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Tony Butler from Big Country at
yesterday evening´s concert - only one in Germany - at
cologne´s Underground.
On the one hand this is to celebrate Big Country´s 25
years and on the other hand a tribute to the late
singer Stuart Adamson who died exactly 6 years
ago on dec. 16th, 2001.
It was awesome to see them again and listen to the
songs you thought you would never hear again.
Of course they played many old songs - their biggest
hit from 1986 Look away even a second time as
an encore - and some great new songs.
Chance was left totally for the audience to sing
as the band just played the tune...time for goose-bumps.
After the show was a little meet & greet
where you could have a chat with the guys signing
almost everything that was put in front of them.
Noise reduction with NeatImage, all other PP and
conversion to B&W with photoshop.
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Big Country
is a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in
the early to mid-1980s but still releasing material for
a cult following. The band was notable for music
heavily accented with traditional Scottish folk and
martial music styles, as well as for playing and
engineering their guitar sound to resemble the
bagpipes, fiddles and other traditional folk
instruments.
Stuart Adamson (formerly of The Skids, vocals / guitar
/ keyboards), Bruce Watson (guitar / mandolin / sitar /
vocals), Tony Butler (bass guitar / vocals) and Mark
Brzezicki (drums / percussion / vocals) though a
variety of other drummers have been in the band their
long career, including Simon Phillips. Pete Wishart who
joined Runrig and became prominent in the SNP, was in
an early version of the band. Although the band's music
drew from Scottish traditional music, none of its
members were born in Scotland. Adamson grew up in
Dunfermline, and as such, his trademark Scottish accent
was genuine.
Formed initially as a five piece band in 1981, their
first single was "Harvest Home", recorded and released
in 1982. 1999 saw the release of Big Country's eighth
and final studio album, Driving to Damascus (titled in
its slightly different, augmented U.S. release John
Wayne's Dream). Adamson said publicly that he was
disappointed that the album did not fare better on the
charts, which led to depression. Later that year, he
disappeared for a while before resurfacing, stating
that he had just needed some time off.
Adamson returned for the band's 'Final Fling' farewell
tour, culminating in a sold-out concert at Glasgow's
Barrowland Ballroom on 31 May 2000. Although that
marked the end of Big Country as a touring band, they
were always adamant that they would appear together
again. They played what turned out to be their last gig
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October that year.
In November 2001, Adamson disappeared again. He was
found dead in a room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in
Honolulu, Hawaii on December 16, 2001. The official
autopsy revealed that he had hanged himself.
In 2007, to celebrate 25 years of Big Country, founding
members Bruce Watson, Tony Butler (now lead vocalist
for the first time), and Mark Brzezicki have reunited
to embark on a tour of the UK with dates in Scotland, England and Germany.
[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country]
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