Line #11 YMMV/BigStar


1	!!The band:
2	%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Their first three albums.
3	%%Why? As written, this is a Administrivia/ZeroContextExample.
4	* BrokenBase: A bit of a mild example, but a quick way to start a debate among fans is to argue which of their first three albums is best. Many are happy, of course, to say that [[TakeAThirdOption all three are great]].
5	* 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.
6	* 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]]. It's very telling that their most notable live performance was at a convention for music critics.
7	%%* EvenBetterSequel: ''Radio City'', arguably ''Third'' as well.
8	%%So which is it, and why? As written, this is a Administrivia/ZeroContextExample.
9	* FanonDiscontinuity: ''In Space''. Big Star fans will rarely, if ever, mention it and will usually stick to their '70s material.
10	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: 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 too soon 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 a challenge to the status quo.
11	* SignatureSong: You can thank ''Series/That70sShow'' ([[CoveredUp and]] Music/CheapTrick) for turning "In The Street" into the band's most iconic song. Besides that, it's probably "September Gurls".
12	* TearJerker: "Big Black Car", "Kangaroo" and "Holocaust" take the cake here. Alex Chilton's death has rendered them HarsherInHindsight.
13	** Even before ''Third/Sister Lovers'', the band put out some pretty melancholic stuff. Special mention goes to "Try Again" and "Watch The Sunrise" off ''#1 Record'', as well as "I'm In Love With A Girl" off ''Radio City''.
14	* VindicatedByHistory: Name any AlternativeRock band from TheEighties and TheNineties. Chances are if the Music/VelvetUnderground didn't influence them, Big Star did.
15	** Chris Bell's solo material has also gained a lot of recognition in the decades since his passing.
16	* TheWoobie:
17	** Chris Bell.
18	** Alex Chilton certainly counted as this by the time they were recording ''Third/Sister Lovers''.
19	** Really, the band itself. They did everything right musically, but got screwed via circumstances beyond their control at the worst possible moments, like the distribution deal with Creator/ColumbiaRecords falling apart when Clive Davis got fired.
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21	!!The Korean animation studio:

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