Big Country was a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid 1980s, but still releasing material for a cult following. Canonically composed of the late Stuart Adamson (formerly of The Skids, vocals, guitar, piano), Mark Brzezicki (drums), Tony Butler (bass guitar), and Bruce Watson (guitar), though a variety of other musicians have been in the band during their long wanderings in post-popularity, including Pete Wishart who joined Runrig and became prominent in the SNP. The group's core played their final gig at a festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October 2000. Founder and frontman Stuart Adamson was found hanged in a hotel room in Hawaii on December 16, 2001, at age 43. Guitarist Bruce Watson has started a new band in 2006 called FourGoodMen which also features Derek Forbes and Mick MacNeil both of Simple Minds. FourGoodMen on last.fm The band play a selection of songs from both Big Country and Simple Minds as well as a bunch of new songs they've written together. 2007 sees the 25th anniversary of Big Country, the band made the decision to celebrate this with the fans, embark on a small tour, and continue to write and record great music. The band now consists of Tony Butler (lead vocals, bass guitar), Bruce Watson (lead guitar, vocals), and Mark Brzezicki (drums, backing vocals). Twenty Five Live was recorded at the Bristol Thekla on 18 August 2007. Tracklisting - "Driving To Damascus", "Look Away", "The Teacher", "Fragile Thing", "Wonderland", "Alone", "Restless Natives", "Fields Of Fire", "You Lift Me Up", "Chance", "In A Big Country". They are also rumoured to be going into the studio to record
1 | Look Away | The Seer |
2 | I Walk The Hill | The Seer |
3 | Inwards | The Crossing |
4 | In A Big Country | The Crossing |
5 | Fields of Fire | Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 15 |
6 | Sailor | The Seer |
7 | Lost Patrol | The Crossing |
8 | 1000 Stars | The Crossing |
9 | The Storm | The Crossing |
10 | Harvest Home | The Crossing |
11 | Close Action | The Crossing |
12 | One Great Thing | The Seer |
13 | Red Fox | The Seer |
14 | The Teacher | The Seer |
15 | Hold The Heart | The Seer |
16 | Eiledon | The Seer |
17 | Fields of Fire | Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 6, |
18 | Porrohman | The Crossing |
19 | The Seer | The Seer |
20 | Chance | The Crossing |