Big Country - Porrohman (The Tube 17.2.1984)

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Originally broadcast on Channel 4, Big Country performing songs from their debut album "The Crossing" live on ITV's cult TV show "The Tube" on the 17th February, 1984.
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@philipgormley2801 3 жыл бұрын

I was in a taxi last year in turkey. The driver was a young kid . He was playing 80s music. He loved anything UK from the 80s but had never heard of big country . I showed him this clip and said he should listen to the crossing. 2 weeks later when he arrived to take us back to the airport he was playing this when we got in the car. He said that he was sharing this with his friends locally and they all loved it. He looked so happy. Music is for all to share. Share the love RIP Stuart 👍👍

@natalieaeberli6279 3 жыл бұрын

Whilst living in London in my early 20s, I got a ticket to a Big Country concrrt in Glasgow. 2 friends and I drove up, but Stuart was ill and cancelled. I was broken hearted, but didn't give up. I was an Aussie living in London and it wasn't long before I got o see BC in Kentish Town and in Brixton. The best. Now I live in Switzerland and still love them🥰. Yes, RIP Stuart and lotsa love to his family and friends.

@abdullahryan8816 3 жыл бұрын

You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all the new series on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last days xD

@rickykhari9987 3 жыл бұрын

@Abdullah Ryan yea, have been watching on Instaflixxer for years myself :D

@aarondavies5363 3 жыл бұрын

The best band off the 80s

@roscoejackson4978 3 жыл бұрын

Right on!, way cool!

@BrettOwen71 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard a band that sounded anything like Big Country. They were so utterly original. Their music had a magic to it that is almost indescribable yet impossible to deny.

@fvresonanator 11 ай бұрын

Runrig are quite similar. Both brilliant bands

@knowledgetracker 11 ай бұрын

Their lyrics and passion are awesome too.

@lanett53stinkyowl16 7 ай бұрын

I agree with your comment smiles to you

@user-rn5xo1br7f 4 ай бұрын

Stuart Adamson was a great song writer. U2 THE Edge said I wish I could of written songs like Stuart It's a shame alcohol took him young

@lcolinwilson8347 2 ай бұрын

I once saw an article where they were described as "the Lowlands' answer to Runrig" (or was it the other way round?)

@thesunnyveil 5 жыл бұрын

Gawd. The boys are delivering the goods! And on live TV. No easy feat. Tony Butler is a monster on that bass.

@TheTimmyH 5 жыл бұрын

They always delivered!!...

@hogarth07 4 жыл бұрын

Live they really came alive

@davidmata4786 2 жыл бұрын

Tony and Mark were a perfect partnership and backbone of many a great song with and without Big Country.

@auldreekie7768 2 жыл бұрын

They were born to play live & the music always sounded the same as the record. Loved them & saw them many times. RIP Stuart ❤️

@williamrae9954 Жыл бұрын

The Pretenders, 'My City Was Gone' the tune the got TB the Big Country gig,Stuart reached out to him to join the band after that tune...both on top of their game!

@daletomaselli4480 4 жыл бұрын

People rage on about Bohemian Rhapsody being an absolute epic ...but in my eyes... this is right up there alongside it. An absolute classic ....and what a fitting finalé on the album.

@spmoran4703 Жыл бұрын

Better that it for me.

@daletomaselli4480 Жыл бұрын

Truly wish I could've been there...... or at least had the pleasure of seeing Stuart play Live. 😢

@gjclark2478 3 ай бұрын

Nowhere near bohemian rhapsody. Queen encapsulated many music genres, big country used Scottish riffs, no comparison.

@jonrichie6110 3 ай бұрын

Nothing here that can be compared to Queen in anyway shape or form but this band has a sound that was probably more regional than universal. Stuart was an able player and a good song writer but like a one trick pony that evolved along the journey from The Skid's. But look at Status Quo? Another one trick pony too. Again a regional band but legendary in their sound.

@scottmoat2672 Жыл бұрын

Greatest live performance on the Tube ever by a band . Unreal by Stuart on Guitar and rest of the lads . The performance is mind blowing and still gets better every time I listen to it . The man is sorely missed to this day . We miss you Stuart . Rest easy big man 😢

@philmus1 Жыл бұрын

A band who were nearly always better live than on their recordings. Astounding musicianship

@markdavy1596 5 жыл бұрын

What a time to be alive, what a zeitgeist, when you could go to the record shop and buy the latest Big Country, U2, The Alarm, Sisters of Mercy, Souxsie and the Banshees latest releases. All different all great. Thanks for the music Stuart.

@BestUserNameUK 4 жыл бұрын

5pm on a Friday.. Channel 4. Jules & Paula, with interviews by Muriel Gray.. I'm 53 now...

@sonicfoxxmusic4281 4 жыл бұрын

The Cure....sold out 2 x London Gigs recently...2nd because of demand for tickets...all tickets gone in an hour i was reliably informed by their Manager.

@fritshits65 4 жыл бұрын

Echo and the Bunnymen , Simple Minds , Waterboys , Jesus and the Mary Chain , Ultravox , Fad Gadget , the Fall , Flock of Seagulls , Comsat Angels , Blancmange , China Crisis , Gary Numan & Tubeway Army...etc etc....best times ( + music ) EVER!!

@philipgormley2801 3 жыл бұрын

So pleased to have seen them live . Eppiiiccc .

@Northerner1966 3 жыл бұрын

Simple Minds New Gold Dream incredible album,probably ties with The Crossing as Scotland's best ever album.

@loutiscrive 5 жыл бұрын

Your name will never die, Stuart Adamson

@paulhank7967 Жыл бұрын

This song has everything. Masterclass. I'm still sad at why Stuart decided enough was enough. Wd loved him and still do. Massive talent. Immortal in the music he left behind.

@redsky106 7 ай бұрын

He was absolutely class ,.,I totally admire when he decided to call time .,.,been close myself

@jehugo66 6 ай бұрын

@@redsky106Hang in there. People love you.

@georgerichardson7728 6 ай бұрын

stay strong man, things always change, that's the wonder of life @@redsky106

@stephenjones5571 3 жыл бұрын

Big Country were the first band I ever saw live, Avoneil leisure centre in Belfast in 1984. I was 14. This band have created some of the most sublime, melodic, emotional music I've ever had the pleasure to listen to, their music fills my heart with joy. I still miss Stuart but I firmly believe that for as long as we have his music he will never leave us, he just doesn't come around this way anymore. His light will shine brightly forever.

@dons4europe 3 жыл бұрын

well said bud, first band I saw Also . 1988 in Embra. Different class.

@stuartbrown3758 Жыл бұрын

Even having seen Stuart play live three times I never saw the raw power and energy behind the guitar and vocals. This is off the scale. Brilliant man.

@hiabmaned1 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best drummers of all time totally underrated

@StadiumSUPERTrucks 2 жыл бұрын

Real ones know his talent.

@discharge29 Жыл бұрын

he was ok - he was no clem burke but he was ok

@classiccars1994 Жыл бұрын

@@discharge29 Mark Brzezicki is one of the best drummers out there which is why he has played for not only Big Country , he has also played with the Cult, Ultravox, From the Jam, Procol Harum, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Roger Daltrey, Fish from Marrillion, Steve Harley, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, The Pretenders, Thunderclap Newman, Midge Ure, Pete Townshend and many others. Brzezicki was also the sole drummer on Shine, the second (and final, to date) English-language studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA. I would like to add Big Country where one of the best bands to come out of the 80's IMO

@philmus1 Жыл бұрын

He was in demand. He continued an active session career and was out of BC for two spells when he was working with the Cult and Procol Harem

@fifty-somethingwitch2406 5 ай бұрын

The way this magnificent song slowly builds and builds makes my heart race. Absolutely stunning. Stuart Adamson with the ebow ♥️

@texanperry 5 жыл бұрын

This is like three or four songs composed into one. It jams; even more so live. I wish I could have been there. This band is so underrated and Stuart was a musical genius. R.I.P. and thanks for the great tunes! 🎶

@benmason9755 2 жыл бұрын

It becomes clear the first time you hear Big Country play just how much soul, energy and creative talent they had, but it's not until you actually SEE THEM in a live performance that your realise how technically brilliant they were too. Stuart Adamson in particular - the man is still one of the greatest guitarists I have ever seen or heard of.

@capcolombie3834 5 жыл бұрын

Even to this day 'The Crossing' is the best debut album ever made.

@michaelblythe6525 5 жыл бұрын

GOD BLESS U PAL IT WAS A MASTERPIECE

@woodie686868 4 жыл бұрын

The first 3 albums are still my best albums to this day

@gunnergrrl 4 жыл бұрын

Hands. Down.

@MrMallorcaboy 4 жыл бұрын

i agree, the best debut album ever.

@zardonaz2963 4 жыл бұрын

I love 'The Crossing' but I think their masterwork is 'Steeltown'

@vizzz6270 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely feckin incredible..no band on the planet could match them live back then..God bless Stuart Adamson.x

@Uncleellroy 3 жыл бұрын

I want to find the 36 people who downvoted this and hug them and tell them it's gonna be okay. Something rough must be going on in their lives 😟

@lanett53stinkyowl16 7 ай бұрын

Cyber huge to you that was handsomely beautiful sincerely your very welcome

@toddbefield1100 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite song from my favorite band back in the 80's! The original Scottish sound has yet to be replicated!

@fvresonanator 11 ай бұрын

Runrig too!

@S1d-ney 4 жыл бұрын

I still listen to Stuart's voice and their music every day ...I miss them ....a lot ...

@davidmata4786 2 жыл бұрын

you are not alone my friend.. Still on many of my play lists' to this day.

@bikster7032 9 ай бұрын

40 years later still fantastic 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@deanroberts7091 8 ай бұрын

Class

@Malc2169 6 жыл бұрын

Stuart Adamson once said - "Drums and guitars are all you'll ever need". If this isn't proof of that then there never will be. This is fecking awesome.

@ajs41 5 жыл бұрын

Not a fan of synth pop then.

@mushroomflyer6312 5 жыл бұрын

All I’ll ever need = Stu on guitar + Brzezicki on drums.

@Malc2169 4 жыл бұрын

@@ajs41 Dunno, does Atomic Kitten count? ;-)

@waynecorner991 3 жыл бұрын

@@Malc2169 twat lol

@johnny5805 Жыл бұрын

That phrase stuck with me too. Wasn't it from The Seer tour ? I designed a t-shirt with that on it back in the day. The top half of a drum kit and crossed guitars like a skull and crossbones.

@chrisdunn7443 5 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is about 90% of the people watching that live in the studio just didn't appreciate what they were seeing / hearing.

@michellevey9608 4 ай бұрын

The best live band l've ever seen. Period.

@roymeadows1708 3 ай бұрын

Me too. Absolutely fantastic musicians.

@agardad386 Жыл бұрын

Lucky enough to see them live in '83. Best concert I have ever seen and this was the best song that night.

@BestUserNameUK 5 жыл бұрын

All 4 are outstanding musicians.

@jonnyjohn9914 5 жыл бұрын

Pure brilliance. Will watch this all of my life....over and over

@luckyboy4766 3 жыл бұрын

Together they were a complete package.

@Porrohman19 9 ай бұрын

Obviously, my favourite BC song - such awesome sound from all 4 of them.

@johnwilberforce7237 5 жыл бұрын

Absolute perfection. They couldn't sound better. Just mesmeric, the very best 4 musicians, at their peak.

@johnpender4025 Ай бұрын

Great song Porrohman Great brilliant band Big Country with the Amazing vocals of the Amazing brilliant Stuart Adamson best band of the 1980s rip Stuart from a 61 years young Irishman fan from Dublin 🇮🇪☘️

@WauhatchieSite1 6 жыл бұрын

A brilliant song from a brilliant album by a brilliant band!!!

@daletomaselli4480 Жыл бұрын

'A brilliant hat-trick' you might say... 😄 ..... 😉👍🏼

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@chrisdunn7443 5 жыл бұрын

Had this album on cassette on my first Walkman. Played it until I just about knew every note. Wish music was still like this. Genius.

@jehugo66 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Dunn Me too: 83-84 was my Big Country Education

@theknightwhosaysni1356 5 жыл бұрын

Just sat here on a Sunday morning, taking a break from ironing, watching this and shedding a tear............

@deedee5541 3 жыл бұрын

Chin up. Xxx

@deedee5541 3 жыл бұрын

I’m the same. But I’m rubbish at ironing xx lol

@andynicholas7236 2 жыл бұрын

Simply phenominal. An outstanding song that seems nowhere near as long as it is. Magnificent guitars layered over a powerful yet agile rhythm section, sumptuously topped with a passionate vocal fortified by imaginatively descriptive lyrics. A song of rare genius. RIP Stuart Adamson.

@robertoamorico2151 Жыл бұрын

What the musicist!!! Wonderful talented men! R.I.P. Stuart from Italy thanks for your music

@lindamcfaul2578 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone of these guys is a brilliant musician. Love your vocals Stuart. Love them forever. The best hand ever.

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@alanscott6836 5 жыл бұрын

The energy and commitment of a punk band. The chops of a jazz band I remember this well. The tv advent of a truly great group.

@rashedala-uddin8157 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this band from the early days - my children love them now, and have these Tube videos on eternal repeat. - they love Porrohman. Dec 16th 2019 - eighteen years of winter sky. Rest in peace.

@mildomcduff 5 жыл бұрын

Had the great privilege of seeing Big Country several times around this period. They always put on a brilliant show and got the crowd involved. This is one of their top songs from a classic album. I later went onto play in a band that did several BC covers and they were great songs to perform live and always well received by audiences. We lost Stuart Adamson too soon. A great Scot sorely missed.

@jimjam8949 9 ай бұрын

No one sounded like them before or has afterwards. They were unique.

@DC-uv3nz 6 жыл бұрын

My all time favourite band, pure brilliance.

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@jessewightman4317 Жыл бұрын

IMO, this is one of the best tracks by Big Country. Their musicianship shines through big time on so many levels.

@antrog1895 2 жыл бұрын

Like a lot of things, the crowd didn’t realise what they were witnessing at the time. Brilliance.

@andrewpriestley5893 2 жыл бұрын

The tension build through the long intro is almost painful. This song is about desperation and poverty, and it is perfect!

@markc4696 2 жыл бұрын

They knew not what they saw

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@paulmcgill6837 7 ай бұрын

That intro. is the best long intro. to a song ever. And the guitar work is just utterly phenomenal. An extraordinary performance by the whole band. Sheer joy to watch.

@TulkuSunMan 4 жыл бұрын

Blows me away every time I hear it after all these years, invoke so much emotion. Thank you gentlemen for making my life better! Big Country yea!

@OH_MY_DOGGG 4 жыл бұрын

I love all the love this is getting. This is timeless. Also. The fields of fire performance. Holy shite.

@davidfarrell5574 5 жыл бұрын

Wish these times could return sheer and utter brilliance .

@kingcurry6594 Жыл бұрын

Few bands are totally unique. Few bands are massively talented. Big Country were both. The way they used their guitars is like no other band.

@tonyknowles6184 2 жыл бұрын

Got to see them live on four occasions before Stuart sadly passed away,God blessed you Stuart a rare talent as was the rest of this genius band,thank you for times i watched in amazementxxxxx

@juliepurser2088 5 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this so many times in the past week, trying to find why it shouldn't be my all time number 1 song and live performance. It is perfection. I can't live without it.......

@waynecorner991 3 жыл бұрын

Many of their live performances made the hair on the back of my neck only beaten by optimistic sounds of blackness

@robert12011 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more Julie!

@juliepurser2088 2 жыл бұрын

@@robert12011 2 years on and I feel just the same. Still gives me shivers.....

@ronschramm9163 2 жыл бұрын

I still love this song and album. I bought the vinyl and cassette in 1983. Wore out 3 copies of each before CDs came out. The magic of Stuart making his guitar sound like electronic bagpipes is haunting.

@dman3822 2 жыл бұрын

I was never a Big Country fan but a few weeks ago found their Best of cd in amongst my collection and havent stopped playing it

@Round_07 6 жыл бұрын

Simply genius, a work of art.

@matthewridgway8374 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting I'm going to drive my wife nuts watching this over the next month or so. They absolutely KILLED that song, what a F'ing fantastic band.

@jockmazza 5 жыл бұрын

This is like a 6 minute work out for musicians

@buckjones9478 5 жыл бұрын

What a tight unit they were! Incredible music!😎 miss music as good as this standard! Thanks Stuart! 🎸👌🏻👌 you rocked! 👍🏻

@cmsxcb Жыл бұрын

The Crossing - not one bad track. Even the stuff they cut was brilliant. Angle Park is a hidden classic.

@redsky106 6 ай бұрын

Totally we all had it back then,,,,astounding album ,,,couldn’t get through the 80s without it

@jehugo66 8 ай бұрын

Wow, 1983, running Cross Country, listening to this on my WalkMan on the bus ride back to Kent boarding school.

@jnm1888 5 жыл бұрын

That intro man. Love it

@gunofapreacherman1340 5 жыл бұрын

They still sound like nobody else. I hope you found peace Stuart.

@marloc2019 6 жыл бұрын

(Probably one of the) Best live band ever.

@Round_07 5 жыл бұрын

Probably?!

@AmericanMilitary100 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the Best!

@thedark2536 2 жыл бұрын

20 yrs gone. Stuart you are a Legend

@user-rn5xo1br7f 9 ай бұрын

Stuart Adamsom a great song writer. What a tight band. Love them.

@ericlewis217 6 жыл бұрын

Probably my favorite BC tune. But there are so many. Tony just rocks that Fender up so high-love it.

@speedy692 6 жыл бұрын

Is the Fender a standard strat? What is the colour? Is it aged cherry burst?

@handsolo1209 5 жыл бұрын

@@speedy692 - Stuart has a cherry burst Strat. Tony has a black Strat bass.

@user-pj4kj1tc7b 8 ай бұрын

I have to say I love all their songs this 1 particular is the uniqueness guitarist playing one in million ways different any other bass player ever in 53 years I'll say this much it's the top 1i could replay this song over over over all of them my brother was murdered and my dad's dead and I'm the only one alive my brother started this very name first time he wanted to go have fun and seen me as an equal not just kid sister means allot to me thank you all so so much😊

@luckyboy4766 3 жыл бұрын

The originality, musicianship and technical brilliance of this cannot be overstated.

@lanett53stinkyowl16 8 ай бұрын

One of a kind people this is why i enjoy music so so so well and learned to play inruments as well completed love of music.

@colshythecomedian 5 жыл бұрын

This song should be at page one of the musicians guide to hammering out utterly brilliant jams Big Tony on that bass guitar is like a musical genius. He absolutely nailed it!! Stuart is utterly amazing. Why did I only see these guys once. But it was the best live action ever and 30 years later I've never seen better!!!

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@davecast3953 4 жыл бұрын

This is how you make two guitars, one bass and drums sound like an entire orchestra.

@bretpritzlaff1399 5 жыл бұрын

My first concert in 1984. What a great band. Miss Stuart. What a talented musician.

@AndyHuff38 10 ай бұрын

Bob Marley once said “ One good thing about music,when it hits you feel no pain” Big Country makes life good again,even 40 yrs later RIP Stuart Adamson

@dem8667 Жыл бұрын

Ahh man Stuart u genius...i love that rapid staccato muted rhythm he does before the lyrics kick in

@mistymckenzi8088 2 жыл бұрын

8 mins of pure gold . F n amazing song ...

@Lon3wolf13 Жыл бұрын

Tony Butler is in a trance... always a BC fan!

@pedigreekeira 6 жыл бұрын

Gone too soon Stuart, thanks for the music 🎶

@domweldon2244 Жыл бұрын

How the hell do you write a masterpiece like this. I used to think there must have been a ton of overdubs on the recorded version but they absolutely replicated it here in a live performance. Stuart makes it look effortless. I wish he got the recognition he deserved.

@robruitenberg4064 Жыл бұрын

Yeh man it's stunning. .

@lanett53stinkyowl16 8 ай бұрын

Nope had idea why for it amazing isn't it..😊

@davidmata4786 2 жыл бұрын

The absolute thrill and marvel of this song has stayed with me all these years. From the first day I bought this album when it was released in the US until today, this song still gives me the chills. As musicians each and every one of these guys are masters at what they do and with so much passion and precision.. This live version is as good if not better than the studio version.. Great music never dies, it just resonates in soul like a love sick child waiting for a kiss..

@lingcod91 5 жыл бұрын

THEY WERE SO GOOD . . . I SIMPLY COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.

@highbury1972 Жыл бұрын

I always loved it when Stuart roared Tshcar! Absolutely gutted when he passed away. Tony Butler’s bass is just so good and on point! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@burgo1408 5 ай бұрын

I grew up in the 80s, to this day i whistle rifts forgetful of where they came from. Then you rediscover the song and smile and for a moment you are returned to your youth. Restless natives one of my favourite films

@leightonsteven7059 Жыл бұрын

My favourite Big country song played live, together with the storm Saw the band 23 times in total, favourite band until I started following The Cult

@julianlawson3087 5 ай бұрын

Ha ha that's a great c.v❤ hope you got Time off to check out some killing joke or bunnymen.

@rogeranslow4984 2 ай бұрын

These guys absolutely nailed it. Top performance, sadly missed.

@notrut Ай бұрын

Yes, an epic gap that can't be re-filled.

@mrjohnson3661 2 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary band, alchemy was forged when these boys got together and Stuart the understated front man bossed it, RIP sir.

@lanett53stinkyowl16 8 ай бұрын

The bag pipe guitar it's Brillant their originally from Scotland this is the first song my brother shared with me 42 years ago . Wow i was almost 13 what wow over needed love and needed this bands songs for awhile now so I'll be repeating to listen feeling watching them all allot 😊 thank you (R.I.P. Randy-I )DECEASED ONLY SIBLING I LIVE&love YOU MY DEAREST BROTHER SMILES TO YOU..😊❤❤❤

@amc7185 5 ай бұрын

Look into the work of Daniel Ash, of Bauhaus/Tones on Tail/Love and Rockets fame. He used the e-bow often to create that deeply atmospheric guitar tone.

@knowledgetracker 11 ай бұрын

Love, love, love this song! Just surreal.

@derekormsby3682 6 жыл бұрын

If there is an after life the first guy I'm looking up is big Stuart and buying him a pint. After ma da of course!

@jamescant8558 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully they’re enjoying a pint together. And have one in for you. That would be good craic.

@sionyevans 3 жыл бұрын

Been stuck on this album/band for a few yrs now...always come back to them such great writing, vision, imagination, playing and abilty...for such young guys....fine Scottish gents 😎😎😎😎😎😮

@kmccarthy3760 Жыл бұрын

How we miss them to this day play the music still.Thankyou

@alanscott6836 5 жыл бұрын

One of many great tracks from "The Crossing". A Band on real form.

@andybolton4773 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant, very very underrated band . RIP Stuart.

@kennybtow 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@paulturner9998 2 жыл бұрын

This track is Superb! Love Stuart Adamson and Big Country. The Crossing is the Best Album of All Time in my humble opinion

@ggalhardo500 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, for me too. And they are still on the road. I want to go to UK (from Brazil) for one week just tô see then! I wonder if they would play Porrohman, Inwards or Chance

@nealmackenzie9858 5 жыл бұрын

Stuart's gone, but rockin' them angels to be sure! Pure barry!

@patlangan226 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite bands of all times. As an American, I have no idea why the group wasn't a huge hit here in the States. Should have been, considering the crap that was being put out at the time. When a friend of mine played me some of their songs, I could not believe how good and original they sounded.

@lindawolffkashmir2768 5 жыл бұрын

Very little airplay, that was the main culprit. When IABC was out, our local stations wouldn’t play it. However, they did play Look Away. Go figure.

@thehebridaean3467 4 жыл бұрын

The people running them behind the scenes were cokehead morons who didn't realize what they had on their hands. They comprehensively fucked them up time after time, and then blamed Stuart Anderson for taking refuge in booze - which must have in some small part due to his ongoing frustration with his managers' and record companies and bookers attempts to put a square peg in a round hole. He had a unique voice and they blew it. Meanwhile fucking Bono (and I'm from Dublin btw) is a trillionaire. It's never the talent that makes the mistakes.

@goratgo1970 3 жыл бұрын

@@thehebridaean3467 A terribly true reply - well said

@bbybluandthenfitinitesadne7197 3 жыл бұрын

Yes..someone needs to put the rest of us Americans on to big country

@natalieaeberli6279 3 жыл бұрын

They were not huge in Australia either, but caught a wave and found a niche. Fab fab fab. I have loved them for years!

@autumnmatthews3179 Жыл бұрын

My first wife got me into Big Country. We saw them live a couple of times. Awesome music. RIP Stuart

@richc3090 Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece.

@swaggs 5 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to see Big Country live twice. They were both outstanding shows that I will never forget.

@jeffsmall4947 Жыл бұрын

Love this group……. and this song !

@michaelmitchell8218 5 жыл бұрын

Hats of to this band they are better live than hearing it on record. Great live band.

@Alfablue227 5 жыл бұрын

Love, love Big Country! Miss u Stuart...RIP!

@dixonyou7799 Жыл бұрын

Somebody said they were a one hit wonder. I said "Put em up!" 👊🏼👊🏼💥

@lanett53stinkyowl16 8 ай бұрын

They are ignorant not every one knows everything their clearly stupid not to bright or cliche the sharpest tool in the shed.lol

@user-rn5xo1br7f 10 ай бұрын

For a man who was an incredible musician song writer he just couldn't stop drinking. I Love BIG COUNTRY they're still a tight band. Rest in peace always Stuart Adamson

@lanett53stinkyowl16 8 ай бұрын

I enjoy watching them perform as well😊