My Dad always played the Big Country tapes in the car when I was a nipper (I'm 28, yes I remember tapes) and I've loved the band ever since. Dad and myself have seen the band in their current line up about 4 times now, but Dad was lucky enough to see them with Stuart at the helm, something which I feel robbed of. Stuart's songwriting, as well as his, Bruce, Tony and Mark's musicianship has been a mainstay in my life since childhood and will continue to be. We love you Stuart. Stay Alive 💙.
They still are with bruce and mark. I'd love to sing the lead live with the band. I think my vocals wpuld be fine. I'm a masterton whose clan home is Dunfermline
It's definitely my favourite live version for sure.I did have the album "Without the aid of a safety net" but that seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth,and that's why I'm listening to this track here.
@@DC-uv3nz Stop wriggling, fairly is being used to qualify a superlative. I don't know if there is unanimity about this version being the definitive version. I agree with you that it is but I know of those who think only studio versions of any piece of music can be considered definitive. This is one of my all time favourite songs and yes, it is the best version by far...in my opinion.
I occasionally come back to these clips as they restore my faith in human-kind. I have everything BC recorded with Stuart. When I speak of BC, it is so personal, it is like talking about me, my past, my feelings, my aspirations, my sadness, my anger. I grew up with BC, older now, and hence I really don't understand a lot of comments. BC saved me when I was 17,when Steeltown came out An awakening to which I never want to forget and always want to embrace each morning.
U2's The Edge delivered the eulogy at Adamson's funeral which was held at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. He told the mourners that Big Country wrote the songs that he wished U2 could write.
I grew up listening to this music, 35 years later it just gets better with age.i will die loving big country,stuart you were and still are a god to many.rip.
Not sure why people argue over Big Country vs U2. When U2 first came out, I enjoyed "Boy", "October" and "War". But Big Country's music is close to my heart in a way U2 could never be. I met Stuart and Tony in 1993, nice chaps.
I am from Canada(originally from Brampton, ON - CFNY 102.1FM) - I just loved these guys and still love them, Fingerprintz(Jimmy O'Neill) and many others from Scotland. Love this energy! I miss him and his lovely musical perspectives!
stuart and BC saved me for sure in 85. Underrated? I never go down that path. BC, to me means Stuart, Bruce, Tony and Mark, was unique. We might never see such poetry put to rock again. BC first got me on their 'music, but it was the poetry and humanity. I loved The Crossing, but Steeltown slayed me. I heard Steeltown once and was more dumbfounded than when I heard the Crossing. The band, esp. Stuart, is better live than studio. That is incredible.
Here I stand with my own kin, At the end of everything, Finally the dream has gone, I've nothing left to hang upon, I came here with all my friends, Leaving behind the wait of years, Leaving alone in a flood of tears! Amen Stuart !
Absolutely stellar, bands don't come any tighter, and music never more moving than this! Stuart was, never given the accolades he was due. RIP , you are sorely missed.
If I could have one day in a time machine, I would go to The Barras to see Big Country with Stuart up front!! Bounce... Bounce... Bounce!!! Those who were lucky enough to be there, cherish your memories. 😥
I saw them at the Barras in 1991. It was the first gig I ever went to and it is still the best. I don't think any concert will ever top that one. Absolutely phenomenal experience. 😁
Yeah, Barras is a great venue. Floor's sprung so you get a brilliant 'bounce'. Great fun. Miss these days sooo much. Cheers Stuart, Bruce, Tony and Mark. Love you all.
I was 17 in 1983 sitting in my parent's basement, in Toronto, my folks rife with debt and I was off to university, but with a partial scholarship and good prospects. I sat there with my dog, alone, wondering about what I knew about life. Then I heard Steeltown on the radio. My world changed for the 2nd time with BC at that moment, the first when I heard 'Chance' of course. I realized that the struggle is the prize, the journey the reward, all else noise. What a lesson.
Every time it goes to the riff break and the crowd starts pulsing... omg. Someone please invent a time machine and let me borrow it for exactly 5 mins 47 sec. Thanks.
First saw them Live at the Edinburgh playhouse New Years Eve 1983. I was 16 years old and it is the BEST concert I have ever been to. Met Stuart several times at East End Park watching our beloved PARS, he was a very humble man. RIP Stuart you left us far too soon.
and I'm back and Stuart was a genius and I miss him. I wasn't wrong. BC is the best band ever and how can you argue with a sea of palms in an ocean of snow. cripes. no one writes songs like this anymore.
I remember Stuart used to say this whole album was too downbeat for people, but to me it always was and always will be one of the most beautiful collection of songs ever. RIP, my dearest friend. What made you so great is exactly what took you. May we meet again some day. xxx
I have been listening a lot to Big Country during the lockdown and pandemic to decompress. Music heals you. I remember seeing them in concert in the 80s and they had so much good energy. It has always been uplifting to hear their songs and it makes you want to soar above all of the sadness, stress and all the changes that are going on right now. I’m very grateful for Big Country’s talent. R.I.P. Stuart. Praying 🙏 for your family, fans, and band mates. Your immortal soul lives on forever.
Brother in lives in Ontario.. he'd not be into BC.. he'd really not be into runrig who sang "the cutter" a great song about a uk emigre who settled in ontario.. just like him. about the same time. Some folks are just not connected to the world. BC fans get it. my names on the crossing anniversary LP snd I'm very scottish very from dunfermline and very knowing of the shit we went through in Scotland in the 80s. Thatcher@
Even I, who struggle with enjoying live versions in general compared to studio recordings (especially if I learnt to love the music from the studio recordings), find this version to be much more than just acceptable. All the good parts are highlighted and extended to give the audience more of what we want. It is a real treat to listen to this version when you know the original full well.
Im a yank in Delaware and i wish Stuart was still here ... I would have killed to see Big Country LIVE like this !! Fucking amazing band Fucking amazing song !!
So many years later and this band still command a following both online and live, there's a reason and this is one of them. Musicians still post videos of attempts at covers, New musicians still discovering the complexity of big country's sound. Amazing, and I was privileged to have witnessed their prime.....along with many others. Privileged.
Big Country!!! What a band. saw them live in the early 80s in London. never lost ttheir roots. Also one of the best live bands that came out of that era. Steeltown best record they ever did. Great live track. RIP Stuart
Probably the best 1:15 second intro Big Country has done. I just love the power and spirit of this song. The way it builds and is layered. Brilliant! So much sound from these guys. I'll listen to them as long as I have a breath in my body. 4:13, I'm bouncing in my living room!
+pazuzu666ish, I agree. When the band carried on (which I'm glad they did) it was just too obvious how much his guitar and voice added to this stellar band. Stuart had a lovely, distinct voice and guitar sound that will never be replicated.
F KING PROUD to ave got to see Big Country perform on many occasions an many event an this choon f king rocked the foundations everytime ! R.I.P. Stuart you shall always be remembered never forgotten ! Love to the family !
Day after day, year after year, I come back to this, such an incredible song, living in Dunfermline, and being brought up with BC, this resolutes so much with me, love it, I was fortunate enough to see Stuart and the boys live many times, just an absolute privilege. Stay Alive.
Love the way Bruce attakes his guitar! The energy at this gig must have been f*ing phenomenal, it's so obvious the boy's are totally in the groove!! Shite!--Miss you Stuart.
Just watched the current big country in my home town Corby which this song was written about. Absolutely superb and at the end thanked every member past and present including Stewart. Really quite emotional and I'm guessing as great as they always were. Thank you for the music, from corby
this is without doubt the best vid out there of this song - what a voice, and there is no flaw in his voice singing live.............. absolute gem of a video to always treasure in watching Stuey Adamson do what he did best...
It is the best live version, this concert was one of the best indeed. Mark is sounding so cool and Stuart, Bruce and Tony are in great shape. Aah memories. Great car track.
I saw Big Country twice. The first time was probably in the early 80s. They played at the University of Virginia (where I went to college) in Memorial Gymnasium. This brick building was built in the late 1800s/early 1900s. At the time it was built it was the biggest gym in the South of the US. Awesome show; acoustics were awful. Fast forward to approximately 1995/1996. I was working in Georgia; BC played at a venue called the Post Office in Augusta, GA. Very small place, good crowd, not great (several hundred?). I was able to stand just offstage to the right of the band as they looked into the crowd. I was so close I it was ridiculous. One of the great experiences of my youth. Hope the reincarnated band comes to the States sometime in the next decade!
didnt know what music was all about till i heard in a big country then i made a point of listening to all of the best music to come out of this god forsaken world william stuart adamson RIP X
My Dad always played the Big Country tapes in the car when I was a nipper (I'm 28, yes I remember tapes) and I've loved the band ever since. Dad and myself have seen the band in their current line up about 4 times now, but Dad was lucky enough to see them with Stuart at the helm, something which I feel robbed of. Stuart's songwriting, as well as his, Bruce, Tony and Mark's musicianship has been a mainstay in my life since childhood and will continue to be. We love you Stuart. Stay Alive 💙.
The best performance of this song. Rest In Peace Stuart Adamson and long live Big Country!
These guys were great, Killer rhythm section, Melodic guitar work, And meaningful songs, They should have been massive
100%
Du hast so dermaßen recht Grüße aus Deutschland.
🔥 👹☠🐲🦄🛶🦚🐕🌴🐧
They still are with bruce and mark. I'd love to sing the lead live with the band. I think my vocals wpuld be fine. I'm a masterton whose clan home is Dunfermline
They still are!
I think it's fairly unanimous that this is THE definitive live version of this song. Immense.
Fairly unanimous? WTF? It's unanimous or it isn't, there is no such thing as "fairly" unanimous..
The Live versión in Germany is pretty awesome too. Both are simply fantastic
It's definitely my favourite live version for sure.I did have the album "Without the aid of a safety net" but that seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth,and that's why I'm listening to this track here.
@@crackpot148 Fairly = 'With Justice'. The sentence works just fine.
@@DC-uv3nz
Stop wriggling, fairly is being used to qualify a superlative.
I don't know if there is unanimity about this version being the definitive version. I agree with you that it is but I know of those who think only studio versions of any piece of music can be considered definitive.
This is one of my all time favourite songs and yes, it is the best version by far...in my opinion.
Still absolutely brilliant and uplifting in 2024, and one of the best live bands I've ever seen.
I occasionally come back to these clips as they restore my faith in human-kind. I have everything BC recorded with Stuart. When I speak of BC, it is so personal, it is like talking about me, my past, my feelings, my aspirations, my sadness, my anger. I grew up with BC, older now, and hence I really don't understand a lot of comments. BC saved me when I was 17,when Steeltown came out An awakening to which I never want to forget and always want to embrace each morning.
So true and straight from the heart a magical feeling inside when you connect with the music of Big Country:-)
Well said, and for Christ's sake keep the faith, our children live in a new X-Factor world.
mongo88now88 I can't get my head round people who don't like BC. They must be missing a soul
Well said... Bravo...
Stay Alive !!!
mongo88now88 Buddy, I know just what you mean. Your sentiments ring so true with me too!
Your name will never die, Stuart Adamson
U2's The Edge delivered the eulogy at Adamson's funeral which was held at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. He told the mourners that Big Country wrote the songs that he wished U2 could write.
I feel sorry for today’s generation
They missed it... they missed it all
My favourite album of all time. These guys were all so talented. Listen to them all the time.❤
A moment in time that will never be captured again RIP Stuart ❤️🏴X
I grew up listening to this music, 35 years later it just gets better with age.i will die loving big country,stuart you were and still are a god to many.rip.
Agree 100 per cent. The best there is.i will go to my grave , with big country in my heart. Years of pleasure, they have given me.
These guys were the best live bands ever better than their records which were spectacular
Not sure why people argue over Big Country vs U2. When U2 first came out, I enjoyed "Boy", "October" and "War". But Big Country's music is close to my heart in a way U2 could never be. I met Stuart and Tony in 1993, nice chaps.
My sentiments exactly.
No band made me feel as much, at age 22, as Big Country. If you ever want to do that trib, Jimmy, I'm there. ;)
U2 just had better management and were Irish which counted when it came to breaking the States
Vai Corinthians
How perfectly and eloquently expressing my exact sentiments! Stuart is a master songwriter
The genius of Stuart Adamson
Think about Stuart everyday. Miss him with all my heart.
tim brown only really realized recently how good they were. Fabulous band. RIP mr. Adamson. You were truly one of the best.
....from germany....i miss him every day....
Oh yes. Agree wholeheartedly.
I am from Canada(originally from Brampton, ON - CFNY 102.1FM) - I just loved these guys and still love them, Fingerprintz(Jimmy O'Neill) and many others from Scotland.
Love this energy! I miss him and his lovely musical perspectives!
The only song to give me tears and goosebumps at the same time.
stuart and BC saved me for sure in 85. Underrated? I never go down that path. BC, to me means Stuart, Bruce, Tony and Mark, was unique. We might never see such poetry put to rock again. BC first got me on their 'music, but it was the poetry and humanity. I loved The Crossing, but Steeltown slayed me. I heard Steeltown once and was more dumbfounded than when I heard the Crossing. The band, esp. Stuart, is better live than studio. That is incredible.
Damn I love Big Country calling out from South Carolina, USA
if I was stuck on an island with only 1 album...it would be this record...Live without the aid of a safety net...pure brilliance
Here I stand with my own kin,
At the end of everything,
Finally the dream has gone,
I've nothing left to hang upon,
I came here with all my friends,
Leaving behind the wait of years,
Leaving alone in a flood of tears!
Amen Stuart !
Absolutely stellar, bands don't come any tighter, and music never more moving than this! Stuart was, never given the accolades he was due. RIP , you are sorely missed.
Diese Songs hörst du nicht nur mit den Ohren .Sie haben sich tief in meinem Herzen verankert Danke BC für all die Jahre
The raw emotion in the song and performance is unparalleled and makes me fight back tears!Thank you, Big Country.
Amen
Proper Talent Bruv.
If I could have one day in a time machine, I would go to The Barras to see Big Country with Stuart up front!! Bounce... Bounce... Bounce!!! Those who were lucky enough to be there, cherish your memories. 😥
I saw them at the Barras in 1991. It was the first gig I ever went to and it is still the best. I don't think any concert will ever top that one. Absolutely phenomenal experience. 😁
+Lisa Knell Thats brought a tear to my eyes. Came four times north to the Barras and yes bounce, bounce ,bounce. Great days. Stay alive
xx Gareth
+gareth e because I'm American, I may never make it to the Barras. But at least I can live through those who were there!
grahamlive my biggest regret is never seeing them back in the day. I went to Ireland to see U2, I should have went to Scotland to see Big Country! 😢
Yeah, Barras is a great venue. Floor's sprung so you get a brilliant 'bounce'. Great fun. Miss these days sooo much. Cheers Stuart, Bruce, Tony and Mark. Love you all.
Big Country ........I love them ....One of the greatest live performances ever...Stuart....RIP...... In love from Germany
I was 17 in 1983 sitting in my parent's basement, in Toronto, my folks rife with debt and I was off to university, but with a partial scholarship and good prospects. I sat there with my dog, alone, wondering about what I knew about life. Then I heard Steeltown on the radio. My world changed for the 2nd time with BC at that moment, the first when I heard 'Chance' of course. I realized that the struggle is the prize, the journey the reward, all else noise. What a lesson.
Every time it goes to the riff break and the crowd starts pulsing... omg.
Someone please invent a time machine and let me borrow it for exactly 5 mins 47 sec. Thanks.
Happy to sayy I was in that Mosh pit bouncing around ..Happy days ip never forget
Was at this gig, lost a shoe, epic
First saw them Live at the Edinburgh playhouse New Years Eve 1983. I was 16 years old and it is the BEST concert I have ever been to.
Met Stuart several times at East End Park watching our beloved PARS, he was a very humble man.
RIP Stuart you left us far too soon.
Simply The Best !!!!!! RIP Big Stewie 16th. December 2001 . Sadly Missed By All .... None Can Fill His Shoes !!!!!
One OF The greatest Bands live, That's how u play music and Sing
Totally agree, keeps me going all these years. What a man Stuart was, my hero!
I met Stuart. What a genius. BC are one of the best rock bands ever. Great sound, beautiful music.
and I'm back and Stuart was a genius and I miss him. I wasn't wrong. BC is the best band ever and how can you argue with a sea of palms in an ocean of snow. cripes. no one writes songs like this anymore.
mongo88now88 and you’ll be back again 🙂 like I will.
I love big country and Stewart was brilliant!
Best ever version of anything ever. Sleep well, my friend.
I remember Stuart used to say this whole album was too downbeat for people, but to me it always was and always will be one of the most beautiful collection of songs ever. RIP, my dearest friend. What made you so great is exactly what took you. May we meet again some day. xxx
I have been listening a lot to Big Country during the lockdown and pandemic to decompress. Music heals you. I remember seeing them in concert in the 80s and they had so much good energy. It has always been uplifting to hear their songs and it makes you want to soar above all of the sadness, stress and all the changes that are going on right now. I’m very grateful for Big Country’s talent. R.I.P. Stuart. Praying 🙏 for your family, fans, and band mates. Your immortal soul lives on forever.
Hard to find better live performances in net than this. Seen two "my" factories closed. Rip Stuart.
They were the soundtrack of my adolescence here in Argentina.
I Cannot stop listening to this tune brings back so many memories..God i miss this band !!
About this time of year I like to remind myself of what a top live act we lost.
Always missed Big Stu
stuart and the boys at their very best!!! Why isn't music like this anymore?? xx
Stuart at his very best.....what a musician, song writer and all round top guy....much missed.
Awesome Song! Timeless!
Here I stand with my own kin, at the end of everything...... RIP Stuart Adamson, one of the best and underrated singer songwriters of our generation
Fondly remembered , in their prime here.
one of the best live bands ever
👍👍👍👍
THE best version of this song.Saw them at the Barrowlands many a time. Best gig in town, always! RIP big man!
What a Great band!!They at the very least equal Zepplin, Rush and all The Greats!
They are One of The Greats!!!
What a great band. Those first 3 albums are unimpeachable. Bummed that we lost Stuart so young.
One of the best gigs ever -- Toronto 1993. Amazing. Love them just as much today. Soul, passion, great playing, original. Rest in peace SA.
Brother in lives in Ontario.. he'd not be into BC.. he'd really not be into runrig who sang "the cutter" a great song about a uk emigre who settled in ontario.. just like him. about the same time. Some folks are just not connected to the world. BC fans get it. my names on the crossing anniversary LP snd I'm very scottish very from dunfermline and very knowing of the shit we went through in Scotland in the 80s. Thatcher@
Scheiße, wie geil. Danke Big Country
Even I, who struggle with enjoying live versions in general compared to studio recordings (especially if I learnt to love the music from the studio recordings), find this version to be much more than just acceptable. All the good parts are highlighted and extended to give the audience more of what we want. It is a real treat to listen to this version when you know the original full well.
Stunning, brings a tear to your eye.
Totally underrated band, an absolutely storming version of this track.
felinemad Never met a single fan who ever said they were underrated.
Im a yank in Delaware and i wish Stuart was still here ... I would have killed to see Big Country LIVE like this !! Fucking amazing band Fucking amazing song !!
Just brilliant. Stuart has that crowd in the palm of his hand. RIP.
A true artist of his craft . Still one of my favourite bands , give me joy .Thanks for the music Stuart .❤
Best live band ever...sounds better than most in the studio could ever dream of. Long live Big Country!
Classic tune. I love the way Stuart and band leave everything on the stage. They don't write and perform songs like this today.
I only recently discovered these guys by accident and man they sound so good live, I prefer alot of their songs live than studio
I agree, wish they had the final fling dvd on cd to listen to
I Loved big Country as a kid. i always thought that the albums were recorded poorly.
Been longtime fan I'm glad the new Big Country are still going,There's only one Stuart Adamson👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
So many years later and this band still command a following both online and live, there's a reason and this is one of them. Musicians still post videos of attempts at covers, New musicians still discovering the complexity of big country's sound. Amazing, and I was privileged to have witnessed their prime.....along with many others. Privileged.
Big Country!!! What a band. saw them live in the early 80s in London. never lost ttheir roots. Also one of the best live bands that came out of that era. Steeltown best record they ever did. Great live track. RIP Stuart
Never will music be this good again 😩😩😩😩
Probably the best 1:15 second intro Big Country has done. I just love the power and spirit of this song. The way it builds and is layered. Brilliant! So much sound from these guys. I'll listen to them as long as I have a breath in my body. 4:13, I'm bouncing in my living room!
+megakingkong was just thinking same dude, we lost a (scuse language) fukkin gem in this guy
+pazuzu666ish, I agree. When the band carried on (which I'm glad they did) it was just too obvious how much his guitar and voice added to this stellar band. Stuart had a lovely, distinct voice and guitar sound that will never be replicated.
The perfect band in all aspects of modern music.
best live band I ever saw and I have seen a few , a top top band
They had that entire audience bouncing in a big simultaneous beat. That’s impressive and powerful!
one of the greatest bands ever to grace this world
Thanks for everything Stuart - RIP - remember listening to this in the dark the day it came out - amazing live
F KING PROUD to ave got to see Big Country perform on many occasions an many event an this choon f king rocked the foundations everytime ! R.I.P. Stuart you shall always be remembered never forgotten ! Love to the family !
Day after day, year after year, I come back to this, such an incredible song, living in Dunfermline, and being brought up with BC, this resolutes so much with me, love it, I was fortunate enough to see Stuart and the boys live many times, just an absolute privilege. Stay Alive.
stuart you are sadly missed
Love the way Bruce attakes his guitar!
The energy at this gig must have been f*ing phenomenal, it's so obvious the boy's are totally in the groove!! Shite!--Miss you Stuart.
Musically and socially awesome.
Brilliant, the pogoing is different class, rock on Stu, gone but never forgotten.
Great song
TURN IT UP XXX Big Country have provided the Sound Track my life
Love Big Country and love Steeltown, I must agree this is the finest version. One of the songs in my life's soundtrack. Timeless
Just watched the current big country in my home town Corby which this song was written about. Absolutely superb and at the end thanked every member past and present including Stewart. Really quite emotional and I'm guessing as great as they always were. Thank you for the music, from corby
Stuart m8 died 2001
One of the finest live performances you’ll see anywhere…
THANKS! 30 years on these guys help me "Stay Alive!"
Born the same year as me.Wish he was 60 now as I am coming up to.Can`t have everything I suppose.Jim.liverpool.
this is without doubt the best vid out there of this song - what a voice, and there is no flaw in his
voice singing live.............. absolute gem of a video to always treasure in watching Stuey Adamson do what he did best...
Stuart Adamson guitar legend 😊
His name will never die...
this time will be forever....
There music was brilliant
Miss this band so much, This truly is one of the greatest live performances ever !!
Stuart and Bruce had the BEST guitar harmony ever.
Prove me wrong
i was there what anight ,still have goose bumps watchin this
It is the best live version, this concert was one of the best indeed. Mark is sounding so cool and Stuart, Bruce and Tony are in great shape. Aah memories. Great car track.
the start gives me goose bumps..i've had the pleasure of seeing them live so many times ..never let me down
Wow..what for band!!! Great ,wonderful music and i love Scotland!!
You don't see crowds like that anymore.long live Big Country.RIP Stuart
I saw Big Country twice. The first time was probably in the early 80s. They played at the University of Virginia (where I went to college) in Memorial Gymnasium. This brick building was built in the late 1800s/early 1900s. At the time it was built it was the biggest gym in the South of the US. Awesome show; acoustics were awful. Fast forward to approximately 1995/1996. I was working in Georgia; BC played at a venue called the Post Office in Augusta, GA. Very small place, good crowd, not great (several hundred?). I was able to stand just offstage to the right of the band as they looked into the crowd. I was so close I it was ridiculous. One of the great experiences of my youth. Hope the reincarnated band comes to the States sometime in the next decade!
didnt know what music was all about till i heard in a big country then i made a point of listening to all of the best music to come out of this god forsaken world william stuart adamson RIP X
I had this in vinyl when i was kid. Still great. Simple honest music.❤