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In 1995 the legend of Alex Chilton was ailing… With auto-destructive behaviours and unpredictable attitudes the former leader of Box Tops and most importantly Big Star spent the end of his career, and of his life (he died in 2010 at the age of 59) bewildering his fans and going from amazing to anecdotal in a snap… In that year of 1995 Chilton decided to mend the famous Ardent Studios in his native Memphis – where the Big Star saga took place – and the label to go with, to record Man Called Destruction. An album split in six original compositions and six covers (Jimmy Reed, Jan & Dean, Adriano Celentano, and even the amusing What's Your Sign Girl? by the obscure Danny Pearson) with a boiling brass section. The result is a beautiful patchwork mixing rock garage, slightly cheesy pop, jazz and rhythm’n’blues. Thanks to the excellent Omnivore Recordings label, A Man Called Destruction resurfaces in a re-mastered version with, the cherry on the cake, seven bonus tracks! And while these of course don’t come close to the Big Star’s masterpieces, or even to Like Flies On Sherbert (Chilton’s best solo opus, released in 1979), it’s hard to hide our delight in the front of a jukebox like this one, in which we’ll happily insert a quarter! © MD/Qobuz
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Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Chris Kenner, Composer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Keith Keller, Composer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Writer, MainArtist - Jim Spaker, Writer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Anthony Sepe, Composer - Daniel Pearson, Composer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Adriano Celantano, Composer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Jimmy Reed, Composer - Alex Chilton, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Brian Wilson, Writer - Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Roger Christian, Writer - Jan Berry, Writer - BOB NORMAN, Writer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 1995 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, MainArtist - Robert Guidry, Writer - Paul Gayton, Writer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Alex Chilton, Writer, MainArtist - John Addison, Writer - Jim Spake, Writer
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under license to Omnivore Recordings
Album review
In 1995 the legend of Alex Chilton was ailing… With auto-destructive behaviours and unpredictable attitudes the former leader of Box Tops and most importantly Big Star spent the end of his career, and of his life (he died in 2010 at the age of 59) bewildering his fans and going from amazing to anecdotal in a snap… In that year of 1995 Chilton decided to mend the famous Ardent Studios in his native Memphis – where the Big Star saga took place – and the label to go with, to record Man Called Destruction. An album split in six original compositions and six covers (Jimmy Reed, Jan & Dean, Adriano Celentano, and even the amusing What's Your Sign Girl? by the obscure Danny Pearson) with a boiling brass section. The result is a beautiful patchwork mixing rock garage, slightly cheesy pop, jazz and rhythm’n’blues. Thanks to the excellent Omnivore Recordings label, A Man Called Destruction resurfaces in a re-mastered version with, the cherry on the cake, seven bonus tracks! And while these of course don’t come close to the Big Star’s masterpieces, or even to Like Flies On Sherbert (Chilton’s best solo opus, released in 1979), it’s hard to hide our delight in the front of a jukebox like this one, in which we’ll happily insert a quarter! © MD/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Alex Chilton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Omnivore Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2017 Omnivore Recordings, a division of Omnivore Entertainment Group ℗ 2017 Ardent Music LLC., under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings
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