Originally posted by WojBhoy:Basically, been really getting into Big Country in the last couple of years, so thought I'd open up the discussion here and see if there's any fellow BCers doing the rounds here*?
Always vaguely knew about them, especially as Edge gave a eulogy at Stuart Adamson's funeral - he said that Stuart / Big Country wrote the songs that our Irish boys wish they'd written - and Pete Wishart (former keyboard for my other favourite band, Runrig) also played the keys during BC's early days.
That said, it's only in recent times that I've started exploring their stuff and hell's bells, they were so good. Never seen them in any guise, and the idea of seeing them now feels odd, especially since Stuart died (in 2001 - absolute tragedy) and Tony Butler called it a day.
Don't even know where to begin in terms of songs I'd recommend (so many!) if you're not familiar with them, but I would say the big hitters - 'In A Big Country', 'Fields of Fire', 'Wonderland', 'Look Away' - are a solid intro.
(*In an attempt to maintain forum hygiene, I had a scout around for a previous related topic but couldn't see one - please redirect if there is one and I'm just going blind in my old age!)
Originally posted by WojBhoy:Basically, been really getting into Big Country in the last couple of years, so thought I'd open up the discussion here and see if there's any fellow BCers doing the rounds here*?
Always vaguely knew about them, especially as Edge gave a eulogy at Stuart Adamson's funeral - he said that Stuart / Big Country wrote the songs that our Irish boys wish they'd written - and Pete Wishart (former keyboard for my other favourite band, Runrig) also played the keys during BC's early days.
That said, it's only in recent times that I've started exploring their stuff and hell's bells, they were so good. Never seen them in any guise, and the idea of seeing them now feels odd, especially since Stuart died (in 2001 - absolute tragedy) and Tony Butler called it a day.
Don't even know where to begin in terms of songs I'd recommend (so many!) if you're not familiar with them, but I would say the big hitters - 'In A Big Country', 'Fields of Fire', 'Wonderland', 'Look Away' - are a solid intro.
(*In an attempt to maintain forum hygiene, I had a scout around for a previous related topic but couldn't see one - please redirect if there is one and I'm just going blind in my old age!)
Originally posted by daymo1202:[..]
A great band who wrote some classic songs in the 1980s.I saw them just once in November 1986 in Galway, Ireland. It was a great show and in some ways the band were at their musical peak.
The live performances often featured a cover version of "Honky Tonk Woman" - it was a powerful live version and appeared as a B-side on the "Hold the Heart" single in 1986. Well worth checking out.
My brother used to collect the 12" on vinyl and had several signed by the band as they played Galway again in 1988 I believe. Either way a great band and U2 were shortly about to go global with the Joshua Tree when I Big Country in 1986.
Originally posted by daymo1202:Saw Simple Minds just once in August 1989. A good band but more so the era from 1982-85.
Phoenix Park Festival 14 August 1983: U2, Big Country, Simple Minds
Pictures courtesy of Classic Dublin Gigs
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Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
I wish U2 would bring Simple minds out on the road with them, especially here in the States where Simple minds don't play very often... This tour would be the perfect opportunity for that!. But nope, they have to bring out the millenial bands (in the States anyway... Europe guess the awesome double bill with Noel Gallagher)
Originally posted by daymo1202:[..]
That would be a match made in U2 heaven!
Originally posted by pleasegone:I never got into Big Country. I tried so hard to move beyond their one self titled smash single, which was so awesome. And to comment on the opening acts, Muse was a great choice, but would love to see Simple Minds, or anybody not in the awful music crowd. Tears For Fears would have been awesome, but they will be touring the states with Daryl Hall & John Oates which is great for me, as I love them both beyond dearly!