Radio City [40th Anniversary]

Personnel: Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar); Andy Hummel (vocals); Jody Stephens (drums).
Audio Remasterer: George Horn.
Liner Note Author: Mike Mills .
Recording information: Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN (1973).
Photographer: Bill Eggleston.
Largely lacking co-leader Chris Bell, Big Star's second album also lacked something of the pop sweetness (especially the harmonies) of #1 Record. What it possessed was Alex Chilton's urgency (sometimes desperation) on songs that made his case as a genuine rock & roll eccentric. If #1 Record had a certain pop perfection that brought everything together, Radio City was the sound of everything falling apart, which proved at least as compelling. ~ William Ruhlmann