Keep An Eye On The Sky (2009) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Keep An Eye On The Sky a score of 3.5455 out of 4

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Entertainment Weekly

Overlooked in their '70s prime, these Memphis natives have long since been recognized by critics and fellow musicians as power-pop pioneers. Read more about Keep An Eye On The Sky on Entertainment Weekly

Rolling Stone

Keep an Eye on the Sky are the last word on Big Star's first, ultimately glorious lifetime: the albums plus outtakes, related curios and live tracks from a 1973 Memphis club show. Read more about Keep An Eye On The Sky on Rolling Stone

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Movie critics combined give Keep An Eye On The Sky a score of 4.00 out of 4

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Keep An Eye On The Sky has plenty to offer both neophytes and longtime fans, dropping demos, alternate mixes, and selections from Bell and Chilton’s pre-Big Star work alongside album tracks and the two stunning sides of the only solo work Bell saw
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Movie critics combined give Keep An Eye On The Sky a score of 3.25 out of 4

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Uncut

Big Star songs are slouchy, unkempt, plaintive, contrary, and far from the meticulous Lennon/McCartney confections which might have originally inspired their makers.
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Movie critics combined give Keep An Eye On The Sky a score of 2.00 out of 4

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Washington City Paper

Keep An Eye On The Sky mostly succeeds in presenting a band far too efficient in its productivity to be archived in a box set without slipping into redundancy.
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