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I Am The Cosmos [Original recording reissued]

Chris Bell Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (1 April 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B0000009OD
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 39,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. I Am The Cosmos
2. Better Save Yourself
3. Speed Of Sound
4. Get Away
5. You And Your Sister
6. Make A Scene
7. Look Up
8. I Got Kinda Lost
9. There Was A Light
10. Fight At The Table
11. I Don't Know
12. Though I Know She Lies
13. I Am The Cosmos (Slow Version)
14. You And Your Sister (Country Version)
15. You And Your Sister (Acoustic Version)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars He is the stratosphere 1 July 2001
Format:Audio CD
This cd represents one of the great lost albums. Chris Bell, a major part of Big Star, made with 'I Am The Cosmos' one of the finest 'underground' albums ever.

What can I say: heartfelt, inspiring and loose. This is the sound of disintegration, for the man was troubled, but aren't we all????

If you're wondering whether to buy this album, listen to the clip of track 1 above and hear THAT lead guitar break. This is a must have. Please also buy 'Third/Sister lovers' by Big Star. Music is not made this good anymore. Some of the inspired guitar and keyboard breaks are beautiful.

If I had to choose how to describe the sound it would be Radiohead crossed with early era Neil Young and The Band circa 'Music From The Big Pink'. Oh, and 'Look Up' and 'Though I know She Lies' are two of the most beautiful, emotional and heartfelt ballads ever. Please, we all have to make decisions when buying music. With all my heart, please, I urge you to buy this majestic record. You, like me will miss out on some classic albums because of money restrictions or not being aware of their existance. Do not let this album slip by.

This is one of those records you can not help but become emotionally linked with. Listen for the awesome guitar on 'I got Kinda Lost' or the classic rock'n'roll of 'I don't Know'. This album has musical cousins in 'The Velvet Underground and Nico' and Neil Young's 'Rust Never Sleeps'.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Outa Space! 22 Aug 2001
Format:Audio CD
Where do we begin, the biggest fish of all seems to have slipped through the net. If you ask even the most clued up rock fan if they dig Chris Bell they will ask, 'Who?' but nobody could listen to tracks like 'You and your Sister' or 'Look Up' without feeling each time as if they were being deliciously sawn in half by Chris's barbed, breaking, bittersweet vocals. The sound of hope conquering pain, the feeling of dizzy heights and hopelessly poignant musical altitude sickness, buy this album. Buy this album. BUY THIS ALBUM! It will make you happy and complement those cold spring mornings of impossibly high skies and little fluffy clouds...
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best undiscovered album ever 7 Jun 2004
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Format:Audio CD
It is no secret that Chris Bell remained an undiscovered talent during his lifetime. Both with Big Star and as an individual recording artist, his work was tragically overlooked by public and press alike, a fact which is only now thankfully being addressed.

This record is quite simply one of the most exceptional albums on the market. Appealing to both lovers of classic rock and Lennon-esque ballads, I am the Cosmos contains music that fans of all genres can both relate to and recognise and flawless.

Quite often, music magazines publish polls of the greatest albums ever made. This leads to albums such as Revolver, Exile on Main Street, London Calling and Dark Side of the Moon consistantly filling the upper placings in such lists. Never will you see I am the Cosmos nominated. Those who here this album are often left wondering why.

If you only buy one album this year then forget the overrated offerings of 2004. Even forget the classics. Purchase this and enjoy a tragically overlooked, faultless example of songwriting at its best

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