THE POSIES "Feel" b/w "I Am The Cosmos"

I was reading the other day that a Big Star tribute that's been in the works for many years, featuring Wilco, Juliana Hatfield, etc. is finally coming out. I pretty much thought there were at least 20 such tributes in existence already. Look, I love Big Star, like, a lot, and I get it, they were vastly underrated, but enough is enough. I dig the Posies, too, who are sadly likely to suffer the same fate, though their catalogue is a bit more spotty. And I get it, the Posies love Big Star, too. Awesome. Now I see why bands sometimes don't want to contribute to tributes. You get known for it.

Even with that rant though, the tracklisting does look awesome, so I'll be even a little curious to hear it. In fact, this is probably the one to own I guess. And you do have to credit the Posies for shining the spotlight on Chilton & Bell when no one seemed to care or remember. They even went so far as to inject themselves into Big Star by playing as Alex Chilton's backing band for a series of live shows. It's just too bad Chris Bell couldn't be there. I'm in the minority by saying the #1 album is the best. There's something about the sadness in Chris Bell's lyrics and melodies that I prefer, that gives me goosebumps. Pick up the collection on Ryko to see what I mean. If you can get past "You And Your Sister" without crying, you are soulless.

The Posies released this 7 inch on Popllama sometime in 1993(?), I grabbed it from the defunct local Chicago record shop, Blackout (Hi Jillian), for $3.49. This may have started the wave of adoration towards Big Star, I can't pinpoint the month or year when it seemed everyone was talking about them again. And I can't keep track of how many Chilton/Bell compositions the Posies have recorded over the years, but neither of these make a showing on the aforementioned tribute. For all I know, they are only available on this single.

FEEL
I AM THE COSMOS