0007149085 333 pages, with index, source notes, bibliography, plus timeline, discography and concert

0007149085 333 pages, with index, source notes, bibliography, plus timeline, discography and concert list. Illustrated with 16 pages photographs. Although BIG STAR were together for less than 4 years and had little commercial succes, the influence of their 3 albums-#1 Record, Radio City and Third-is still felt. BIG STAR bucked all the musical trends of the Seventies. in an era of glam and prog rock they wrote catchy, radio-friendly Power-Pop tunes that remain influential today. Artists as diverse as Primal Scream, R. E. M., the Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Jeff Buckley, and Garbage have spoken regularly about the BIG STAR legacy. Drawing on new interviews with the band, family members, friends and major players at Ardent Studios, Rob Jovanovic has written the dfinitive history of BIG STAR, rock's forgotten band.