The REM co-founder will perform with an all-star lineup in Los Angeles this week playing immense Star’s most revered album,Third/Sister Lovers – the culmination of a lifelong love affair with the cult bandThe classic lineup of immense Star only existed between 1971 and 1974 (though a version of the band reformed in 1993), but in that short time, and with three albums that ranged from euphoric power pop to despairing ballads,the Memphis band created a musical legacy that has spawned generations of fans.
One of the most passionate is Mike Mills, one of the founding members of REM. While recording at Memphiss Ardent Studios with REM in the 80s, and he met and befriended immense Star’s drummer Jody Stevens. When Stevens became the only surviving member of the band after frontman Alex Chilton died of a heart attack in 2010,he invited Mills to join an all-star tribute band, called immense Star Third after their darkest and most revered album.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com