. They were a creature of the studio, not stage, having free rein at Ardent Studios, where they stayed up into the next morning tinkering at the same set of songs. This resulted in the crisp, sterling sound of #1 Record and the deliberately looser Radio City, as well as the sliding, sprawling mess of 3rd, but it didnt result in outtakes -- it resulted in alternate mixes and instrumental scraps, the stuff that enthralls fetishists, sometimes justifiably so. Those are the listeners who will find Keep an Eye on the Sky most rewarding, but anybody who has loved the band will find something to cherish here, whether its the crackerjack live show -- which provides roaring covers of the Flying Burrito Brothers "Hot Burrito #2," T. Rexs "Baby Strange," and Todd Rundgrens "Slut" (later revived 20 years later on their reunion concert), as well as a startlingly effective take on "The India Song" -- or merely the context of the set, which tells the story of Americas greatest cult band this side of the Velvet Underground in a complete and affecting fashion. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 21 Title: Nothing Can Hurt Me Released: 2013-06-25 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:08:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Oh My Soul (Demo, 1973) (03:40) 2 Give Me Another Chance (Control Room Monitor Mix, 1972) (03:34) 3 In The Street (Movie Mix, 2012) (02:56) 4 When My Babys Beside Me (Alternate Mix, 1972) (03:24) 5 Studio Banter (1972) (00:41) 6 Try Again (Movie Mix, 2012) (03:37) 7 My Life Is Right (Alternate Mix, 1972) (03:30) 8 The Ballad Of El Goodo (Alternate Mix, 1972) (04:29) 9 Feel (Alternate Mix, 1972) (03:35) 10 Dont Lie To Me (Alternate Mix, 1972) (02:56) 11 Way Out West (Alternate Mix, 1973) (02:52) 12 Thirteen (Alternate Mix, 1972) (02:45) 13 You Get What You Deserve (Alternate Mix, 1973) (03:06) 14 Holocaust (Rough Mix, 1974) (04:11) 15 Kanga Roo (Rough Mix., 1974) (03:51) 16 Stroke It Noel (Backward Intro, 1974) (00:25) 17 Big Black Car (Rough Mix, 1974) (03:40) 18 Better Save Yourself (Movie Mix, 2012) (04:43) 19 I Am The Cosmos (Movie Mix, 2012) (03:56) 20 All We Ever Got From Them Was Pain (Movie Mix, 2012) (03:22) 21 September Gurls (Movie Mix, 2012) (02:46) |
| Nothing Can Hurt Me : Allmusic album Review : Originally released as a limited-edition double-LP for Record Store Day 2013, the soundtrack to the Big Star documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me certainly does appeal to vinyl-besotted pop fanatics. Not one of these 20 songs are present in their familiar, original mixes: theres an occasional demo, many rough mixes from the time, and plenty of movie mixes dating from 2012, the year Nothing Can Hurt Me started screening at various film festivals across the United States. There are a couple of non-canonical rarities here -- the minor-key dirge "Better Save Yourself" and Alex Chiltons delicate acoustic "All We Ever Got from Them Was Pain" -- but this album is all about subtle differences from the well-known, well-loved mixes. To Big Star obsessives -- who are unapologetically the audience for this collection -- there are enough slight, interesting alterations from the known to make this worthwhile: certain vocals are unpolished, some guitars are pushed to the front of the mix, a few sections feel slightly extended, chatter is added to the beginning of Chris Bells "I Am the Cosmos," which is given a slightly bigger, cinematic mix. Nothing changes or illuminates history but its just enough to thrill diehards, the kind of fan who knows the original by heart so any deviation will be noted and appreciated. Maybe its not enough to warrant an enthusiastic recommendation, but its easy enough to discern whether this is an album you should hear: if this collection of alternate mixes and variations sounds like something you need to hear, it is; if it sounds like a mere curiosity, that is also true. Know yourself well enough to know which camp you belong. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 21 Title: Live In Memphis Released: 2014-10-31 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:04:34 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In the Street (Live In Memphis) (03:19) 2 Dont Lie To Me (Live In Memphis) (03:09) 3 When My Babys Beside Me (Live In Memphis) (03:18) 4 I Am the Cosmos (Live In Memphis) (04:26) 5 Way Out West (Live In Memphis) (02:53) 6 Till the End of the Day (Live In Memphis) (02:39) 7 The Ballad of El Goodo (Live In Memphis) (04:38) 8 Back of a Car (Live In Memphis) (02:37) 9 Fire (Live In Memphis) (00:35) 10 Daisy Glaze (Live In Memphis) (03:36) 11 Jesus Christ (Live In Memphis) (02:49) 12 For You (Live In Memphis) (03:23) 13 Baby Strange (Live In Memphis) (03:36) 14 Feel (Live In Memphis) (03:31) 15 September Gurls (Live In Memphis) (02:37) 16 Big Black Car (Live In Memphis) (04:56) 17 Thank You Friends (Live In Memphis) (03:34) 18 The Girl From Ipanema (Live In Memphis) (01:50) 19 Patty Girl (Live In Memphis) (03:21) 20 Slut (Live In Memphis) (03:38) |
| Live In Memphis : Allmusic album Review : When Big Star played the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee on October 29, 1994 it was a concert designed as a homecoming farewell show of an unexpected reunion tour. Three days later, the group played Los Angeles, the earliest indication that this one-off reunion would wind up a going concern. Many more concerts would come, along with a brand new album, but that 1994 Memphis show was something special because it was the only Big Star reunion show to be filmed in its entirety. Twenty years later, Omnivore released the set as both a CD and a DVD called Live in Memphis (the one difference is that "Fire" is on the CD, not the DVD, but as its a 36-second clip, its not much of a loss). The closest cousin to Live in Memphis is Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93, a record that captured the first gig of this early-90s reunion. It has nearly an identical set list, right down to the closing cover of Todd Rundgrens "Slut," but this finds space for a couple of other covers -- a throw-away of "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Patty Girl," an obscure 1967 B-side from the teenage guitar pop group Gary & the Hornets -- but the real difference is that the band is tighter, stronger, better than they were on the somewhat tentative Columbia. Here, its possible to hear the band gel -- Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens found a balance with Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, something thats obvious by the groups subsequent history, but on this spirited show you can hear the gears fall into place and thats worth the price of admission, perhaps more than once. | ||
 | Album: 18 of 21 Title: Picking Posies Released: 2015-09-04 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:14:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In the Street (03:47) 2 Dont Lie to Me (03:24) 3 When My Babys Beside Me (03:57) 4 I Am the Cosmos (04:27) 5 Way Out West (03:31) 6 Till the End of the Day (03:10) 7 The Ballad of El Goodo (05:09) 8 Back of a Car (02:45) 9 Jesus Christ (02:37) 10 Daisy Glaze (03:49) 11 Thirteen (03:20) 12 For You (03:13) 13 Baby Strange (03:45) 14 Feel (03:39) 15 September Gurls (02:51) 16 Big Black Car (04:30) 17 Thank You Friends (03:56) 18 Slut (04:21) 19 Patty Girl (03:56) 20 O My Soul (04:45) |
 | Album: 19 of 21 Title: Live On WLIR Released: 2016-05-27 Tracks: 15 Duration: 48:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 September Gurls (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:07) 2 Way Out West (Live on WLIR, 1974) (02:41) 3 Mod Lang (Live on WLIR, 1974) (02:38) 4 Dont Lie to Me (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:28) 5 Oh My Soul (Live on WLIR, 1974) (05:27) 6 Interview (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:08) 7 The Ballad of El Goodo (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:42) 8 Thirteen (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:00) 9 Im in Love With a Girl (Live on WLIR, 1974) (01:53) 10 Motel Blues (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:16) 11 In the Street (Live on WLIR, 1974) (02:55) 12 You Get What You Deserve (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:15) 13 Daisy Glaze (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:51) 14 Back of a Car (Live on WLIR, 1974) (02:30) 15 Shes a Mover (Live on WLIR, 1974) (03:29) |
 | Album: 20 of 21 Title: Complete Third Released: 2016-10-14 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:08:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Big Black Car (Dickinson rough mix/Alex guide vocal) (03:43) 2 Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (Dickinson rough mix) (03:30) 3 Take Care (Dickinson rough mix) (03:00) 4 Holocaust (Dickinson rough mix) (03:53) 5 Nightime (Dickinson rough mix) (02:06) 6 Thank You Friends (Dickinson rough mix) (03:13) 7 Nature Boy (Dickinson rough mix) (02:32) 8 After Hours (02:11) 9 Stroke It Noel (backwards intro) (00:26) 10 Lovely Day (Fry rough mix) (02:09) 11 Nightime (Fry rough mix) (02:52) 12 Blue Moon (Fry rough mix) (02:09) 13 Till the End of the Day (alternate mix #2) (02:15) 14 Big Black Car (Fry rough mix) (03:42) 1 Holocaust (Fry alternate/rough mix) (04:14) 2 Downs (Fry rough mix) (01:53) 3 Kanga Roo (Fry rough mix) (03:51) 4 Femme Fatale (Fry rough mix) (03:45) 5 For You (alternate version/Alex vocal) (02:28) 6 Thank You Friends (Fry rough mix) (03:14) 7 Take Care (Fry Rrough mix) (02:42) 8 Kizza Me (Fry rough mix) (02:47) 9 Till the End of the Day (Fry rough mix #2) (02:23) 10 Nature Boy (Fry rough mix) (02:46) 11 Mañana (00:49) |
| Complete Third : Allmusic album Review : By all rights, the album that came to be known as Big Stars Third should have been a disaster. It was written and recorded in 1975, when Alex Chiltons brilliant but tragically overlooked band had all but broken up. As Chilton pondered his next move, he was drinking and drugging at a furious pace while writing a handful of striking tunes that were often beautiful but also reflected his bitterness and frustration with his career (and the music business in general). Production of the album wasnt completed so much as it simply stopped, and none of the major figures involved ever decided on a proper sequence for the finished songs, or even a title. (The album was also known as Sister Lovers and Beale Street Green at various times.) And yet, Third has won a passionate and richly deserved cult following over the years, drawn in by the emotional roller coaster ride of the songs, informed by equal parts love, loss, rage, fear, hope, and defeat. The chaotic circumstances behind the making of Third is the stuff of legend, and Omnivore Recordings has delivered the definitive aural document on how it came to be with Complete Third, which gathers all the surviving elements from the sessions, from the first monophonic voice-and-guitar recording of "Like St. Joan" (later known as "Kanga Roo") to the 20 final tracks that became the basis of the various versions of the album. The first disc is primarily devoted to demos, and the clarity and focus of Chiltons solo performances are a fascinating contrast with the loopier feel of the later recordings with his session band. As the set makes its way through the recording sessions and rough mixes on disc two, its clear that Chilton was the guiding light throughout, but he was very well served by his collaborators, especially producer Jim Dickinson, arranger Carl Marsh, and slide guitarist Lee Baker. While the tunes sometimes sound like theyre on the verge of collapse on disc two, the final mixes on disc three (remastered and sounding better than ever) are stunning; from the wobbly baroque beauty of "Stroke It Noel" and the sweet nocturnal longing of "Blue Moon" to the bitterly dashed hopes of "Holocaust" and the wounded but impassioned defiance of "You Cant Have Me," the pieces hold together with remarkable strength despite the confusion of their creation. The liner notes from Bud Scoppa and the memories of a wealth of friends, participants, and admirers provide invaluable background on the making of Third and its long road from obscurity to classic status. And while some of the tracks suffer from irreparable anomalies, Adam Hill and Michael Graves have done heroic work with the audio for this set. Complete Third doesnt solve every mystery associated with this album -- that task is all but impossible -- but its an outstanding, obsessive investigation into a singular work in the rock canon, and it amplifies the achievement of this damaged masterpiece. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 21 Title: Live At Lafayettes Music Room Released: 2018-01-12 Tracks: 20 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 When My Babys Beside Me (?) 2 My Life Is Right (?) 3 Shes A Mover (?) 4 Way Out West (?) 5 The Ballad Of El Goodo (?) 6 In The Street (?) 7 Back Of A Car (?) 8 Thirteen (?) 9 The India Song (?) 10 Try Again (?) 11 Watch The Sunrise (?) 12 Dont Lie To Me (?) 13 Hot Burrito #2 (?) 14 I Got Kinda Lost (?) 15 Baby Strange (?) 16 Slut (?) 17 There Was A Light (?) 18 ST 100/6 (?) 19 Come On Now (?) 20 O My Soul (?) |