Prix

Prix Are A Legendary Lost Band A Power Pop Supergroup Of Sorts That Fell Into The Cracks Between Album Rock And The Emerging New Wave In The Mid-'70s. Fronted By Jon Tiven The Band Was A Studio-Based Project Featuring Other Memphis Popsters Including Singer/songwriter Tommy Hoehn And Bassist Rick Clark And Featuring Contributions And Productions By Former Big Star Co-Leader Chris Bell. Despite Several Attempts Prix Never Landed A Major-Label Deal And Only Issued An EP During Their Existence Which Became A Collectors Item While The Group's Meager Recordings Grew Into Popular Underground Items In The Pop Underground Circuit Over The Next Few Decades. The Group's Entire Recorded Output Was Finally Released On CD In 2002 As AirMail's Cleverly Titled Compilation Historix. Given Prix's Pedigree Which Includes Tiven's Production For Alex Chilton's First Post-Big Star Album Bach's Bottom It Should Come As No Great Surprise That Their 11 Completed Tracks — All Of The Material They Developed In Memphis Plus Audition Tapes They Cut For CBS — Bears A Great Similarity To Big Star Particularly The Music On Radio City But With A Sweet Melancholy Undercurrent Reminiscent Of Bell's Work On #1 Record. There Are Also Traces Of Other Power Pop Icons Like Badfinger The Stories And The Raspberries Scattered Throughout The Songs Plus Prix Could Also Touch On Both The Hazy Narcotic Undertow Of Big Star's Third Album And Be As Recklessly Rocking As Bach's Bottom. -All Music Guide read less