By the mid-'70s, Alex Chilton's glistening pure-pop group Big Star had hit the rocks, ignored by the public and beset by internal problems. Chilton, backed mostly by session musicians playing both

Third / Sister Lovers
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By the mid-'70s, Alex Chilton's glistening pure-pop group Big Star had hit the rocks, ignored by the public and beset by internal problems. Chilton, backed mostly by session musicians playing both rock and chamber-music instruments, responded with this wracked, bizarre collection of deeply personal songs, venting oblique visions of terror (the much-covered "Kanga Roo" and "Holocaust"), sarcastically envisioning an imaginary circle of supporters ("Thank You Friends"), and covering the odd rock & roll classic in his messed-up teen-idol voice. The album was eventually abandoned and released in unfinished form years later, but the weird gaps in its arrangements make it even stranger and more powerful. --Douglas Wolk
Country USA
Brand Rykodisc
Manufacturer TRADITION RECORDS
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 1975317
Model 2297788
ReleaseDate 2000-05-05
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording reissued
UPCs 014431022029
EANs 0014431022029

Country	USA
Brand	Rykodisc
Manufacturer	TRADITION RECORDS
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	1975317
Model	2297788
ReleaseDate	2000-05-05
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording reissued
UPCs	014431022029
EANs	0014431022029

Third / Sister Lovers