THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Wonderland» by Big Country
Big Country emerged on the world stage with their debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. The UK success was immediate, slowly but surely […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Journey» by Big Country
The Journey is a Big Country song from their 2013 album of the same name. It introduced Mike Peters as the new vocalist, Jamie Watson […]
When Big Country played in the Soviet Union (Moscow Palace of Sports, 30 Sep – 4 Oct 1988)
On 9 September 1988, Big Country released their fourth album Peace In Our Time on an unsuspecting world. The album is still debated amongst fans. […]
BIG COUNTRY – «The Crossing» release date
When was Big Country’s debut album The Crossing released? For a long time, most online references (from Wikipedia to more credible and dedicated Big Country […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chance» by Big Country
Big Country’s first hit single in the UK was Fields of Fire. Their first hit in America was In A Big Country. But in the […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Crossing» by Big Country
Big Country released their classic debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. Musically, the album is as good as it gets – even making […]
Big Country vs. bottles and explosives at Reading Festival, 1983
The Reading Rock Festival is an institution in the UK. It started in the 1960s and kept going for many a year at the Richfield […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Look Away» by Big Country
Look Away is the first track on Big Country’s third album The Seer, released on 30 June 1986. It was the first single from the album, released […]
TONY BUTLER – «My Time» (2018)
Tony Butler is primarily known as the bass player for Big Country from 1982 to 2000, and again from 2010 to 2012 for the first […]