Big Star (band)/YMMV
- Critical Dissonance: Their albums got rave reviews, but sold very poorly. Perhaps they might have actually been big stars if people could actually buy their records.
- Downer Ending: Chilton's death effectively ended the band.
- Ear Worm: Most of their songs.
- Even Better Sequel: Radio City.
- Seinfeld Is Unfunny: So you decide to put on #1 Record after reading critics and artists raving about the band. Okay, these are some nicely crafted guitar pop songs. It's good, but what's the big deal? You have to remember that Big Star was one of the few bands in 1972 that had this sound.
- Tear Jerker: "Big Black Car", "Kangaroo" and "Holocaust" take the cake here. Alex Chilton's death has rendered them Harsher in Hindsight.
- True Art Is Angsty: Good as Third/Sister Lovers is, it's kind of hard to not see this trope sometimes with all the praise it's given.
- Too Good to Last
- Vindicated by History: Like the Velvet Underground, they sold few records during their lifetime but everyone who bought one seems to have started a band.
- The Woobie: Chris Bell.