Comments on: Chris Bell :: I Am The Cosmos http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/ Los Angeles based mp3 & music blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: John Miller http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-389014 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:22:23 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-389014 Uber producer/engineer Terry Manning (Zeppelin, Al Green, Cat Power, etc.) was in town last weekend for the annual <a href="http://www.figandmint.com/fm-memphis/2008/7/28/the-memphis-pops-festival-and-terry-manning.html" title="Memphis Pops Festival" rel="nofollow">. While speaking at Ardent (where Big Star cut) he spoke, among other things, about his friendship with Chris and Alex. According to Terry, while Alex received much of the critical credit now being lauded on Big Star's early albums, that it was Chris who was responsible for bearing much of the creative and technical burden for "#1 Hits" (though some of the lack of credit could be due to fact that most of it came after Chris's unfortunate passing). The lack of commercial success apparently haunted Chris, who never recovered fully and left the band (though he continued to be actively involved with Alex in the following Big Star release). The resulting emotional loss is borne out in Chris's solo work you allude to above, which in the end, is gaining him the posthumous recognition he always deserved. Uber producer/engineer Terry Manning (Zeppelin, Al Green, Cat Power, etc.) was in town last weekend for the annual . While speaking at Ardent (where Big Star cut) he spoke, among other things, about his friendship with Chris and Alex. According to Terry, while Alex received much of the critical credit now being lauded on Big Star’s early albums, that it was Chris who was responsible for bearing much of the creative and technical burden for “#1 Hits” (though some of the lack of credit could be due to fact that most of it came after Chris’s unfortunate passing). The lack of commercial success apparently haunted Chris, who never recovered fully and left the band (though he continued to be actively involved with Alex in the following Big Star release). The resulting emotional loss is borne out in Chris’s solo work you allude to above, which in the end, is gaining him the posthumous recognition he always deserved.

]]> by: Dave Manning http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388462 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:44:33 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388462 I first heard of Chris Bell through This Mortal Coil's covers of "I am the Cosmos" and "You and Your Sister" from the "Blood" album. Say what you will about Ivo and 4AD, but when he pulled together his pals to put out a This Mortal Coil record, he usually covered some pretty good music. Dave I first heard of Chris Bell through This Mortal Coil’s covers of “I am the Cosmos” and “You and Your Sister” from the “Blood” album. Say what you will about Ivo and 4AD, but when he pulled together his pals to put out a This Mortal Coil record, he usually covered some pretty good music.

Dave

]]> by: will betheboy http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388415 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:51:46 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388415 This is on my shortlist of albums that can't be blogged about enough. This is on my shortlist of albums that can’t be blogged about enough.

]]> by: Kathy http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388407 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:32:03 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388407 Oh lord, I love this song. "Speed of Sound" and "Though I Know She Lies" are great, too. Oh lord, I love this song. “Speed of Sound” and “Though I Know She Lies” are great, too.

]]> by: aaron kyle http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388405 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:13:13 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/07/30/chris-bell-i-am-the-cosmos/#comment-388405 Such a great album. Totally worth having the vinyl! Such a great album. Totally worth having the vinyl!

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