R.I.P. Alex Chilton

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Power pop's king has left us.

I was so, so sad when I heard this. I've loved Big Star since I was a kid, to me they were the greatest power pop band ever.

I think The Replacements' song Alex Chilton sums it up perfectly.

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Wow. Never even heard of the guy.

For real? Big Star's albums are often included in lists of the greatest albums of all time. I know Rolling Stone included their first three in their list.