finetune artist: Big Country

Scottish band Big Country reflected all the giddy, open-hearted optimism of the 1980s, with their gigantic barn-raising anthems and airborne '80s hair. Late of the seminal Scottish punk band the Skids, Stuart Adamson formed Big Country as an outlet for his poppier songcraft and distinctively textured guitar style. Their first album, 1983's THE CROSSING, was a hit in both the U.K. and the U.S., thanks to the smash single "In a Big Country." The band continued to release strong albums into the late '90s, and their popularity remained consistent in Europe if not the U.S. However, Adamson's alcoholism and chronic depression proved to be fatal to both the band and himself. He committed suicide in 2001, ending the band's glorious tenure.

Listen to Big Country at Finetune.

(2002) The Crossing
(2001) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Big Country
(1994) The Best Of Big Country
(1993) Without The Aid Of A Safety Net (EMI)

In a Big Country
Fields of Fire (400 Miles)
Look Away
Chance
Fields of Fire

VALlewellyn on 2007-09-27 11:44:50.403:
Yeah - they were brilliant. What a loss. No guitar anywhere sounds like that.
mystic1 on 2007-08-21 22:45:03.373:
what can i say brilliant. and sadly missed.