The Life & Tragic Death of Big Country's STUART ADAMSON
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2024
- Explore the extraordinary life and heart breaking demise of Stuart Adamson, the brilliant guitarist and vocalist behind Big Country and Skids. From his early days in the punk rock movement to international fame with Big Country, discover the highs and lows of Adamson's musical journey. Join us in commemorating the legacy of this influential musician whose impact resonates through the annals of rock history.
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lovely fella.. met him the day after the skids had played liverpool rotters, 1980 ( he'd stayed over to catch the ramones play the same club the next day) very approachable and chatty... we ended sharing a jazz cigarette and ended up talking, at great length, about hawkwind! much to his girlfriend (or wife's) disdain that once on the subject of them he'd never shut up (which was true!).. haha... anyways.. a couple of years later big country played the warehouse in liverpool (first uk tour and an incredible gig)... so anyways, after the gig as i walked past the dressing room (next to the stage) the door was open and a shout of hey! hawkwind!!! roared from out of the room.. i was beckoned inside, met the band etc.. still to this day i can't get over how he'd remembered our initial encounter.. as i said before a lovely fella
Cool story & memory mate,to cherish forever,R.I.P. ❤️❤️
Bet you remember Eric’s..?
@@troytempest290absolutely.. i went there twice.. 2 matinees (slf + the damned), i was just a bit too young for the night time gigs.
@@zolfodor4835 absolutely, glad you liked 😎👊 ...he autographed my brady's (formerly erics) membership too!
@@tednindo6761 I’m guessing we’re around the same age as I was too young for the night gigs too (born 1965)
It was mainly the Royal Court, Empire & Uni for me, Jam, Pretenders, TRB in Southport, etc. Some great music & very happy times.
Big Country and Simple Minds were the soundtrack of my youth growing up in Ireland. R.I.P Stuart Adamson, a very sad loss.
From a Scottish girl who has never forgot you and your wonderful music. You made Scotland proud.Rest in blissful peace Stuart.Wish you were still here making beautiful music.We miss you. X
He was a great musician. A real emblem for Scotland. He has two grown up children that he'd be very proud of. The bag pipes riff in "In a Big Country" is just so perfect. Stuart Adamson forever young☘️🇮🇪🧚♂️
You should check out his daughter Kirsten Adamson
No bagpipes in that song. They were famous for making their guitars sound like bagpipes.
Thank YOU🙏
Why does an Irish man assume we English don’t love him just as much?I wish Irish folk would realise that British people are one and the same,always exceptions but Barr a few outriders,we British love each other and would die on the battlefield protecting each other,sorry if u dint mean owt by your remark but I’m tired of anti English crap from Ireland’s political class,did they pay back£8 we lent them?
As a young teen, hearing In A Big Country was really powerful.
There's something special about that song alright.
Couldn't agree more. Great album & albums.
Stuart and Big Country deserved so much more. I thought they'd be as big as U2.
When I learned of Stuart's passing, I was devastated.
I knew Stuart’s mum well. she never got over losing Stuart and the way he passed.
So sad. Into the Valley is still one of my favourite songs. RIP Stuart.
Big country 1983 still a classic and I still play it really loud. A great loss of a talented man.
Stuart wrote like a warrior poet, his lyrics and music touched my soul .
Excellent vid. Stuart was a great guy, very humble and easy to talk to. I live in Crossgates where Stuart grew up and last year named a new street after him, Stuart Adamson Cresent. Flowers are layed there now on each anniversary. Definitely not forgotten and will always one of Scotland's finest.
Thank you so much! 🥰 And thank you for watching 😁
Truly tragic loss and greatly missed. Saw them at the assembly rooms in derby, he had the whole place bouncing. He commented on what a lovely little place we had. God bless you Stuart ❤
Shame the Assembly Rooms are no more, same with the Guildhall theatre
Met him and the band twice after gigs in Liverpool in 83 and 84. They always used to stay behind to meet the fans and sign stuff. I got my cassette of The Crossing and a programme signed. Such a sad story.
So underrated was Stuart Adamson an amazing soul saw them at Brixton academy 84/85 best gig I've ever been to ❤ such a shame how it all ended. RIP great man
Living and studying in Edinburgh at the time I was fortunate enough to see Big Country live through the mid 80s and early 90s. As a band they were a force of nature - to this day I can't really think of a live act that has topped them - they could turn a venue into a heaving, bouncing, joyous mob as soo as they started playing. At the heart of it all was Stuart such a great front man and musician who always seemed grounded and humble. Sadly missed by many people.
I saw him play in The Skids. It was in the old Russell Club in Manchester (That area was ROUGH) . Met the group, got his autograph.
They whole group (Skids) were so humble. You just knew there was something special about this man.
I loved that 'Bag pipey' sound he created with his guitar and then carried on with Big Country.
It's such a shame it ended the way it did. He was a star!
Did they not threaten to continue to perform due to saliva attacks and stage slippage?
Big mistake ?
Both The Skids and Big country were
brilliant bands bounding with energy
I was away in Spain and didn't realise
Stuart had died R.I.P.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Grew up loving The Skids and Big Country .
The Crossing is a brilliant piece of work and will slwaus be special to me The Storm , in particular , is just superb .
Tragic end to a very talented soul .
'The Storm'...still my favourite tune...haunting
Totally agree. Mostly every other Weekend I travelled up to Glasgow from my job in London. Always had the Crossing in my Walkman. So. So Sad always in my memory R.I.P. Great one 🇬🇧
@@williamrae9954 Excellent drum patterns in that song as well.
The Seer with Kate Bush is also great, and Steeltown is one of the best working man songs out there.
Big Country was one of my favourite bands in the 80s And I was lucky enough to see them live! RIP Stuart I hope you're in a happier place! You'll never be forgotten and you are very sadly missed!x❤x
I was lucky to see them at Oxford Apollo (then called Oxford New Theatre) queing up some stranger said They are not punk, due to my look. Little did they know Stewart Adamsons roots, ignorant feck.
Flew to England in 1998 to see them play at a small community center in the northern lake district region. Met the boys backstage after the show. So glad I did!
I was so shocked when I heard of his passing😢😢very talented guy RIP❤❤
i lived in the same village Crossgates fife, as Stuart, He used to run the local Hop on a Friday night in the community centre, he would play with his band Tattoo doing Bowie/Stones/Quo covers before the Disco started , He was about 15 then in 1974,
I was at the tribute night in the Barrowlands! A great night to remember a great man!
South African here with Scottish roots...and whenever im up the road on the m6 to m74 heading for Glasgow ( family there) i blast their music. Beautiful country with beautiful people and fantastic food...Haggis supper for the way home
Adamson was one of the most talented musicians to come out of the 80's.
Big Country rocks then, and rocks now. 'Steeltown' is way underrated.
Steeltown is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Steeltown is A Classic Song.
Stuart 😊Was And Still is A Musical Genius ❤. Bless Him.Rip.
Have to agree, it's a great album 😊
Pretty sure Steeltown was about my hometown
I was lucky enough to see Big Country in the mid-80’s in Frankfurt. It was a modest hall but It was like a giant fan club meeting the crowd was nothing but true fans singing every word and knowing every note. One of the greatest shows of my life probably the best crowd I ever experienced.
BIG COUNTRY is still one of my favorite bands 🎸🎤🥁
A very underrated band . .They made us sing even when my late wife was dying with cancer .
Not underrated by their hard-core fans, their live Barrowlands concert could have sold out 50 times. When your senses are out of your control this shit happens, how many of us have thought and wished Stuart had our number so that we could have talked him round.
I liked them very much
Just A Shadow gets me everytime. Saw Big Country many times, met them once. Love Stuart, thank you for the Crossing ❤
Also saw many Gigs. Nothing like them x
Big Country always stood out for me because of their unique sound. Brilliant band I still listen to them now and they've never aged! ❤🙂👍
What a waste, one of the finest bands to see live in their day. Stuart was a very talented man.
One of the all times best live bands in the history of music❤❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely. They could hold an audience.
So true 👍 seen them many times & it was always a great experience
Absolute gentleman and a very modest genius. Sorely missed!
Lyrical genius, seen them at the city hall,Newcastle played at home on the same evening,Stuart kept the crowd up to date with the score,we won and everyone started singing the Blaydon races,Stuart joined in on guitar, he was brimming with talent and class! Massively underrated band!
I was there too !
Also there at City Hall bloody brilliant memories of a fantastic live band and a wonderful guitar player RIP big fella
Such a tragic tragic loss I hate to keep hearing about famous people who have hang themselves it's so 💔😭Stuart was one of the greatest singers there was.. A best friend of mine hung herself over cannock chase just b4 christmas due to depression of the death of her husband who died 3 yrs previous she never got over his death R. I. P Stuart big country not the same without u 💔😢
Anyone who has heard the soundtrack to Restless Natives knows the genius of Big Country.
Forever in our hearts and ears.❤💔
Great guy was in his pub lots of times ( Dunfermline is my hometown) loved Big Country so much
Genius of a musician. Saw B C in 87, great live band. R I P wee man, gone far too soon.
Would have been his birthday today. My favourite ever band Big Country. Loved all their albums.
A brilliant guitarist! And a musician whose lyrics were 'always steeped in authenticity'!! And his unbridled passion for both The Skids And Big Country is surely undoubted!!
❤ RIP I absolutely loved Big Country when they broke in Canada. Such beautiful lyrics and a unique sound! Never stopped loving them and was very sad to hear of his passing.
Sadly Missed God Bless Him RIP
Such an incredible talent.
Still to this day Big Country are one of my favourite bands, saw them on the Seer Tour 1986 NEC Birmingham when I was 15, brilliant times. Sad ending for a great man.
I just stumbled upon this channel. Excellent posting. It has always seemed to me that very little is known about why Stuart gave up on life. I've always wondered why someone who brought so much hope and happiness to my generation, could possibly be so low. I will always follow his sage advice to "Stay Alive!!". If only he could've taken his own advice. RIP Stuart
Thank you so much! 🥰 And yes he was taken way too soon 😓Thank you for watching 👍
@@HarmonyHeartsLifestyle-ul5yvI just subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your content. Peace
This may give us some idea - 'Chance' - " .... Oh Lord I never felt so low .... "
We we're heart broken hearing he had taken his own life. He was a great musician and our grandchildren listen to his music to this day 2024.
I was never into big country and his work with them, but the skids are one of my all-time favourite bands, and the reason being was his brilliant guitar playing, all the skids albums with him in were just brilliant, to me, one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived.
I remember watching the music video as a little kid on MTV and loved it 😍 and had the biggest crush on Stuart RIP very talented soul
They were my very first favorite band as a young teen. I finally got to see them live but it was after his passing. Mike Peters filled in.
Loved Big Country & saw them live in 1983. Still think their music is quite magical.
In our hearts. The music will never die. 💘🔥
I met a great guy from Dunfermline around 2008 in Langkawi.
An island of the coast of Malaysia. I couldn't believe it when he told me about Stuarts drinking.
It was really really sad to hear about such a talented guy who wrote and played amazing guitar.
The Skids 'Into the Valley' what a tune . I remember him telling me what that song was about being a local lad. Great tune and fantastic lyrics.
Seen them live in 1987 Liverpool we had front seats best concert I have ever seen to this day and ever will. Respect 👍
a great tribute, wonderfully narrated.......his songs remain......
May your God of choice Bless you always, Stuart. THE finest rock band I have ever seen live (many times) and that is saying something, with the very many bands I have seen since 1968!
Only One.
Rest In Peace, In A Big Country, Stuart Adamson, Blue Sky, not good-bye.
When In a Big Country plays from my radio…it lifts my spirit and I just have to rock out 🤘
So sad. RIP 💔💔💔
An incredible talent and so sorely missed by so many. He gave me the soundtrack of my youth in the Highlands. My love of music has prevailed ever since and all thanks to greats like Stu.
Stuart is a massive hero of mine and always will be
The album "The Crossing" still blows me away. I believe that the bagpipes are actually an electronic altered guitar.
You are correct, no bagpipes. But from what I have heard they were going for a fiddle/violin sound more so. But that's what we got and that's what people hear.
I seen Queen at Knebworth Park on that day also were Status Quo and Big Country , being a massive Queen fan i was stunned at how brilliant BC were so stunned i went out and bought all the albums they had made....brilliant band led by a great singer and guitarist RIP Stuart
Saw him live in Dublin, with Big Country - midnight at the Olympia theatre gig, many moons ago - outstanding front man. One in a million.
The thunderous intro of Into The Valley, remains one of the 'most compelling of all time'!! The Skids were a glorious hybrid of machismo and intellectualism. In addition i met Stuart and his politeness was inspiring! He really was the embodiment of professionalism!!
I was lucky enough to catch Big Country at the Hultsfreds rock festival, Sweden in 1988 and it was an incredible gig for sure. Joe Strummer also performed at the same festival and it was great to catch so many musical heroes at the same time!
A sad end. I saw them at Knebworth. A tight unit.
I saw them not long before he died at Guildfest doing an acoustic set. I have to be honest I wasn’t there to see them and was never a fan but they were superb. Such a shame he felt unable to carry on
Part of my youth privilege to see in concert .a real band .❤
Bit of my life ive shared with skids and big country..❤
fantastic band
Big country did the soundtrack on the film restless natives....great film great soundtrack
Met the band on a ferry, a really nice group of people easy going
I had no idea Stewart Adamson had died . I'm a fan of the band . I have the DVD greatest hits & one or 2 albums . Sad to see the video here that he has passed . A great band. Did get air play in Australia . Never reached any great heights though . Sydney Australia 🦘🦘🦘 15/3/2024 RIP ❤
Saw him when they were supporting Queen at knebworth they were great ,I'm now going to find my big country CD 👍🇬🇧
Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon. Mega gig. RIP Stuart.
Me too
"We're just Scottish folk music with loud guitars!"--S. Adamson. RIP
I loved both the Skids and Big Country , a very talented guy and well missed world wide,
I was lets say "detained" when the news of his passing came on the radio.
Not much to remember while,"detained",but that moment i will never forget.😢
Thank you so much ,there's alot I didn't know💔
Met him once, early 80s .. was at Knockhill watching Motorcycle racing.x
Watched them at Liverpool university in the 90’s. Stood in the front row. Great band. Great music.
Used to go into his pub that he owned in Dunfermline
He certainly was...." One Big Thing" that happened in my life. Xxx❤
Great guitar player very interesting style
In to the valley, what an anthem, my teenage years
He was in the photo with Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton etc when Hank Marvin was presented with a new signature Stratocaster by the Fender company. Some line up!
A top man proud to have known him as a friend . Gone to soon .
'too soon'
👍🏻no disrespect.
Love his music. No one will ever know someone else's brain & internal thought's or pain they feel. No matter how many years from birth to death.
great LP. I still have my copy and play it regularly.
Same. Still sounds as great & unique to this day.
Saw them in Sefton park Liverpool just before the crossing album came out, amazing band , Tony butler is a very underrated bass player
Saw them in 83 brilliant
They weren't bad, were they?
Early 40s are a strange age...
I'm 46...U don't want to but really look back at yer life and even if it's been eventful & mostly great? You just look at where u r now and things u didn't do. ..
40s are rough..
But TRUTH is there is so much more left.
Big country became recognised due to a hit film, wrestless natives. It's a good film made outstanding with the soundtrack.
Like many on here, I first learned of Big Country from their appearances on MTV. . .back when MTV actually played MUSIC videos. I was immediately enamored of their sound.
Being one half Scot, hearing those guitars sounding like bagpipes on "In a Big Country" was indeed special. The song just stuck with you. Of course, the accompanying video got as much air play as the song on radio., I went out and bought The Crossing on vinyl which i still have to this day. Great songs on that album. One of the most underrated was/is "Poorohman" which features the dueling guitars of Stuart and Bruce at the intro. That band was so tight. With Tony on bass and "Bree zee" on the riser, they had a unique sound. I was able to see them at the Excelsior Mill in Atlanta.
i expected to see a comment here on a song I really like -- "Fragile Thing". A deeply emotional song that served as a harbinger of future tragedy for Stuart. In the video he's sitting alone in a restaurant lamenting a lost relationship which is doubly ironic due to Stuart's life at the time. The song's message wasn't lost on those who knew him. Somehow he wound up in a Hawaii motel alone with too much alcohol and his personal demons. They got the best of his willpower. Still, I was a bit shocked and saddened to learn of Stuart Adamson's passing especially the way he took himself out. Depression is a emotional roller coaster. I still enjoy listening to Big Country. Stuart Adamson lost his life but he left his mark.
Thank you Stuart.
I still find it difficult to accept that he chose suicide. A great man... and a great loss.
Alcoholism makes those decisions
Heartbreaking but he lives on through his music ❤️✌️
I was lucky to see the original lineup in Chicago at the China club big country was awesome that night awesome
Still missed ❤