 In 1992 , Rykodisc generated further interest in the band when it reissued Third / Sister Lovers and released a posthumous compilation of Bell 's solo material , I Am the Cosmos . In his 2007 book Shake Some Action : The Ultimate Power Pop Guide , John Borack ranks the # 1 Record / Radio City double album at No. 2 in his chart " The 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums " . Rolling Stone includes # 1 Record , Radio City and Third / Sister Lovers in The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and " September Gurls " and " Thirteen " in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In addition to R.E.M. , artists including Teenage Fanclub , The Replacements , Primal Scream , the Posies , and Bill Lloyd and the dB 's cite Big Star as an inspiration , and the band 's influence on Game Theory , Matthew Sweet and Velvet Crush is also acknowledged . 
