What exactly prevented them from becoming a huge "classic

>>69184940
I recommend checking out their documentary

I think it confused a lot of people back then who thought they were gonna be huge

Their label fucked them harder than a Catholic schoolgirl, it's a shame really

is there a power pop/pop rock essentials chart?

Incredibly bad luck with record labels that fucked their chances at every turn.

>>69185029
Seconding this

They didn't get enough attention from their record label and got burned. They're also a little more intricate than the usual classic rock outfit, which might have prevented them from being promoted more.

Power Pop in general isn't really popular at all though, outside of like Weezer.

>>69186266
Cheap Trick was pretty popular at some point. My Sharona was also a popular (and reviled) single. Of course for the most part Power Pop flirted with the charts but never really became dominate.

O My Soul is a fucking great album opener. The guitar/organ intro gets me hard every time.

>>69184940
Next to no promotion from their label and Bell was pretty angsty about being gay.

>>69187357
Wait one of them was gay?

Big Star lyrics are so tfw no gf

>>69186207
Yeah, Big Star is one of the bands where he was actually right on the mark.

>>69187383
>actually thinks lyrics aren't just manufactured to sell to stupid spergs who take them for face value

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>>69187566
>thinking big star were a manufactured band

>>69187592
>muh authentic rill le no gf rock band
>can't even read
stick to listening to no gf lyrics senpai