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Big Star - Third / Sister Lovers

Third / Sister Lovers

by Big Star

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Released
1/03/97
Music Genre
Alternative, Pop

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Description

A shambling wreck of an album, Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers ranks among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark, it's 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. 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, and while the truth probably lies somewhere in between, there's no denying Third's magnetic pull -- it's like an undertow. Although previously issued on a variety of different labels, Rykodisc's 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 music's intended impact; in addition to unearthing a blistering cover of the Kinks' "At the End of the Day" and a haunting rendition of Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy," it also appends the disturbing "Dream Lover," which distills the album's messiest themes into less than four minutes of psychic torment. ~ Jason Ankeny, AMG

Product Details

Artist
Big Star
Year of release
1997
Label / Studio
RYK
Media Content Format
Album
WOW HD Sales Rank
#2787
Media Format
Audio CD
Recording Environment
Studio
Number of Discs
1
Run Time (minutes)
55
Original year of release
1978
CD 30days Sales Rank
#2221
Cast & Crew
Big Star (Music Performer)
Jim Dickinson (Producer)

Press Reviews

Ranked #90 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time. NME (10/2/93, p.29)

Ranked #1 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "...Their final album...highly melodic, Beatles-derived music...adding a desperate sadness... NME (8/12/00, p.28)

Ranked #39 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of The '70s. NME (9/18/93, p.19)

4 Stars - Excellent - "...Never did depression bordering on psychosis sound so compelling in popular music... Q (5/8/92, p.90)

5 Stars - Classic - "...Chilton's untidy masterpiece...baroque, guitar-driven pop...one of the most idiosyncratic, deeply felt and fully realized albums in the pop idiom... Rolling Stone (3/19/92, pg.87)

Ranked #4 in the Village Voice's list of the 10 Best Reissues Of 1992. Village Voice (3/2/93, p.5)

Tracklisting

Disc 1:

  1. Kizza Me
  2. Thank You Friends
  3. Big Black Car
  4. Jesus Christ
  5. Femme Fatale
  6. O'Dana
  7. Holocaust
  8. Kangaroo
  9. Stroke It Noel
  10. For You
  11. You Can't Have Me
  12. Nightime
  13. Blue Moon
  14. Take Care
  15. Nature Boy
  16. Till the End of the Day
  17. Dream Lover
  18. Downs
  19. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
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