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Big Country

Fields Of Fire The Ultimate Collection

Scottish band Big Country reflected all the giddy, open-hearted optimism of the 1980s, with their gigantic barn-raising anthems and airborne '80s hair. Late of the seminal Scottish punk band the Skids, Stuart Adamson formed Big Country as an outlet for his poppier songcraft and distinctively textured guitar style. Their first album, 1983's THE CROSSING, was a hit in both the U.K. and the U.S., thanks to the smash single "In a Big Country." The band continued to release strong albums into the late '90s, and their popularity remained consistent in Europe if not the U.S. However, Adamson's alcoholism and chronic depression proved to be fatal to both the band and himself. He committed suicide in 2001, ending the band's glorious tenure.

Tracklist

• 1. Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)
  2. Wonderland
  3. In A Big Country
  4. Peace In Our Time
  5. Harvest Home
  6. You Dreamer [Live]
  7. Tall Ships Go
  8. Beautiful People
  9. Save Me
  10. King Of Emotion
  11. Driving To Damascus
  12. Chance
  13. Come Back To Me
  14. Eiledon
  15. Restless Natives
  16. Ships
  17. Angle Park
  18. Fragile Thing-With Eddi Reader
  Disc Two
  1. East Of Eden
  2. Steeltown
  3. Look Away
  4. Republican Party Reptile
  5. I'm Not Ashamed
  6. One Great Thing
  7. Where The Rose Is Sown
  8. Heart Of The World
  9. A Thousand Stars
  10. The Seer-With Kate Bush
  11. The Teacher
  12. God's Great Mistake
  13. Never Take Your Place
  14. Mary
  15. Porroh Man [Live]
  16. Dive Into Me
  17. Fields Of Fire (400 Miles) [BBC Recording Live At Hammersmith Palais]