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Double Maxim 
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 Topic: Big CountryPosted: 15 Oct 2015 at 6:28am |
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Any fans of the band Big Country on here?
I'm off to see the in two weeks live in Sunderland. I know its not the original line up but should be a cracking night.
They have just added a further dates at Dublin Academy on 27/04/16 and at Belfast Limelight1 28/04/16.
Edited by Double Maxim - 30 Mar 2024 at 8:21am |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 8:48am |
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Would only be familiar with their self titled number. Great tune.
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 9:23am |
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Yep,I like them a lot.Have a few of their albums,mainly compilations.
Fave songs would be: Restless Natives Steeltown The Storm Wonderland Highland Scenery Look Away They're just not the same without Stuart(RIP),and now Tony has since left.But I do have the live CD/DVD from a few years back,and Mike Peters and co. were brilliant,great gig. Have you seen the fìlm "Restless Natives"?What do you think of the soundtrack? |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 10:31am |
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Remember all their hits but never bought an album , good band
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 11:04am |
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Saw them in the Phoenix Park Racecourse in 1983 (same day Eamon Coghlan won in Helsinki) along with U2, Simple Minds, Eurythmics etc.
Annie Lennox got hit by a bottle I think. |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 11:20am |
Seen Big Country in the RDS back in the day. Black and White check shirts were the obligatory dress.
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" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 3:54pm |
I think an early version of The Fountainhead were on first, as well. Had forgotten about the bottle thrown at Annie Lennox. Don't think it hit her, but she stopped the song and went mad, not surprisingly. "What arsehole threw that? Did you come here today to be an arsehole???".... Some line-up!! Think it was only about fifteen punts to get in........ |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 4:39pm |
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Just can't be the same without the amazing Stuart Adamson.
 Great band they were.
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 6:45pm |
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Chance would still be one of my fav songs , saw the alarm few years ago and Peters did a few big country numbers in an acoustic set
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 7:28pm |
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Seen Big Country play live five times some great nights including being the main support at Roker Park for David Bowie.
They blew him off stage.
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Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 6:58am |
Never got to see the film
My favouirite songs by them:-
Just a Shadow
Look Away
Wonderland
In A Big Country
Chance
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Posted: 19 Oct 2015 at 1:43pm |
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My two favourite live versions
Steeltown from "Without The Aid Of A Safety Net" Restless Natives from "Live In East Berlin" Edited by An Tiobraideach - 20 Oct 2015 at 8:20pm |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 8:16pm |
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Remember this ad?
Didn't the band themselves write and perform the alternative lyrics especially for that ad? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 9:33pm |
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That song was used by the yes campaign in the independence referendum.
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AKA pedantic kunt
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Posted: 20 Oct 2015 at 11:34pm |
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That's right-and I don't think BC were too happy about it because they weren't asked for permission,and because they didn't want that song associated with anything political.
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Posted: 23 Oct 2015 at 7:38am |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 6:17am |
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Quality gig from Big Country last night in Sunderland Steeltown Chance Wonderland In a Big Country Just a Shadow East of Eden King of Emotion Peace in Our Time Look Away and The Teacher some of the many highlights.
If you get a chance to see them in Belfast or Dublin next April go for it. Edited by Double Maxim - 30 Oct 2015 at 6:27am |
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I bought the album "The Seer" 2-disc deluxe special edition only the other day.
Loads of extra tracks-including Highland Scenery,Margo's Theme,Restless Natives,remixes of One Great Thing and The Teacher,and the soundtrack to Restless Natives the movie. €12.99 in HMV. Great listening,I'd definitely recommend it. |
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