Chris Bell - I Am the Cosmos
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It should have been the debut album to launch the accolades that singer songwriter Chris Bell yearned for. The fact it is merely a compilation of unreleased work from a life tragically cut short only serves to add an even more solemn edge to a record that already revels in melancholy. For further stark proof listen to the poignancy of the songs he wrote and the excellent and touching sleevenotes written by his brother David that lovingly tells the story behind the album's posthumous making.
Chris Bell's recording career was not a vast one. He spent precious little time with Big Star before falling out with Alex Chilton. What remains of his Big Star contributions are featured on the debut album No1 Record. His solo output was even more sporadic.
'I am the Cosmos' released on Rykodisc is a flawed but beautiful, sensitive masterpiece panned out to 15 tracks by the inclusion of alternate takes. The album kicks off with his crowning glory, the passionate and powerful 'I am the Cosmos'. Both dark and uplifting at the same time. The great cover picture of the singer head bowed and lost high above the snowy mountains animates the powerful imagery this song evokes. Alex Chilton included the song in his reformed Big Star set and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies sung lead. His striking rendition of this song is captured on the Big Star live album, Columbia. Well worth a listen.
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Chris Bell - I Am the Cosmos
Listen HERE.
It should have been the debut album to launch the accolades that singer songwriter Chris Bell yearned for. The fact it is merely a compilation of unreleased work from a life tragically cut short only serves to add an even more solemn edge to a record that already revels in melancholy. For further stark proof listen to the poignancy of the songs he wrote and the excellent and touching sleevenotes written by his brother David that lovingly tells the story behind the album's posthumous making.
Chris Bell's recording career was not a vast one. He spent precious little time with Big Star before falling out with Alex Chilton. What remains of his Big Star contributions are featured on the debut album No1 Record. His solo output was even more sporadic.
'I am the Cosmos' released on Rykodisc is a flawed but beautiful, sensitive masterpiece panned out to 15 tracks by the inclusion of alternate takes. The album kicks off with his crowning glory, the passionate and powerful 'I am the Cosmos'. Both dark and uplifting at the same time. The great cover picture of the singer head bowed and lost high above the snowy mountains animates the powerful imagery this song evokes. Alex Chilton included the song in his reformed Big Star set and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies sung lead. His striking rendition of this song is captured on the Big Star live album, Columbia. Well worth a listen.
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