Members Lee Flier Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 This really sucks. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/alex-chilton-musician-dies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Another one that I wish I had seen that is gone. Yes, it does suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frantag Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Thorough bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 What a bummer. He was an amazing talent. BNKSs1J38EA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 How odd we had the thread on 1967 hits."The Letter" was the biggest song in the nation, the week I was born.So long, Alex. Big Star is together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Awwwwww, no..... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 We were just discussing Chilton and The Box Tops in the LUXURIA chatroom on Monday evening... strange, that... RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 F*cking hell. Those three Big Star records are a unique achievement in rock history, and they also describe a kind of arc form the highly polished, precocious power pop of #1 Record to the...sheer mental instability of Sisters/Lovers. I deeply love each proper Big Star record. I even liked what I've heard of the live stuff done with Ken and Jon from the Posies. I wrote elsewhere this morning that Chilton was the J.D. Salinger of rock, not as reclusive but every bit as disdainful of success and, in his own way, just as important. My band covers "13." I presume we'll open with it at our show Saturday night.Also thinking of dusting off our covers of "Back of a Car" and "The Ballad of El Goodo" just to express my admiration for this cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cry Logic Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Primakurtz Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Dammit. He was so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 A lot of people don't know that Alex was only 16 YEARS OLD when he sang "The Letter" with the Box Tops. What a voice for a young kid! wD9mCp8SifM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Finally, perhaps some of you don't know that Alex's song with Big Star "In the Street" became the theme song to That '70s Show. qx6XeBhZETg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Well... it'll make for a swell send-off at that SxSW tribute... RIP, Mr Chilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 18, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 18, 2010 ah... man. I just saw the Big Star reunited thing on some late night program. I woke up with the TV on and there was a couple year old Big Star reunion on Letterman or some odd show. I was half aslepp but they sounded great. Loved his voice. That Box Tops song is such a rockin' syncopated piece of pop. Awesome. I never saw that clip but the keyboardist gets 5 stars for his video performance. Funny. And sad about Alex. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 I wrote elsewhere this morning that Chilton was the J.D. Salinger of rock, not as reclusive but every bit as disdainful of success and, in his own way, just as important. A couple of great blurbs from the Rob Sheffield Rolling Stone tribute article today... The only time I ever attempted to interview him, backstage after a solo show, he just snickered, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 Okay, this one is funny... A whole new generation of viewers was exposed to Big Star's music when That '70s Show used a Cheap Trick cover of the band's "In the Street" as its theme song. Chilton told Rolling Stone in 2000 that he had not heard the new version, but received $70 in royalties per airing. "It's actually ironic that the amount is $70. To me it's That $70 Show," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 That's just become one of my favorite lip sync vids ever. I love the keyboardist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat007 Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 That's just become one of my favorite lip sync vids ever. I love the keyboardist... I wonder if he was in PIL when they appeared on Bandstand??? On another note, you know that song is less than two minutes long but it still tells a complete story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 On another note, you know that song is less than two minutes long but it still tells a complete story! Which, in my opinion, is another mark of genius in pop songwriting: brevity. Not my personal strong suit... I could learn some things from guys like Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 pte3Jg-2Ax4 Bob Lefsetz was right. I hadn't heard this in ages... but hearing it again, I was instantly taken back to junior high school and all the emotions that came with it. A good artist should move you; make you FEEL something, stir something in your soul. That's missing in too much of today's music.... but Alex knew how to do? it. He will be greatly missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 59 is quite young by today's standards. Either he had a congenitally weak heart..... or he smoked like a chimney and his diet was for {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cry Logic Posted March 19, 2010 Members Share Posted March 19, 2010 Congressman Cohen Commemorates the Life of Alex Chilton [YOUTUBE]H9LGwzGnx5w[/YOUTUBE] Quite amazing!That's a true honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmit65 Posted March 19, 2010 Members Share Posted March 19, 2010 Sad news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted March 19, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 19, 2010 First of all, RIP Mr. Chilton. Second of all, tragedy like this is nearly 100% preventable, don't let it happen to you or to someone you love. Heart disease usually develops gradually, and has easy to recognize warning signs. Sounds like Mr. Chilton ignored his, other than telling his wife who should have got on him to see a doctor about it. Perhaps she did and he ignored her also. Everyone should monitor and control their cholesterol level, know the signs of heart trouble, and get a echo cardiogram stress test (includes EKG) at 50, or earlier if heart disease runs in the family. A CT heart scan is a good idea too, and don't require a doctor's order. Most hospitals periodically offer up to 50% discounts on the scans as a community service. All of these tests are safe, non-invasive, painless, and may save your life or the life of someone you love. Thank you, Mr. Chilton for all your contributions to music. Maybe you can contribute yet again if your untimely death makes a few people consider the symptoms they've been ignoring and do something about it. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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