Radio City in Bloomington, MN

Largely lacking co-leader
Chris Bell
,
Big Star
's second album also lacked something of the
pop
sweetness (especially the harmonies) of
#1 Record
. What it possessed was
Alex Chilton
's urgency (sometimes desperation) on songs that made his case as a genuine
rock & roll
eccentric. If
had a certain
perfection that brought everything together,
Radio City
was the sound of everything falling apart, which proved at least as compelling. ~ William Ruhlmann