Heard of this band, never actually heard the music, but there's a great documentary out of the Subject of this post. Made me go out and buy the soundtrack!

Great film. All 3 albums are superb in very different ways.

Big Star are really worth a listen to! Due to some bad luck and some issues with promotion and distribution with their first record they never made it big but they could have easily been a success under more ideal circumstances.

Alex Chilton (probably the most notable member of the band) has a solo career worth checking out from before and after big star too.
He was the singer for the box tops hit the letter.

I really enjoyed the film it was a shame chris and alex had passed away before it could be made though.

the Chris Bell record "I Am the Cosmos" is quite good, too.