History YMMV / BigStar

* SignatureSong: You can thank ''That '70s Show'' for turning "In The Street" into the band's most iconic song.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: So you decide to put on ''#1 Record'' after reading critics and artists raving about the band. Okay, these are some nicely crafted guitar pop songs. It's good, but what's the big deal? You have to remember that Big Star was one of the few bands in 1972 that had this sound. Top 40 AM radio had become very middle-of-the-road and bland, FM radio was dominated by HardRock and ProgressiveRock, and some people felt it was TooSoon for a band to be using Music/TheBeatles as a musical role model, so Big Star's style was non-mainstream and a bit of challenge to the status quo.

* BrokenBase: A bit of a mild example, but a quick way to start a debate among fans is to argue which of their [[FanonDiscontinuity three]] albums is best. Many are happy, of course, to say that [[TakeAThirdOption all three are great]].

* CoveredUp: For a time, Music/TheBangles cover of "September Gurls" was much better known than the original. The cover provided a much needed windfall for Alex Chilton, who was struggling financially in the mid 1980s, and he was able to buy his first car since his Box Tops days with the royalties. Since the 1990s the reverse has been true: [[FirstAndForemost the original is considered a classic]], while the Bangles cover is now obscure.

%%* EarWorm: Most of their songs.
%%What about them? Give examples.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: So you decide to put on ''#1 Record'' after reading critics and artists raving about the band. Okay, these are some nicely crafted guitar pop songs. It's good, but what's the big deal? You have to remember that Big Star was one of the few bands in 1972 that had this sound. Top 40 AM radio had become very middle-of-the-road and bland, FM radio was dominated by Music/HardRock and Music/ProgressiveRock, and some people felt it was TooSoon for a band to be using Music/TheBeatles as a musical role model, so Big Star's style was non-mainstream and a bit of challenge to the status quo.

%%* AwesomeMusic: Their first three albums.

%%Why? As written, this is a ZeroContextExample.

%%So which is it, and why? As written, this is a ZeroContextExample.

* BrokenBase: A bit of a mild example, but a quick way to start a debate among Big Star fans is to argue which of their [[FanonDiscontinuity three]] albums is best. Many are happy, of course, to say that [[TakeAThirdOption all three are great]].

* TheWoobie: Chris Bell.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: So you decide to put on ''#1 Record'' after reading critics and artists raving about the band. Okay, these are some nicely crafted guitar pop songs. It's good, but what's the big deal? You have to remember that Big Star was one of the few bands in 1972 that had this sound.

* CriticalDissonance: Their albums got rave reviews, but sold very poorly. Perhaps they might have actually been big stars [[ScrewedByTheNetwork if people could actually buy their records]].

%%* FanonDiscontinuity: ''In Space''.
%%Why? As written, this is a ZeroContextExample.

* AwesomeMusic: Their first three albums.

* EarWorm: Most of their songs.
* EpicRiff
* EvenBetterSequel: ''Radio City'', arguably ''Third'' as well.
* FanonDiscontinuity: ''In Space''.
* MagnumOpus: ''Radio City'' or ''Third/Sister Lovers'', depending on who you talk to.

* VindicatedByHistory: Name any AlternativeRock band from TheEighties and TheNineties. Chances are if Music/VelvetUnderground didn't influence them, Big Star did.

* VindicatedByHistory: Name any AlternativeRock band from TheEighties and TheNineties. Chances are if Music/TheVelvetUnderground didn't influence them, Big Star did.

* VindicatedByHistory: Name any AlternativeRock band from TheEighties and TheNineties.. Chances are if Music/TheVelvetUnderground didn't influence them, Big Star did.

* VindicatedByHistory: Name any AlternativeRock band. Chances are if Music/TheVelvetUnderground didn't influence them, Big Star did.

* VindicatedByHistory: Like the Music/VelvetUnderground, they sold few records during their lifetime but everyone who bought one seems to have started a band.

* TooGoodToLast

* VindicatedByHistory: Like the VelvetUnderground, they sold few records during their lifetime but everyone who bought one seems to have started a band.

* DownerEnding: Chilton's death effectively ended the band.

* EvenBetterSequel: ''Radio City''.