Big Country never got the recognition they deserved in the US but still remained a big band in the UK and Europe until the end of their career in the late '90s. Their first 2 albums were produced by Steve Lillywhite, who also worked with U2 and Simple Minds. Thus, they got lumped in with those two bands, as well as The Alarm, as a new wave of anthemic rock of Gaelic origins. They were actually the most seasoned and musically proficient band of that group, right out of the gate as heard on their debut, "The Crossing." They went on to make great albums (except No Place Like Home) for the rest of their career until lead singer Stuart Adamson's tragic suicide in 2000.
As an American fan of Big Country, I would disagree that they *never* got the recognition they deserved here. "In A Big Country" was frequently played on the radio and MTV, and I saw them headline at The Fox, one of Atlanta's premier venues, during their first US tour. Enthusiasm didn't carry over to the albums that followed, and in that sense they deserved better in this country.
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ReplyDelete1983 - The Crossing [Deluxe Edition]
ReplyDelete1984 - Steeltown [Deluxe Edition 2014]
1986 - The Seer [Deluxe Edition 2014]
1988 - Peace in Our Time [Deluxe Edition 2014]
1990 - Through A Big Country [Remastered 1996]
1991 - No Place Like Home
1993 - The Buffalo Skinners [Complete Sessions 2019]
1994 - Without The Aid Of A Safety Net [2019]
1995 - Why the Long Face [Deluxe Expanded 2018]
1998 - Restless Natives & rarities
1998 - The Nashville Sessions
1999 - Driving to Damascus [Bonus Tracks]
2001 - Under Cover
2005 - Rarities
2013 - The Journey (w/ Mike Peters)
2017 - Wonderland: The Essential
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