cowdencolts Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 My Dad was friends with Stuart when they were at school and I remember meeting him when I was wee. Nice guy - am a huge Big Country and Skids fan. I remember hearing about his death - can't believe it's been 9 years either. Time flies Had the good luck to see both The Skids, and Big Country live.Amazing seeing The Skids in Dunfermline, when i was a kid.Stuart always took time out for a blether.Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Thought I'd bump this - looking at some old Big Country videos on Youtube, what a horrendously under-rated musician he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 great band , best Scots group ever IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Agreed. A huge talent, inspiration and hero of Scottish music and rock n' roll. I'm good pals with one of the bands entourage and he's a Thistle fan himself. I had no idea, the first time I met him that he toured with them and helped set their gear up on stage and stuff and is very good friends with everyone connected with the band. I'd give my left nut to have been at this gig. Atmosphere is phenomenal. I was there - my abiding memory to this day is the whole crowd bouncing in unison, and being so tightly packed, that you could feel air sucking in below everyone as they were on the way up, and blowing back out again as you came down. And (more hazy memoried here) Runrig supported, a guy near me spent their whole set shouting "f**k off ya teuchter hippy b*****ds" at them. I was at the Barrowlands Hogmanay gig - my first home leave after joining the RN. Amazing night until the bird I was smooching with puked over my shoulder into the hood of my parka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Big Country are my favourite Scottish band of all time. The Buffalo Skinners is one of my favourite albums ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Big man would have been proud today. A stellar effort by the rest of them. I never thought I'd see this day after Stuart passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Played a gig with his daughters band on Wednesday there,she's got an amazing voice and she's hot!! I've seen The Gillyflowers a few times. Kirstens voice is spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Going to see them on Sat. Any idea what kind of set to expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordieBoy80 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Was thinking about this today when I looked at the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Stuart Adamson's death was one of the few times when the death of someone other than a family member or close friend even registered with me. As a teenager he was a hero and then someone I respected as we both got older, it was such a shame the way his career stalled while so many with not even a quarter of his talent or insight flourished. I recently watched Restless Natives and whilst the movie hasn't aged particularly well the music as the Clown and the Wolfman sped through the glen or rode around Edinburgh throwing away their money was still breathtaking. "Do you believe in Ghosts?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I know it's a bit sentimental but I thought it was quite poignant seeing Pars appoint a boy from "The Valley" the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordieBoy80 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Annual bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I love Big Country. Stuart Adamson was a wonderful musician and songwriter and The Crossing is one of my favourite albums of all time. RIP big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I played the Barrowland live concert on my to way to work today then found this thread at lunchtime....spooky. But what a fucking album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Can't believe that was 14 years ago. Sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If he'd tried harder to teach me the guitar in 1978 he might still be alive. Because we'd still be there. Some things were obviously beyond him. I saw the Skids when Into The Valley was in the charts (least that's what my memory says) they played at The Factory at the Russell Club, I seem to remember the place going crackers when they did TV Stars, it was like a Corrie & Crossroads punks refugee party. Although that memory is through a 16yr old's newky brown ale haddled brain. Grimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I saw the Skids when Into The Valley was in the charts (least that's what my memory says) they played at The Factory at the Russell Club, I seem to remember the place going crackers when they did TV Stars, it was like a Corrie & Crossroads punks refugee party. Although that memory is through a 16yr old's newky brown ale haddled brain. Grimbo Albert Tatlock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Albert Tatlock! Exactly, pure mental. Imagine any venue in the world today full of 15 to 20 year old kids all screaming their bollocks off about a tv soap character. What a time to be young. Grimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Saw them at the Apollo in 1980 iirc - we were actually going to see John Cooper Clark at QMU but it was Freshers week or some bollocks and they wouldn't let us in. Jobson refused to sing TV Stars so they got someone up on stage to sing it who promptly whipped out his wallies then performed it brilliantly - priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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