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Gwenda (19 January 2012). "Big Country Interviews 1984-1986". Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. A memorial to Adamson was held at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline in January 2002, followed by a tribute concert at Glasgow Barrowlands in May. It brought together the remaining members of both Big Country and Skids; Adamson's teenage children, Callum and Kirsten; as well as Steve Harley, Runrig, Simon Townshend, Midge Ure and Bill Nelson. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News". Starbulletin.com. 18 December 2001. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008 . Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Big Country". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.30. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6. Winter Sky" recorded at Impulse Studios, Edinburgh, 1-2 December 1984. Produced by Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson; engineered by Lawrence Riva. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song partI saw White China supporting Big Country in the eighties and then went to see them in their own right at The Marquee Club in Wardour Street a few days later. saw the release of Big Country's eighth and final studio album with Adamson at the helm, Driving to Damascus (titled in its slightly different, augmented US release John Wayne's Dream). [14] Adamson said publicly that he was pleased with the album but disappointed that it did not fare better on the charts. [ citation needed] Later that year, he disappeared for a while before resurfacing, stating that he had needed some time off. [1] Big Country – Steeltown". Rotherham Theatres. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 . Retrieved 8 April 2014. October Hot Album Releases". Billboard. Vol.96, no.40. 6 October 1984. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 18 September 2011.

Steeltown - Wikipedia

The feeling that chaos was about to erupt was palpable": Thurston Moore's memoir Sonic Life is a fascinating insider account of life-changing outsider art, and one music geek's insatiable lust for the loud Their second album Steeltown (1984) was a hit as soon as it was released, entering the UK Albums Chart at No. 1. [3] The album featured three UK top 30 hit singles, and received considerable critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, but like Wonderland (and, in fact, all subsequent releases) it was a commercial disappointment in the US, peaking at No. 70 on the Billboard album chart. [6] a b c d e f g h i Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp.56–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. The 1996 reissue contains all of the B-sides from the album's single releases as well as the extended version of non-album single " Wonderland".

Crew [Road] – Dave Wernham*, Joe Seabrook, John Callis, Kevin Hartmann, Les King (4), Peter Barnes* The set includes the live-in-the-studio Nashville Sessions, single versions, alternate mixes from the US release ‘John Wayne’s Dream’ and two discs of demos. RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 41 (15). 15 December 1984 . Retrieved 18 September 2011. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although they have retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scottish folk and martial music styles, and the band engineered their guitar-driven sound to evoke the sound of bagpipes, fiddles, and other traditional folk instruments. Big Country Star Believed To Have Committed Suicide | News". Nme.Com. 18 December 2001 . Retrieved 8 April 2014.

Steeltown 40th Anniversary – Official Website of Big Country

The box includes the live-in-the-studio Nashville Sessions, single versions, alternate mixes from the US release ‘John Wayne’s Dream’ and two discs of demos. Big Country celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Steeltown’, their acclaimed second studio LP, along with very special guests The Icicle Works.In 1991, the band was dropped by Mercury and its distributor Phonogram, the companies that had released all of their material since 1983. After that, Big Country became a minor act, popping up in the lower echelons of the charts in the UK and Europe with the release of every subsequent album. [1] Only one of these, 1993's The Buffalo Skinners, received a major label release (via Chrysalis Records), and it seemed a return to form of sorts for the band, reaching the UK Top 25. [3] The album obtained enthusiastic critical response, and although it produced two UK Top 30 singles in " Alone" and " Ships", [3] its sales were meagre. In June 1995, Big Country released their seventh studio album, Why the Long Face. [13] Big Country's first single was " Harvest Home", recorded and released in 1982. [1] It was a modest success, although it did not reach the UK Singles Chart. [3] Their next single was 1983's " Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)", which reached the UK's Top Ten and was rapidly followed by the album The Crossing. [3] The album was a hit in the United States (reaching the Top 20 in the Billboard 200), powered by " In a Big Country", their only US Top 40 hit single. [1] The song features heavily engineered guitar sounds, strongly reminiscent of bagpipes; [1] Adamson and fellow guitarist Watson achieved this through the use of the MXR Pitch Transposer 129 Guitar Effect. Also contributing to the band's unique sound was their use of the e-bow, a device which allows a guitar to sound more like strings or synthesizer. The Crossing sold over a million copies in the UK and obtained gold record status (sales of over 500,000) in the US. The band performed at the Grammy Awards and on Saturday Night Live. Big Country star found dead – The Scotsman". News.scotsman.com. 18 December 2001 . Retrieved 8 April 2014.