Ballad of El Goodo (Big Star)

American power pop begins with Big Star. Formed in Memphis by a duo of creative madmen, Alex Chilton - late of the Box Tops - and Chris Bell, Big Star brought together the bombshell guitars of the British invasion - especially those of Pete Townsend and the Who - with the dazzling harmonies of the Beatles and the Byrds. Big Star was but one fleeting moment in Americana, missed by most, but cultishly loved by all who heard them play.