Get Ready to ROCK! » Big Country https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Tue, 05 May 2026 08:11:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : BIG COUNTRY – Driving To Damascus (Deluxe 4CD boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-big-country-driving-to-damascus-deluxe-4cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-big-country-driving-to-damascus-deluxe-4cd-boxset/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2023 08:28:23 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=89178 BIG COUNTRYCherry Red [Release date: 30.6.23] The late great Stuart Adamson and his band, Big Country, made an indelible musical mark on UK popular culture before the man’s untimely demise. The history is well documented. The nineties was a hugely fertile … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-big-country-driving-to-damascus-deluxe-4cd-boxset/feed/ 0 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 20:56:06 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=88447 BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023For Big Country, their debut album ‘The Crossing’ is rightly regarded as a classic, spawning three hit singles and countless other fan favourites, and establishing that signature bagpipe style guitar sound. For the current line up it is also the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-5-may-2023/feed/ 0 Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:39:15 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=79369 BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022It’s now been over 20 years since the sad passing of Stuart Adamson, but for over half that period his erstwhile bandmates Bruce Watson and Mark Brzezicki have been ensuring that his Big Country legacy stays alive with a touring … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/gig-review-big-country-islington-assembly-hall-london-9-march-2022/feed/ 0 Album review: BIG COUNTRY – Out Beyond The River, The Compulsion Years Anthology https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-big-country-out-beyond-the-river-the-compulsion-years-anthology/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-big-country-out-beyond-the-river-the-compulsion-years-anthology/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:01:19 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=68457 BIG COUNTRY – Out Beyond The River, The Compulsion Years AnthologyCherry Red [Release date 25.09.20] The late great Stuart Adamson and his band, Big Country, made an indelible musical mark on UK popular culture. Their history is well documented. This anthology focuses on a very narrow, but hugely fertile period … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-big-country-out-beyond-the-river-the-compulsion-years-anthology/feed/ 0 Album review: THE PETAL FALLS – Workin’ All Night Workin’ All Day https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-the-petal-falls-workin-all-night-workin-all-day/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-the-petal-falls-workin-all-night-workin-all-day/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2020 19:37:09 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=68280 THE PETAL FALLS - Workin' All Night Workin' All DayRock Avenue Records [Release date 31.07.20] This is my new favourite album of 2020, by UK band, The Petal Falls “Workin’ All Night Workin’ All Day” and if the impressive production is anything to go by, this band most certainly has … Continue reading →

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