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Big Country came out of one of the less dominant parts of the United Kingdom with an anthemic sound and vaguely revolutionary-sounding lyrics to captivate the British listening public and at least interest Americans. Big Country continued their winning ways at home with this, its second album, which topped the charts and produced three Top 40 hits -- "East of Eden," "Where the Rose is Sown," and "Just a Shadow." But in the U.S., the album was perceived as proving that the band's sound, guitars-as-bagpipes, courtesy of the E-Bow, was a one-time novelty, while Stuart Adamson's lyrics, full of British socialist working-class fervor, seemed jingoistic and pretentious. Nevertheless, much of the music, as on the first album, made for stirring rock & roll. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Track Listing
| 1. Flame Of The West |
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| 2. East Of Eden |
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| 3. Steeltown |
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| 4. Where The Rose Is Sown |
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| 5. Come Back To Me |
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| 6. Tall Ships Go |
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| 7. Girl With Grey Eyes |
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| 8. Rain Dance |
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| 9. The Great Divide |
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| 10. Just A Shadow |
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| 11. Bass Dance |
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| 12. Belief In The Small Man |
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| 13. Prairie Rose |
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| 14. Wonderland 12" |
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| 15. Winter Sky |
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Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback |
| I saw Nickelback at the O2 in London in 2008. I was not expecting that much as I was not really a fan. However, I must admit I had a great night, they put in a great show and I really enjoyed the tracks played. The band come in for quite a lot of stick but I was really pleasantly surprised. Of course, I love the tracks "Photograph" and "How You Remind Me" but there is also a lot of other good stuff on those albums. The more I hear from this band the more I like them. "Gotta Be Somebody" is no exception to this. Great uplifting melodic chorus with a great bridge make this very worthy listening. Get over "Rockstar" being used in a TV ad and get listening. ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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