Comments on: Thank You Friends :: The Ardent Records Story

By: Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Big Star :: Tribute / Various Reissues

Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Big Star :: Tribute / Various Reissues — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:19:25 +0000

[...] as the single version of “In The Street” was most recently included on the 2008 Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story compilation. So, if you already had the disc, this release isn’t really all that [...]

By: jetty

jetty — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:45:56 +0000

Massive! Stumbled upon artdecade.us and found some other rare tracks…

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:51:33 +0000

That video was amazing!!! Thank you for posting it. I love BIG STAR!

By: Wolfking of L.A.

Wolfking of L.A. — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:34 +0000

TREMENDOUS to see…that’s just about EXACTLY how I pictured it…there would BE no Big Star without BELL yet Chilton kinda of tuned into him and ran with it … Chilton Brando type brat genius that he was..(.Loudon Wainwright first two albums and Nazz Fungo Bat sessions for any die hards out there looking to get into where Chilton was at when this footage was shot!!!…)and Byrds Gunga Din and how about Buffalo Springfields “Questions” and how about Nyros “Christmas and the Beads of Sweat” afterall Rundren took a lot in from that girl RUNT!!! “Baby Lets Swing” is a must for the Alex vibe!…

By: Me

Me — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:30:18 +0000

Heard about this on Fresh Air and went out and got the Terry Manning album. Also enjoyed the pre Big Star band LAWSON & FOUR MORE from the compilation.

By: Fusion 45

Fusion 45 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:45:34 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on this. I'm excited to hear it. I did a couple of posts on Ardent back in November (here's one of them, if you're interested) and also did a review recently in Blues Revue on Paul Mark & The Van Dorens' new disc (Blood & Treasure) which was also done at Ardent. It's a good one, has the "Ardent Sound". Appreciate your stuff. Best, Music Junkie at Fusion 45.

By: Funky Rutabaga

Funky Rutabaga — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:39:11 +0000

What I have heard from Ardent Records (albeit not much, unfortunately) I have immensly enjoyed. Chris Bell’s 1977 album I Am The Cosmos is still waiting for its turn in my album rotation (back to some folk – Jake Holmes – after a Boz Scaggs and Beach Boys phase, which I’m still in). I will have to delve deeper in the Ardent Library – sounds like Ardent produced some funky grooves.