Play this three times and you will be hooked

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SdIV5By2E0

[MacAdder]

Took once for me!
Classic toon

[ToTaL ITK]

the drums on the original were played by Mark brzezicki.





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[Peajay]

the drums on the original were played by Mark brzezicki.





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i'm a big, 'Big Country' fan and never knew that. I met Mark in the Globe a couple of years ago, and he never mentioned it. As a young squaddie when based in the Falklands, I played 'The Crossing' to death. I still get goosebumps when i play Ships and think of Stuart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Acj_zKWZs

A man of peace:

If you haven't seen this and a fan watch it through:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNjcunc8U5s

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Terrible news remember that day well when stuart Adamson took his own life

In a big country dreams stay with you , like a lovers voice across the mountainside

[Peajay]

Terrible news remember that day well when stuart Adamson took his own life

In a big country dreams stay with you , like a lovers voice across the mountainside

You may be interested in listening to this, from his daughter, who also has a career in music:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05xh3l1

[The Lone Gunman]

the drums on the original were played by Mark brzezicki.

Not true. Nigel Preston plays the drums on She Sells Sanctuary. In fact, it was the last song he recorded with the Cult.

Mark Brzezicki appears in the video as a stand-in because Preston had failed to turn up. That proved to be the last straw for the rest of the band and Preston was subsequently sacked. Brzezicki was then hired to play drums on the seven tracks of the Love album that had yet to be recorded, including the hit singles Rain and Revolution.

[Tuerto]

Not true. Nigel Preston plays the drums on She Sells Sanctuary. In fact, it was the last song he recorded with the Cult.

Mark Brzezicki appears in the video as a stand-in because Preston had failed to turn up. That proved to be the last straw for the rest of the band and Preston was subsequently sacked. Brzezicki was then hired to play drums on the seven tracks of the Love album that had yet to be recorded, including the hit singles Rain and Revolution.

Big Country? They were a bit shit, weren't they? Musics equivalent of a Tea Cake without butter.

[The Lone Gunman]

Big Country? They were a bit shit, weren't they? Musics equivalent of a Tea Cake without butter.

I wasn't a fan. Didn't appeal to me. They weren't terrible, though.

[Tuerto]

I wasn't a fan. Didn't appeal to me. They weren't terrible, though.

I can only remember the chart hits, seemed pretty inoffensive to me, that's probably enough to be offended though.

[William Treseder]

I flew up to Glasgow a couple of yrs ago with a few mates to see Big country and the Skids at Barrowland. Still the best music venue in the UK by a mile for me.
Bruce Watson played guitar for both bands, along with his son.
Glasgow has got to be one of the best nights out in Britain. Drink prices are very reasonable.
Also visited King Tuts, which surprisingly looks so small from the outside.
Had a few beers in the Cluther bar as well. The pub which had the helicopter tragedy a few yrs ago.
All in all, an awesome weekend up in Jockland

[The Lone Gunman]

I can only remember the chart hits, seemed pretty inoffensive to me, that's probably enough to be offended though.

Sounds like you never gave them a Chance. I'd Look Away if I were you.

(Couple of Big Country puns there...)

[Tuerto]

Sounds like you never gave them a Chance. I'd Look Away if I were you.

(Couple of Big Country puns there...)

I had the 'Wonderland' song on cassette. I had to collect tokens from a Weetabix box and in return i got a Big Country Track. On the cassette their were little Weetabix men. I'd say that they were more interesting.

[the other bob wilson]

I don't really think it's aged that well, but, at the time, I thought Steeltown was a superb album.

I always thought Stuart Adamson had star quality, awful that it ended for him in the way it did.

[The Lone Gunman]

Any members of the Cult ready this would be gutted that it's turned in to a Big Country tribute thread, particularly as the post that first mentioned Big Country was incorrect.

It's OK, though - no members of the Cult will be reading this.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Any members of the Cult ready this would be gutted that it's turned in to a Big Country tribute thread, particularly as the post that first mentioned Big Country was incorrect.

It's OK, though - no members of the Cult will be reading this.

I liked the cult when they ramped it up and got the riffs out , lil devil etc

Only song I like from their early stuff is pheonix , amazing guitar