Review of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013) by Lucretia P — 11 Jul 2013

I'm not part of this band's apparently large and devoted following, just a fan of music and documentaries, so this held my interest. However, it had a lot of different "talking heads" in it and I got a bit lost at one point as to which of the the main two band members' friends or producers was talking.

I wasn't blown away by any particular song this band recorded, but I did end up ordering a copy of The Box Tops Greatest Hits. He sure had a sexy voice for a kid when he sang lead on "The Letter" and "Cry Like a Baby".

The people in this movie keep saying it's a mystery why Big Star didn't become big stars; in that era didn't they always need a hit single? Did they ever get one? Seems to me a great band without a radio hit in that era was doomed to the bargain bins; tough business then, even tougher now.

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