So who knows Big Star and is a fan?
For those that haven't heard of Big Star, you may recognize them from In the Street, the theme to That 70s Show (link is to their version).
Formed in Memphis in 1971, its members included Alex Chilton, famous as lead singer of the Box Tops who at age 16 sang The Letter -- a no. 1 hit which most everyone should recognize.
Big Star's biggest songs (per spotify) are Thirteen, Ballad of El Goodo, September Gurls, and In the Street. Many consider Big Star to be a very influential band, yet they are relatively unknown. From wikipedia:
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Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, and reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the vocal harmonies of the Beatles, as well as the swaggering rhythms of the Rolling Stones and the jangling guitars of the Byrds. To the resulting power pop, Big Star added dark, existential themes, and produced a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before it broke up, Big Star created a "seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations" in the words of Rolling Stone,[1] as the "quintessential American power pop band" and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll".[2] ________
It doesn't really matter what Phil is saying, the music of his voice is the appropriate soundtrack for a bicycle race. HTupolev