Special Guest Kegan Pierce Simons Presents Big Star’s Third In Hi-Fi
Join us as we convert Saint Joaquin into a listening bar once again for Big Star’s Third. It’s an album so shrouded in mystery that it doesn't have an official title or running order. There are even arguments about who it's really by. It's an album that sounds as if it was being demolished even as it was being recorded, where a heartstoppingly beautiful melody might at any moment be washed away by a scree of white noise. It's an album where Alex Chilton, the record's creator, might one minute be singing about a "wasted face … a sad-eyed lie … a holocaust" and the next be thanking his friends – "wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you". The guiding principle behind its recording, all its surviving personnel agree, was chaos, and the guiding theme behind its songs was disintegration – of Chilton's personal life, of his career, of his music.
The artists who worked on this record never expected it to even see a real release. It’s an album that almost nobody was interested in at the time of its pressing — but is now loved and sought out by an ever-growing legion of fans and collectors — and it’s on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 best albums of all time.
Kegan Pierce Simons is a family guy and fellow audiophile based in Los Angeles. He’s hosted an array of Classic Album Sundays events and has an encyclopedic knowledge of music. We are happy to welcome him to the Programme team here in Fresno and we can’t stress enough that you do not want to miss his presentation for this listening session.
We’re continuing our collaboration with @st.joaquin for the perfect social/anti-social meet-up with music lovers, vinyl enthusiasts, and anyone interested in something new and different. Come early and stay late!
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