indeed..rip Alex & thanks for the tunes... also of note- Big Star's influence on the Replacements, especially their later work as they matured (or more so their later work I guess?), has always seemed evident to me. Both great bands, and both seemed very underappreciated- while having a cult following obv., they both seem like they held the commercial appeal most alt. rock bands that have made it pretty big have & hold (i.e. R.E.M., Radiohead, etc... not comparing music, but just talent & songwriting and in just too much talent to ignore*). One of my favorite Replacement tunes that...
indeed..rip Alex & thanks for the tunes... also of note- Big Star's influence on the Replacements, especially their later work as they matured (or more so their later work I guess?), has always seemed evident to me. Both great bands, and both seemed very underappreciated- while having a cult following obv., they both seem like they held the commercial appeal most alt. rock bands that have made it pretty big have & hold (i.e. R.E.M., Radiohead, etc... not comparing music, but just talent & songwriting and in just too much talent to ignore*). One of my favorite Replacement tunes that I've been listening to more often lately (by no coincidence, to be perfectly honest).
*maybe Big Star is more appreciated- esp. now that Chilton has passed and they've regained some mass appeal, but it seems like a lot of people just know the Replacements as that band the fill-in GnR guitarst played for in the 80s... perhaps my perception is misconceived, but I don't know.
meant to write, "and in general just having too much talent..." .. not that the paragraph was structured properly anyway, but that part makes little to no sense as is so yeah.
meant to write, "and in general just having too much talent..." .. not that the paragraph was structured properly anyway, but that part makes little to no sense as is so yeah.
RIP Alex...
indeed..rip Alex & thanks for the tunes... also of note- Big Star's influence on the Replacements, especially their later work as they matured (or more so their later work I guess?), has always seemed evident to me. Both great bands, and both seemed very underappreciated- while having a cult following obv., they both seem like they held the commercial appeal most alt. rock bands that have made it pretty big have & hold (i.e. R.E.M., Radiohead, etc... not comparing music, but just talent & songwriting and in just too much talent to ignore*). One of my favorite Replacement tunes that...
indeed..rip Alex & thanks for the tunes... also of note- Big Star's influence on the Replacements, especially their later work as they matured (or more so their later work I guess?), has always seemed evident to me. Both great bands, and both seemed very underappreciated- while having a cult following obv., they both seem like they held the commercial appeal most alt. rock bands that have made it pretty big have & hold (i.e. R.E.M., Radiohead, etc... not comparing music, but just talent & songwriting and in just too much talent to ignore*). One of my favorite Replacement tunes that I've been listening to more often lately (by no coincidence, to be perfectly honest).
*maybe Big Star is more appreciated- esp. now that Chilton has passed and they've regained some mass appeal, but it seems like a lot of people just know the Replacements as that band the fill-in GnR guitarst played for in the 80s... perhaps my perception is misconceived, but I don't know.
meant to write, "and in general just having too much talent..." .. not that the paragraph was structured properly anyway, but that part makes little to no sense as is so yeah.
meant to write, "and in general just having too much talent..." .. not that the paragraph was structured properly anyway, but that part makes little to no sense as is so yeah.