The Best Of Big Country is an Alt/Indie album by Big Country, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
Too often reduced to that band “that had guitars that sounded like bagpipes,” Scotland’s Big Country show that there was a lot more to their music than their hit 1983 anthem “In a Big Country.” A deeper listen reveals a rock band (and main songwriter/guitarist Stuart Adamson) whose anthemic aggression and galloping guitars often outshone their melancholic lyrical nods to everything from their homeland to strength in family. They were clever in their politics (“Peace in Our Time,” “Republican Party Reptile”), in their love of life (“Harvest Home,” “Fields of Fire”), and even in their vulnerability (“King of Emotion,” “Just a Shadow”). And every song is truly catchy.
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Tracklist
- 1Harvest Home4:23
- 2Fields of Fire (400 Miles)3:33
- 3In a Big Country (Radio)3:54
- 4Chance4:41
- 5Wonderland3:56
- 6East of Eden4:30
- 7Where the Rose Is Sown4:59
- 8Just a Shadow5:41
- 9Look Away4:26
- 10The Teacher4:06
- 11One Great Thing4:03
- 12King of Emotion4:51
- 13Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)5:11
- 14Peace in Our Time4:36
- 15Save Me5:28
- 16Heart of the World4:42
- 17Republican Party Reptile4:07
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- jangly
- anthemic
- urban
The version here of "In A Big Country" is a singles edit.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce WatsonGUITAR, GUITAR , MANDOLIN, SITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Mark BrzezickiDRUMS, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
- Stuart AdamsonVOCALS, GUITAR, GUITAR , KEYBOARDS
- Tony ButlerBASS GUITAR, PEDALBOARD , BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, PEDALBOARD , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS BASS, GUITAR, BASS , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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