Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the work of British Invasion groups including The Beatles and The Kinks, as well as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, and other U.S. acts.

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  • Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the work of British Invasion groups including The Beatles and The Kinks, as well as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, and other U.S. acts. To the resulting power pop, Big Star added dark, nihilistic themes, and produced a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before it broke up, Big Star created a "seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations" in the words of Rolling Stone, earning recognition decades later, according to Allmusic, as the "quintessential American power pop band" and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll". Big Star's first album—1972's #1 Record—met with enthusiastic reviews, but ineffective marketing by Stax Records and limited distribution stunted commercial success. Frustration took its toll on band relations and by the time a second album was completed in January 1974, both Bell and Hummel had left. Like #1 Record, Radio City received excellent reviews, but record company problems again thwarted sales—Columbia Records, which had assumed control of the Stax catalog, effectively vetoed its distribution. After a third album was deemed too uncommercial for release and shelved before receiving a title, the band broke up late in 1974. Four years later, the first two Big Star LPs were released together as a double album. The band's third album was finally issued soon afterward; titled Third/Sister Lovers, it found limited commercial success. Shortly thereafter, Chris Bell was killed in a car accident at the age of 27. The Big Star discography drew renewed attention in the 1980s when R.E.M. and other popular bands acknowledged its influence. In 1992, further interest was stimulated by Rykodisc's reissues of the band's albums, complemented by a collection of Bell's solo work. In 1993, Chilton and Stephens reformed Big Star with recruits Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies, and gave a concert at the University of Missouri. The band remained active, performing tours in Europe and Japan, and released a new studio album, In Space, in 2005. Chilton died on March 17, 2010, after being admitted to a New Orleans hospital with heart problems. Hummel, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, died on July 19, 2010. These deaths leave Stephens as the sole surviving founding member.
  • Big Star ist eine amerikanische Rock-’n’-Roll-Band der frühen 1970er Jahre.
  • Big Star fue una banda estadounidense de rock and roll de la primera mitad de los 70. Suele considerarse uno de los grupos precursores del power pop. Muy influenciada por el pop de los 60, y muy especialmente por grupos como The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Zombies, Badfinger, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Moby Grape, The Beach Boys y Free, la música de Big Star es un pop lírico, enérgico y a veces nostálgico de la década precedente. Su estilo tiene también conexiones con el estilo relajado del sello discográfico radicado en Menfis Stax Records, así como del rockabilly de los comienzos de Sun Records. En la época de los cantautores y de los grupos de heavy metal, Big Star interpretaban concisas canciones de pop melódico. Aunque en el momento de su disolución apenas eran valorados, hoy en día son considerados uno de los grandes grupos de la historia del pop.
  • I Big Star sono un gruppo statunitense indicato come progenitore del power pop. La formazione nasce a Memphis, nel 1971, da un'idea di Alex Chilton, già voce nei Box Tops, e Chris Bell. Esordiscono nel 1972 con #1 Record, disco pubblicato dall'etichetta soul Stax. La loro musica univa le armonie vocali dei Beatles e dei Beach Boys con le melodie e gli arpeggi di chitarra dei Byrds, il tutto filtrato attraverso un'energia rock che, solo a posteriori, i critici e gli storici definiranno come power pop. L'ingombrante personalità creativa dei due leader porta Bell a lasciare la band nel 1973, subito prima di registrare il secondo disco, Radio City che, fondandosi sulla scrittura del solo Chilton, denota molte più influenze soul e r'n'b. Lo scarso successo di pubblico crea un'inevitabile crisi che porta la band - ovvero, Chilton, il bassista Andy Hummell e il batterista Jody Stephens - allo scioglimento. Era il 1975 ed era appena stato registrato un disco che vedrà la luce solo tre anni più tardi, per onorare la prematura scomparsa di Chris Bell, morto nel 1978 in un incidente d'auto. Il disco sarà Third/Sister Lovers e chiude la prima fase della carriera dei Big Star. Dalla fine degli anni settanta in poi, i Big Star diventano quello che si definisce un gruppo di culto. Moltissime formazioni citano Chilton e Bell tra le influenze della loro musica e l'attenzione degli appassionati verso quei tre dischi dimenticati diventa spinta per un vero e proprio passaparola che fa conoscere - in un circuito pur sempre circoscritto - le canzoni del gruppo. La band decide quindi di tornare sulle scene nel 1993. Chilton e Stephens decidono di suonare dal vivo accompagnati da Jon Auer e Ken Stringfellow dei Posies. I risultati di questa reunion si possono sentire nel live Columbia: Live at Missoury University. Ma per aspettare un nuovo disco di canzoni devono passare altri dodici anni. Tanti ne distano tra il sopracitato disco e il nuovo In Space. Pubblicato nel 2005 per la Rykodisc con la stessa formazione del 1993. Il 15 settembre 2009 esce la prima raccolta del gruppo Keep an Eye on the Sky, box set di quattro dischi pubblicato dalla Rhino Records.
  • Big Star é uma banda de rock estadunidense formada na década de 1970. Seguindo o caminho trilhado pela música pop no passado - mais especificamente pelos Beatles, The Byrds, The Who, The Zombies, Moby Grape e os The Beach Boys - o Big Star conseguiu literalmente reinventar o pop da geração pós anos 60 com seu estilo que lembrava o dos grupos da Invasão Britânica. Em uma era de cantores-compositores e de bandas de heavy metal, eles gravaram canções concisas e melódicas, permanecendo, no entanto, na obscuridade. A banda se tornou mais conhecida após sua separação em 1974. Voltou em 1993 (ainda com os integrantes originals Chilton e Jody Stephens), gravando e lançando um novo álbum de estúdio em 2005.
  • Big Star var en amerikansk rock/powerpop-grupp bildad i Memphis, Tennessee 1971. Medlemmar i gruppen var Alex Chilton (gitarr/sång), Chris Bell (gitarr/sång), Andy Hummel (bas/piano) och Jody Stephens (trummor). Alex Chilton hade varit i rampljuset tidigare då han som 16-åring sjöng i The Box Tops som hade en hit 1967 med låten "The Letter". Big Star sålde inte många skivor, vilket bland annat tillskrivs dålig distribution av skivbolaget Stax/Volt, som i början av 1970-talet var i ekonomiska svårigheter. Däremot anses bandet, likt Velvet Underground, ha haft mycket stort inflytande inom rockmusiken, bland annat som en av grundarna till powerpop-genren. Bland annat på grund av tilltagande frustration över de uteblivna kommersiella framgångarna upplöstes gruppen 1974. Under 1980-talet ökade Big Stars anseende när många musiker, bland annat R.E.M. och The Replacements, började hylla gruppen som en viktig influens. 2005 släppte ett ombildat Big Star med Alex Chilton i spetsen ett nytt album, det första med nytt material sedan 1978 års Third/Sister Lovers. Den svenska popmusikern Håkan Hellström har gjort en fri översättning av Big Stars låt "Thirteen" i sin låt 13.
  • Big Star — Американская рок-группа из Мемфиса, штат Теннесси. Образована в 1971 году. Распалась в 1974 году, но собралась в новом составе в 1993 году и активна до сих пор. Музыкальный стиль группы был ориентирован на музыку групп Британского вторжения, таких как The Beatles и The Kinks, а также на американских исполнителей. В музыке группы преобладали темные, нигилистические мотивы, на которых основывалась альтернативная рок-сцена 80-90х годов. Первый альбом группы, «#1 Record»(1972), получил похвальные отзывы, но неэффективный маркетинг Stax Records и ограниченный тираж, сказались на продажах альбома весьма негативно. Это обстоятельство повлияло на отношения в коллективе, и к концу записи второго альбома, «Radio City», группу покинули Крис Белл и Энди Хаммел. После распада группы в 1974 году, через 4 года, первые две записи группы вышли как двойной альбом. В то же время, выходит третий альбом — «Third/Sister Lovers», который имел небольшой коммерческий успех. Вскоре после выхода альбома, в автокатастрофе погиб Крис Белл. Записи Big Star получили неожиданный успех, после того как R.E.M. и многие другие исполнители альтернативного рока признались о влиянии группы на их творчество. В 1992 году, интерес у публики вызвали переиздания альбомов группы от Rykodisc, дополненные соло-работами Криса Белла. В 1993 году Чилтон и Стефенс возродили Big Star, дополнив состав музыкантами из группы The Posies — Йоном Оуэром и Кеном Стрингфеллоу. В этом составе группа дала концерт в Университете Миссури. Группа до сих пор выступает с концертами, проводя турне по Европе и Японии, а также выпустила новый альбом In Space в 2005 году. 17 марта 2010 основатель группы Алекс Чилтон умер от сердечного приступа в Новом Орлеане в возрасте 59 лет.
  • Big Star est un groupe de rock américain du début des années 1970. Les quatre musiciens ont pris ce nom de groupe d'une grande chaîne de super-marchés américain. Accueillis avec une indifférence totale lors de leur courte carrière, ils sont depuis cités comme ayant eu une influence majeure par bon nombre de groupes alternatifs américains, de R.E.M. à Teenage Fanclub en passant par les Replacements par exemple. Formé à Memphis en 1971 par Chris Bell et Alex Chilton, l'ex-chanteur des Box Tops, ils enregistrent seulement trois albums avant de se séparer en 1974. Chris Bell a quitté le groupe après la sortie du premier album et est mort dans un accident de voiture avant même la fin du groupe. Big Star est reformé par Chilton et Stephens en 2005 avec l'aide de Ken Stringfellow et de Jon Auer des Posies. La mort d'Alex Chilton, foudroyé d'une crise cardiaque le 17 mars 2010, met définitivement fin à l'aventure du groupe. Andy Hummel, le bassiste originel du groupe, est décédé le 19 juillet 2010 des suites d'un cancer.
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  • Sample of "September Gurls" from Radio City . Like #1 Record, the album contains a mix of rock, power pop and acoustic reflection, but is more pop-oriented than either #1 Record or Third. This song is an example of the band's power pop at its best.
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  • Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the work of British Invasion groups including The Beatles and The Kinks, as well as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, and other U.S. acts.
  • Big Star fue una banda estadounidense de rock and roll de la primera mitad de los 70. Suele considerarse uno de los grupos precursores del power pop. Muy influenciada por el pop de los 60, y muy especialmente por grupos como The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Zombies, Badfinger, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Moby Grape, The Beach Boys y Free, la música de Big Star es un pop lírico, enérgico y a veces nostálgico de la década precedente.
  • I Big Star sono un gruppo statunitense indicato come progenitore del power pop. La formazione nasce a Memphis, nel 1971, da un'idea di Alex Chilton, già voce nei Box Tops, e Chris Bell. Esordiscono nel 1972 con #1 Record, disco pubblicato dall'etichetta soul Stax.
  • Big Star é uma banda de rock estadunidense formada na década de 1970. Seguindo o caminho trilhado pela música pop no passado - mais especificamente pelos Beatles, The Byrds, The Who, The Zombies, Moby Grape e os The Beach Boys - o Big Star conseguiu literalmente reinventar o pop da geração pós anos 60 com seu estilo que lembrava o dos grupos da Invasão Britânica.
  • Big Star var en amerikansk rock/powerpop-grupp bildad i Memphis, Tennessee 1971. Medlemmar i gruppen var Alex Chilton (gitarr/sång), Chris Bell (gitarr/sång), Andy Hummel (bas/piano) och Jody Stephens (trummor). Alex Chilton hade varit i rampljuset tidigare då han som 16-åring sjöng i The Box Tops som hade en hit 1967 med låten "The Letter".
  • Big Star — Американская рок-группа из Мемфиса, штат Теннесси. Образована в 1971 году. Распалась в 1974 году, но собралась в новом составе в 1993 году и активна до сих пор. Музыкальный стиль группы был ориентирован на музыку групп Британского вторжения, таких как The Beatles и The Kinks, а также на американских исполнителей. В музыке группы преобладали темные, нигилистические мотивы, на которых основывалась альтернативная рок-сцена 80-90х годов.
  • Big Star est un groupe de rock américain du début des années 1970. Les quatre musiciens ont pris ce nom de groupe d'une grande chaîne de super-marchés américain. Accueillis avec une indifférence totale lors de leur courte carrière, ils sont depuis cités comme ayant eu une influence majeure par bon nombre de groupes alternatifs américains, de R.E.M. à Teenage Fanclub en passant par les Replacements par exemple.
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