Big Country
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Big Country is a Scottish rock band best known for its anthemic, guitar-driven sound that often emulates traditional Scottish folk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Country canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear |
1981
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Fish
ⓘ
Runrig NERFINISHED ⓘ The Raphaels NERFINISHED ⓘ The Skids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | The Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre |
Celtic rock
ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Bruce Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Brzezicki NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Adamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bruce Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Brzezicki NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Adamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Scottish folk music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anthemic guitar-driven sound
ⓘ
use of guitar tones emulating bagpipes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Chance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East of Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ Fields of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ In a Big Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Look Away NERFINISHED ⓘ One Great Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Driving to Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No Place Like Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace in Our Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Steeltown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Buffalo Skinners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seer NERFINISHED ⓘ Why the Long Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Dunfermline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Cherry Red Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ Phonogram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertigo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.