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RIP Alex Chilton

post #1 of 23
3/18/10 at 12:57am
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post #2 of 23
3/18/10 at 1:36am
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Sad news indeed. Was looking forward to seeing Big Star at SXSW this weekend.
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post #3 of 23
3/18/10 at 2:11am
What a bummer. Just 59.
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post #4 of 23
3/18/10 at 2:29am
Damn, that's sad. RIP

Wanted to link to the studio demo of Loudon Wainwright's "Motel Blues" that was in last year's box set, but all the links are down it looks like. Probably my favorite Chilton/Big Star track. Check it out on iTunes.
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post #5 of 23
3/18/10 at 2:38am
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post #6 of 23
3/18/10 at 2:40am
Very sad. :/
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post #7 of 23
3/18/10 at 3:02am
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September Gurls... as near to the perfect pop song as possible:

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post #8 of 23
3/18/10 at 10:08am
I saw Chilton and his trio perform at the Cooper-Young street fair in Memphis during the summer of 1999. He was wonderful and even performed Michael Jackson's "Rock with You".

Thanks for all you did, Alex. Rest in peace.
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post #9 of 23
3/18/10 at 10:24am
Children by the millions, indeed.
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post #10 of 23
3/18/10 at 10:27am
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Children by the millions, indeed.
+ 1 Like most, I got into Big Star after hearing The Bangles, The Replacements and other US indie bands cite them as an influence. From there I learned to appreciate The Box Tops. His solo stuff ... not so much. A sad day for pop indeed.
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post #11 of 23
3/18/10 at 12:52pm
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post #12 of 23
3/18/10 at 5:15pm
A real titan.

I know it's an obvious choice, but Thirteen has been my favorite song ever since I was like seventeen.
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post #13 of 23
3/18/10 at 5:20pm
Woah had not heard.
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post #14 of 23
3/18/10 at 6:56pm
Sad day.

RIP.
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post #15 of 23
3/18/10 at 7:01pm
Very sad.
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