I was looking forward to scrolling through the comments after listening to this, then realised this doesn't even have 700 views and it's just depressing how overlooked Big Star and everbody involved still are. Thanks for this
Chris Bell was an amazing songwriter, musician singer and guitarist. His life was also fascinating. I have lived in Memphis most of my life and have visited his grave, and it was like going to church.
Thank you for detailing Chris Bell’s character and musical significance….significance is understating how brilliant his musical intuition, musical emotional content, harmony, experimentation, and recording style/production are. His post Big Star work is decades ahead of its time…an amalgamate of Beatles harmonies, proto punk, southern rock, sludgy/grungy psychedelia…but it’s extra rare in that it doesn’t get lost in self aggrandizement….there’s a lazer like emotional and musical thematic focus that keeps the songs crisp and pleasing instead of Ummagumma aimlessness.
I've been listening to Big Star records since year 2000 just like a live set performance would sound like. Nothing of that sort that somebody among them had died in 1978 interfered with the "cosmic thing". I just cannot believe that Chris Bell is gone.
Honestly. The car accident should have been avoided. He could have fell asleep, high on drugs, or driving too fast during the accident. It is sad that a great talented singer Chris Bell died so young.May he rest in peace.
Those telephone poles on Poplar Ave. are STILL inches from the right lane. I dated a girl once who would pitch a fit if I drove in that lane. I don’t believe for a minute Chris hit that pole on purpose. If Chris wanted to commit suicide, he was far too intelligent to gamble that that light pole would fall and crush him.
Not that anyone will probably read this but Chris’s sister said his spirit or ghost or whatever you want to call it visited her late one night a few months after he died and told her exactly how he actually died and not to worry about him and that he was in a better place now. This is documented in a book I own. He didn’t fall asleep. He dropped something and was bending down to pick it up which was enough time to distract him and cause the accident. I believe her as she has no reason to lie about her own brother.
I was looking forward to scrolling through the comments after listening to this, then realised this doesn't even have 700 views and it's just depressing how overlooked Big Star and everbody involved still are. Thanks for this
Yeah, there are Big Star videos that have been posted over ten years and have like 3,000 views. They’re just destined to remain obscure.
Chris Bell was an amazing songwriter, musician singer and guitarist. His life was also fascinating. I have lived in Memphis most of my life and have visited his grave, and it was like going to church.
I’m from the Memphis area too. I used to see Big Star around Midtown. ♥️✌🏻
Thanks for posting this. Brilliant interview
Thank you for detailing Chris Bell’s character and musical significance….significance is understating how brilliant his musical intuition, musical emotional content, harmony, experimentation, and recording style/production are. His post Big Star work is decades ahead of its time…an amalgamate of Beatles harmonies, proto punk, southern rock, sludgy/grungy psychedelia…but it’s extra rare in that it doesn’t get lost in self aggrandizement….there’s a lazer like emotional and musical thematic focus that keeps the songs crisp and pleasing instead of Ummagumma aimlessness.
I've been listening to Big Star records since year 2000 just like a live set performance would sound like. Nothing of that sort that somebody among them had died in 1978 interfered with the "cosmic thing". I just cannot believe that Chris Bell is gone.
Great interview. Fascinating and quite moving. Thank you.
Thanks for listening
Honestly. The car accident should have been avoided. He could have fell asleep, high on drugs, or driving too fast during the accident. It is sad that a great talented singer Chris Bell died so young.May he rest in peace.
Thanks for this great interview,
Don't be selfish. share the interview with the world.
It's very sad in the documentary when John Fry reminiscences about You & Your Sister and how it was the last time Alex & Chris sang together.
Zep 2 was the lp mixed by Manning while on tour
Big Star is one of the Greatest rock bands ever.
Good to see you’re into Big Star
Those telephone poles on Poplar Ave. are STILL inches from the right lane. I dated a girl once who would pitch a fit if I drove in that lane. I don’t believe for a minute Chris hit that pole on purpose. If Chris wanted to commit suicide, he was far too intelligent to gamble that that light pole would fall and crush him.
Genuinely wish there was a way to make them bigger
Maneee.. I wanna hear that Chris Bell audio interview. Where can we find that?
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Not that anyone will probably read this but Chris’s sister said his spirit or ghost or whatever you want to call it visited her late one night a few months after he died and told her exactly how he actually died and not to worry about him and that he was in a better place now. This is documented in a book I own. He didn’t fall asleep. He dropped something and was bending down to pick it up which was enough time to distract him and cause the accident. I believe her as she has no reason to lie about her own brother.
Thanks for sharing that important information.
@@deathbymisadventurepodcast You’re welcome
@JCStorm76, I believe you 100%. I once dropped my cigarette lighter and damn near hit one of those poles. Scared the crap out of my girlfriend.
whats all that stuff about oranges at the start