With producer Steve Lillywhite at the helm, Scotland's Big Country managed to deliver earnest, socially conscious arena anthems in a similar vein to U2 and the Alarm. The twist was their trademark bagpipe sound, achieved through the use of E-Bow. The unique sound of "In a Big Country" garnered the band considerable attention and a Top 20 single in the U.S. The Crossing, however, is an album whose richness goes beyond the single. The more subdued "Chance" is more sparse and its personal lyrics are every bit as heartfelt as the more populist-inclined anthems like the wonderful "The Storm" or the thundering "Fields of Fire." The lyrics are straightforward and, despite the grand themes of many of the tracks, manage to steer clear of being overly pretentious. While this album earned the band a gold record, Big Country's sound and image (reinforced by the members tartan, checked shirts) resulted in them being tagged a novelty and they never duplicated their initial success in America.
In a Big Country..Big Country was a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid 1980s, but still releasing material until Stuart Adamsons death in 2001..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country.One Great Thing..Filling in the gaps. No.19http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537....and I still hate bagpipes.
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*I don't quite know what it is about this song...*Is it the "(s)huak" thingy that Stuart yells here & there, is it the fantabulous guitar riff that runs throughout, is it the lyrics that find a way to make me smile no matter what, or just the overall song - the positive vibe that cascades over me whenever I play it, & I do play it - quite a lot ???? *I'm going with E (lizabeth)*h1. all of the ...
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In a Big Country..Big Country was a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid 1980s, but still releasing material until Stuart Adamsons death in 2001..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country.One Great Thing..Filling in the gaps. No.19http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537....and I still hate bagpipes.
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I will never forget listening to this album straight through. 2 singles got radio and video play in the U.S, In A Big Country and Fields of Fire, but, the best tracks were the last 3 tracks of this album. Atmospheric rock with a Celtic twinge. I continue to listen to the album to this day, 20+ years later! I still cannot believe that Big Country lost out to Culture Club for the Best New Artist ...
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| 1 In A Big Country |
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| 2 Inwards |
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| 3 Chance |
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| 4 A Thousand Stars |
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| 5 The Storm |
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| 6 Harvest Home |
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| 7 Lost Patrol |
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| 8 Close Action |
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| 9 Fields Of Fire |
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| 10 Porroh Man |
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| 11 Wonderland |
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| 12 All Fall Together |
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| 13 Angle Park |
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| 14 The Crossing |
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| 15 Chance |
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