The hybrid format of this book is one of its main values, regardless of how exquisitely it is written. Perhaps it would make little sense at this point to draw a linear and basic story of who was a vocalist of ephemeral success in the Box Tops, alma mater of Big Star and wandering solo underground talent during subsequent decades, amassing an irregular discography to his name with many corners yet to be discovered, and that is why Marce “Becerring” Moreno (whom you have been able to read regularly in Ruta 66, as well as his prologue , Eduardo Ranedo: you can also see that feeling in the book) combines the breakdown of his albums with the rescue of articles previously published in the press, a handful of great illustrations – some integrated into vignettes, like a comic –, connections with other artists and a host of pertinent interviews done for the occasion, surely the sweet that was missing to round out this cake for fans, with characters who at some point were part of the environment of the musician, who died fourteen years ago: Chris Stamey, Jon Auer, Juan Santaner , Jaime Gonzalo or his widow, Laura Chilton.
The tour that The Music of Big Star performed last year in Spain (with a couple of new dates next fall) was a favorable breeding ground, which is why it is reflected at the end of this delicious story, structured chronologically and laid out like good true stories: even the cumbersome process searching for photographs of his first visit to Spain, with the exchange of emails through social networks, hooked. There is a lot of good taste and a dedication to craftsmanship in these 444 pages, which meticulously reconstruct that complicated puzzle that was always the life and miracles of the illustrious hooligan from Memphis, as much a genius as he was a master of self-sabotage.
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