Thoughts on Big Star


I've read a little about Big Star after getting two of their songs on a southern music CD sampler. I really like "For You" and "Stroke it Noel". After sampling some of their other stuff I found that I also like "September Gurls".

I really like those three songs but I'm having a hard time finding other stuff of theirs that I like.

Just wondering if anyone else is into them, which albums you might like best, which songs you like best, best approach to getting into them, which recordings/format you prefer? 

They seem to have been one of those 'influential' bands with critical acclaim and with a strong but small following. Sometimes I find that I just don't see the magic in some 'cult' bands of that sort but liking the three songs mentioned above I feel like they might be worth getting to know. My only streaming is low end iTunes....for now.
n80
Big Star and Radio City are also available on recently remastered vinyl. The next major band that wasn't to be, due mainly to record company mis-management.
I heard "September Gurls" many years ago and liked it a lot. Its was on an old compilation CD from a music group over at the old Audio Review Forum. I've still got that compilation CD, from back in the late '90's. It's since been part of my regular playlists rotation.

Good stuff and I'll have to check out the albums from Big Star.
@n80,

If you can find "Complete Columbia...Live at the University of Missouri 4/25/93" it's well worth it. Mine is a RSD issue but I believe it's out there as a regular issue.
"Thirteen" is one of my all time favourite songs.

Agree, all three of their albums are excellent!
radio city is one of my all-time top ten, although at various times i prefer "third"---all the studio records are brilliant. i would also pick up chris bell's solo record, "i am the cosmos", which is just as worthy.