Keep An Eye On The Sky - Big Star
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96 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: The four disc set contains demos, mixes, alternative versions of songs, and a 1973 concert in Memphis from the '70s cult band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
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  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    100
    The songs here represent more than just a band; they represent the myth, the sound of “beautiful losers,” as Buck describes them, making good on the promise their sound always presented.
  2. Mojo
    100
    This 4-CD box is the monument to both the cult and the art. And it's great. [Oct 2009, p.117]
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    The spare demos, crystal-clear concert recordings, and handsomely produced liner notes are a fan's delight, but it's the three original albums included here--38 haunting ballads and fist-pumping anthems, some in unreleased mixes, each one a gem--that still shine brightest.
  4. Uncut
    80
    These commercial frailties have come to be seen, quite rightly, as cultish strengths. But it all goes to make Keep An Eye On The Sky much more than a repository of extraordinary music; it acts as the most thorough and articulate explanation of why Big Star never became superstars.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. RobertL.
    10
    This superbly compiled collection proves once and for all that Big Star truly were the most under-rated band in Rock history. The music here has endured throughout the decades thanks to it's timeless quality. An essential collection for any serious music fan.… Expand
  2. TiagoA.
    10
    It's amazing album.Everybody should hear this.
  3. RichardL.
    9
    this is the best box set i've ever listened to. if i had to choose a box set to play right before committing suicide, this would be it. i would slit my wrist with a smile on my face.… Expand

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