[2017-04-21] VA "Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More" 2CD, 2CD/1DVD and 2CD/1BD sets (Concord)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:16 pm

Description
Thank You Friends: Big Star's Third Live…and more celebrates the musical legacy of one of rock's most influential bands - Big Star - and their legendary THIRD album. Experience this classic of late '70s power pop through the prism of a collective of immensely talented fans, including members of Wilco, R.E.M., Yo La Tengo, and, of course, Big Star.

Following the untimely death of Alex Chilton two days ahead of Big Star's SXSW performance in 2010, famous friends and fans came from far and wide to play the gig in his honor. Much of that spontaneous ensemble, along with other musical titans, assembled at Glendale, CA's ALEX Theatre in April 2016 to record and film an epic performance.

While the band may not be Big Star per se, the fabled group's sole surviving original member, Jody Stephens, heads an amazing cast, whose membership includes latter-day Big Star alumni Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the Posies, R.E.M's Mike Mills, Let's Active's Mitch Easter, Chris Stamey of the dB's, and others.

Jeff Tweedy and Pat Sansone of Wilco, Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Wilson of Semisonic, Benmont Tench from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jessica Pratt, Brett Harris, Django Haskins, and Skylar Gudasz are among the guests who were joined by a full chamber orchestra helmed by the Kronos Quartet, performing scores created directly from the original multi-track tapes from Ardent Studios for this event. Carl Marsh, who wrote the original orchestrations, conducted.

Tracklist
{CD1]
1. Watch the Sunrise feat. Pat Sansone and Brett Harris
2. September Gurls feat. Mike Mills
3. In the Street feat. Brett Harris and Mike Mills
4. Back of a Car feat. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow
5. Thirteen feat. Skylar Gudasz
6. Give Me Another Chance feat. Dan Wilson
7. When My Baby's Beside Me feat. Jeff Tweedy
8. I'm in Love with a Girl feat. Pat Sansone
9. Feel feat. Ken Stringfellow
10. The Ballad of El Goodo feat. Dan Wilson
11. I Am the Cosmos feat. Chris Stamey
12. You and Your Sister feat. Pat Sansone

[CD2]
1. Kizza Me feat. Jeff Tweedy and Django Haskins
2. O, Dana feat. Jon Auer
3. For You feat. Jody Stephens and Luther Russell
4. Nightime feat. Jeff Tweedy
5. Jesus Christ feat. Mike Mills
6. Take Care feat. Ira Kaplan
7. Big Black Car feat. Jessica Pratt and Jon Auer
8. Blue Moon feat. Jody Stephens
9. Stroke It, Noel feat. Ken Stringfellow
10. Downs feat. Robyn Hitchcock
11. Dream Lover feat. Skylar Gudasz and Ken Stringfellow
12. Holocaust feat. Django Haskins
13. You Can't Have Me feat. Skylar Gudasz and Mike Mills
14. Kanga Roo feat. Brett Harris
15. Thank You, Friends (ensemble)

[DVD/Blu-ray]
1. I'm in Love with a Girl feat. Pat Sansone
2. Feel feat. Ken Stringfellow
3. September Gurls feat. Mike Mills
4. Thirteen feat. Skylar Gudasz
5. The Ballad of El Goodo feat. Dan Wilson
6. Watch the Sunrise feat. Pat Sansone and Brett Harris
7. When My Baby's Beside Me feat. Jeff Tweedy
8. I Am the Cosmos feat. Chris Stamey
9. In the Street feat. Brett Harris and Mike Mills
10. Kizza Me feat. Jeff Tweedy and Django Haskins
11. O, Dana feat. Jon Auer
12. For You feat. Jody Stephens and Luther Russell
13. Nightime feat. Jeff Tweedy
14. Jesus Christ feat. Mike Mills
15. Take Care feat. Ira Kaplan
16. Big Black Car feat. Jessica Pratt and Jon Auer
17. Blue Moon feat. Jody Stephens
18. Stroke It, Noel feat. Ken Stringfellow
19. Downs feat. Robyn Hitchcock
20. Dream Lover feat. Skylar Gudasz and Ken Stringfellow
21. Holocaust feat. Django Haskins
22. You Can't Have Me feat. Skylar Gudasz and Mike Mills
23. Kanga Roo feat. Brett Harris
24. Give Me Another Chance feat. Dan Wilson
25. Thank You, Friends (ensemble)
26. Bonus Track - You and Your Sister feat. Pat Sansone

2CD Set
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WGSCPRC/?tag=imwan-20

2CD/1DVD Set
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W2MXHBG/?tag=imwan-20

2CD/1BD Set
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WRTQGNL/?tag=imwan-20

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

This must be from the wonderful tribute at the Alex Theatre. I'm in for CD/DVD.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Is there much Posies involved/included?

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Jon and Ken were there. It was a multi-artist affair, so most people played one or two songs.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:24 pm

Bump to add the cover image, description and tracklist to the first post. Check out this sample:

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

The only artist I collect on here is the 2 Posies. I would need to find this very cheap.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Interesting that the encore of Way Out West, sung by Jody Stephens, is not on this.
The covers of Femme Fatale, The Letter, and Till the End of the Day are also not included, but being as they were covers, that makes sense.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Odd that the video was just removed. I thought it was a proper promo for the set

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:29 pm

Concord moved the video to a different URL for some reason. I've replaced that one, and now we have this trailer too:

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:54 am

More samples:

banzaibid · 05 Aug 2007

Linda, I'm assuming you have this. What do you think of it? I think I know the answer....just want to confirm.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:01 pm

It's a mixed bag, Michael. Some of the performances bring new things to the songs, some are faithful copies, but some clearly don't get Big Star at all (and then make it worse by acting like they do).

banzaibid · 05 Aug 2007

Linda wrote:

It's a mixed bag, Michael. Some of the performances bring new things to the songs, some are faithful copies, but some clearly don't get Big Star at all (and then make it worse by acting like they do).

Thanks, Linda. You are the Queen of Power Pop, and I know I can trust your opinions. I've been a Big Star fan from the very beginning, and was looking forward to this release. Sounds like a mixed bag, and doesn't make my decision any easier. Oh well, back to my perch on the fence. Thanks again!!

[2017-04-21] VA "Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More" 2CD, 2CD/1DVD and 2CD/1BD sets (Concord)

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