Big Star
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Big Star was an American power pop band from the early 1970s, acclaimed for its melodic songwriting and enduring influence on alternative and indie rock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Star canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd |
1974
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart |
1971
ⓘ
1993 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Alex Chilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Box Tops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | highly acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| genre |
power pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alex Chilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andy Hummel NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jody Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alex Chilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andy Hummel NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jody Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alternative rock
ⓘ
Elliott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Indie rock ⓘ Matthew Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Teenage Fanclub NERFINISHED ⓘ The Posies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Replacements NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
influential on later alternative and indie rock bands
ⓘ
melodic songwriting ⓘ |
| notableEvent | cult following developed after initial commercial failure ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Back of a Car
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
In the Street NERFINISHED ⓘ September Gurls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of El Goodo NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
#1 Record
ⓘ
Radio City NERFINISHED ⓘ Third/Sister Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Ardent Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.