My wife "gets him" too! We've seen the Cookers a lot and she always enjoys the show, especially Billy.
I've been seeing him and getting his albums since I first saw him with Max in the late 70s. Never disappointed!
I like the set a lot, too. You don't see very much discussion about it, surprisingly.
I haven't listened to it in a while. Might do that this weekend. Thanks for the reminder!
I was supposed to see Alex in 2010 at the ill-fated SXSW Big Star tribute show. Sadly, he died the day before and it became an Alex Chilton memorial show.
I like The Believer even if it's not top-tier Billy. I bought it from his fan club merch table when I saw him at Yoshi's quite a few years ago. I think it's a needle drop 'home-made' CDR, though.
"Baggy" - Ha Ha! The remaster is surprisingly good, too.
Funny you should mention Big Star. Today I was listening to this live album of the reconstituted Big Star (1993) with the guys from the Posies.
My first order was missing a disk. Don't remember which one now. No problem getting a replacement from Amazon, though.
Just listened to Urban Bushmen this morning!