A band formed by
Stuart Adamson after his departure from
The Skids, Big Country were a uniquely
Scottish-sounding
Rock group. After sacking most of the original folky line-up,
Adamson recruited session msicians, bassist
Tony Butler and drummer
Mark Brzezicki to complete the group. Theey had a majestic post-
Punk sound like
The Alarm and vintage
U2. Their definitive hit
In A Big Country cam from
The Crossing (1983) and featured
Watson's distinctive bagpipe-like guitar.
Their bleaker Steeltown (1984) and formulaic The Seer (1986) continued their run of success, followed by Peace In Our Time (1988), but by Brzezicki's departure in 1989, Big Country were a spent force- despite releasing Through A Big Country- Greatest Hits (1990) and No Place Like Home (1991). Brzezicki's return for 1993's The Buffalo Skinners did little to reverse their fortunes and Why The Long Face (1995) continued the group's commercial decline. However thy are still popular as a live act, and backed The Kinks' Ray Davies at 1997's Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England.
Sources: All Of Us
www.intercenter.net/~jnu/bc