Big Star – Radio City (Remastered 2024) (1974/2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Big Star – Radio City (Remastered 2024) (1974/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:09 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings

Big Star, considered to be among the founders of power pop, has been cited as an influence by many of the major alternative bands of the ’80s and ’90s, and continues to be a powerful presence in today’s musical landscape. Artists such as R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, The Replacements (who famously penned the song “Alex Chilton”) and Wilco all enthusiastically tout the artistic impact of the group. Mike Mills recalls Big Star as “a band who had gotten it right, who made records that sounded like rock and roll bands should sound. A band who wrote all the songs, from flat-out rockers to achingly beautiful ballads that were still somehow rock songs.”

Radio City is the second album from Big Star. Released in 1974, Radio City includes “September Gurls” and “Back of a Car” which remain some of the most famous Big Star songs. The legacy of Radio City have far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of the album, which is now considered to be a milestone in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. Both Radio City and #1 Record made it onto Rolling Stone‘s 500 “Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, while tracks from each album (“Thirteen” and “September Gurls”) are also among the magazine’s 500 “Greatest Songs of All Time”.

Radio City Review by William Ruhlmann
Largely lacking co-leader Chris Bell, Big Star’s second album also lacked something of the pop sweetness (especially the harmonies) of #1 Record. What it possessed was Alex Chilton’s 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.

Tracklist:
1-1. Big Star – O My Soul (Remastered 2024) (05:37)
1-2. Big Star – Life Is White (Remastered 2024) (03:18)
1-3. Big Star – Way Out West (Remastered 2024) (02:50)
1-4. Big Star – What’s Goin Ahn (Remastered 2024) (02:41)
1-5. Big Star – You Get What You Deserve (Remastered 2024) (03:06)
1-6. Big Star – Mod Lang (Remastered 2024) (02:45)
1-7. Big Star – Back Of A Car (Remastered 2024) (02:45)
1-8. Big Star – Daisy Glaze (Remastered 2024) (03:48)
1-9. Big Star – She’s A Mover (Remastered 2024) (03:13)
1-10. Big Star – September Gurls (Remastered 2024) (02:48)
1-11. Big Star – Morpha Too (Remastered 2024) (01:28)
1-12. Big Star – I’m In Love With A Girl (Remastered 2024) (01:46)

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