Originally broadcast on Channel 4, Big Country performing songs from their debut album "The Crossing" live on ITV's cult TV show "The Tube" on the 17th February, 1984. vevo.ly/6c56P0
I was in a taxi last year in turkey. The driver was a young kid . He was playing 80s music. He loved anything UK from the 80s but had never heard of big country . I showed him this clip and said he should listen to the crossing. 2 weeks later when he arrived to take us back to the airport he was playing this when we got in the car. He said that he was sharing this with his friends locally and they all loved it. He looked so happy. Music is for all to share. Share the love RIP Stuart 👍👍
Whilst living in London in my early 20s, I got a ticket to a Big Country concrrt in Glasgow. 2 friends and I drove up, but Stuart was ill and cancelled. I was broken hearted, but didn't give up. I was an Aussie living in London and it wasn't long before I got o see BC in Kentish Town and in Brixton. The best. Now I live in Switzerland and still love them🥰. Yes, RIP Stuart and lotsa love to his family and friends.
You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all the new series on instaflixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last days xD
I’ve never heard a band that sounded anything like Big Country. They were so utterly original. Their music had a magic to it that is almost indescribable yet impossible to deny.
Greatest live performance on the Tube ever by a band . Unreal by Stuart on Guitar and rest of the lads . The performance is mind blowing and still gets better every time I listen to it . The man is sorely missed to this day . We miss you Stuart . Rest easy big man 😢
The Pretenders, 'My City Was Gone' the tune the got TB the Big Country gig,Stuart reached out to him to join the band after that tune...both on top of their game!
People rage on about Bohemian Rhapsody being an absolute epic ...but in my eyes... this is right up there alongside it. An absolute classic ....and what a fitting finalé on the album.
Nothing here that can be compared to Queen in anyway shape or form but this band has a sound that was probably more regional than universal. Stuart was an able player and a good song writer but like a one trick pony that evolved along the journey from The Skid's. But look at Status Quo? Another one trick pony too. Again a regional band but legendary in their sound.
What a time to be alive, what a zeitgeist, when you could go to the record shop and buy the latest Big Country, U2, The Alarm, Sisters of Mercy, Souxsie and the Banshees latest releases. All different all great. Thanks for the music Stuart.
The Cure....sold out 2 x London Gigs recently...2nd because of demand for tickets...all tickets gone in an hour i was reliably informed by their Manager.
Echo and the Bunnymen , Simple Minds , Waterboys , Jesus and the Mary Chain , Ultravox , Fad Gadget , the Fall , Flock of Seagulls , Comsat Angels , Blancmange , China Crisis , Gary Numan & Tubeway Army...etc etc....best times ( + music ) EVER!!
Big Country were the first band I ever saw live, Avoneil leisure centre in Belfast in 1984. I was 14. This band have created some of the most sublime, melodic, emotional music I've ever had the pleasure to listen to, their music fills my heart with joy. I still miss Stuart but I firmly believe that for as long as we have his music he will never leave us, he just doesn't come around this way anymore. His light will shine brightly forever.
This is like three or four songs composed into one. It jams; even more so live. I wish I could have been there. This band is so underrated and Stuart was a musical genius. R.I.P. and thanks for the great tunes! 🎶
This song has everything. Masterclass. I'm still sad at why Stuart decided enough was enough. Wd loved him and still do. Massive talent. Immortal in the music he left behind.
@@discharge29 Mark Brzezicki is one of the best drummers out there which is why he has played for not only Big Country , he has also played with the Cult, Ultravox, From the Jam, Procol Harum, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Roger Daltrey, Fish from Marrillion, Steve Harley, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, The Pretenders, Thunderclap Newman, Midge Ure, Pete Townshend and many others. Brzezicki was also the sole drummer on Shine, the second (and final, to date) English-language studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA. I would like to add Big Country where one of the best bands to come out of the 80's IMO
It becomes clear the first time you hear Big Country play just how much soul, energy and creative talent they had, but it's not until you actually SEE THEM in a live performance that your realise how technically brilliant they were too. Stuart Adamson in particular - the man is still one of the greatest guitarists I have ever seen or heard of.
Stuart Adamson once said - "Drums and guitars are all you'll ever need". If this isn't proof of that then there never will be. This is fecking awesome.
That phrase stuck with me too. Wasn't it from The Seer tour ? I designed a t-shirt with that on it back in the day. The top half of a drum kit and crossed guitars like a skull and crossbones.
Had the great privilege of seeing Big Country several times around this period. They always put on a brilliant show and got the crowd involved. This is one of their top songs from a classic album. I later went onto play in a band that did several BC covers and they were great songs to perform live and always well received by audiences. We lost Stuart Adamson too soon. A great Scot sorely missed.
Simply phenominal. An outstanding song that seems nowhere near as long as it is. Magnificent guitars layered over a powerful yet agile rhythm section, sumptuously topped with a passionate vocal fortified by imaginatively descriptive lyrics. A song of rare genius. RIP Stuart Adamson.
Great song Porrohman Great brilliant band Big Country with the Amazing vocals of the Amazing brilliant Stuart Adamson best band of the 1980s rip Stuart from a 61 years young Irishman fan from Dublin 🇮🇪☘️
I've listened to this so many times in the past week, trying to find why it shouldn't be my all time number 1 song and live performance. It is perfection. I can't live without it.......
Loved this band from the early days - my children love them now, and have these Tube videos on eternal repeat. - they love Porrohman. Dec 16th 2019 - eighteen years of winter sky. Rest in peace.
How the hell do you write a masterpiece like this. I used to think there must have been a ton of overdubs on the recorded version but they absolutely replicated it here in a live performance. Stuart makes it look effortless. I wish he got the recognition he deserved.
I still love this song and album. I bought the vinyl and cassette in 1983. Wore out 3 copies of each before CDs came out. The magic of Stuart making his guitar sound like electronic bagpipes is haunting.
Thanks so much for posting I'm going to drive my wife nuts watching this over the next month or so. They absolutely KILLED that song, what a F'ing fantastic band.
Got to see them live on four occasions before Stuart sadly passed away,God blessed you Stuart a rare talent as was the rest of this genius band,thank you for times i watched in amazementxxxxx
That intro. is the best long intro. to a song ever. And the guitar work is just utterly phenomenal. An extraordinary performance by the whole band. Sheer joy to watch.
This song should be at page one of the musicians guide to hammering out utterly brilliant jams Big Tony on that bass guitar is like a musical genius. He absolutely nailed it!! Stuart is utterly amazing. Why did I only see these guys once. But it was the best live action ever and 30 years later I've never seen better!!!
I grew up in the 80s, to this day i whistle rifts forgetful of where they came from. Then you rediscover the song and smile and for a moment you are returned to your youth. Restless natives one of my favourite films
The absolute thrill and marvel of this song has stayed with me all these years. From the first day I bought this album when it was released in the US until today, this song still gives me the chills. As musicians each and every one of these guys are masters at what they do and with so much passion and precision.. This live version is as good if not better than the studio version.. Great music never dies, it just resonates in soul like a love sick child waiting for a kiss..
I have to say I love all their songs this 1 particular is the uniqueness guitarist playing one in million ways different any other bass player ever in 53 years I'll say this much it's the top 1i could replay this song over over over all of them my brother was murdered and my dad's dead and I'm the only one alive my brother started this very name first time he wanted to go have fun and seen me as an equal not just kid sister means allot to me thank you all so so much😊
