Greatest Hits of Big Country & The Skids [Import]

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Album Description
Released as a tribute to the late, great Stuart Adamson 'The Greatest Hits of Big Country & The Skids' takes a tear-stained look back at a 23-year recording career that spawned 17 Top 30 singles, 7 Top 30 albums & worldwide sales of over ten million. On two CDs the album features 36 tracks, including all the hits, 'Into The Valley', 'Fields Of Fire', 'Wonderland', 'In A Big Country' & many, many more, plus rare CD-ROM material of previously unreleased German concert footage. 2002.

Tracks:

Big Time
Holy Water
Kick My Ass
Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Wild West Show
Here for the Party
Holdin' You
Homewrecker
Pocahontas Proud
Redneck Woman
Bed
What Happened
When I Think About Cheatin'
When It Rains

Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2

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Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002WDR
Release Date: 1991-07-01

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Complete Data and Rating.......2002-01-06

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Outstanding!
scottish power

Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits
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Manufacturer: Polygram International
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Crossing
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ASIN: B000024W88
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

Save Me
In A Big Country
Fields Of Fire
Chance
Wonderland
Where The Rose Is Sown
Just A Shadow
Look Away
King Of Emotion
East Of Eden
One Great Thing
The Teacher
Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)
Peace In Our Time
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Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1990 hits compilation, neverreleased in the U.S. & featuring 17 of their absolute best.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding!.......2006-10-27

Powerful guitars, drums and vocals from one of Scotland's finest bands. Excellent CD and one of the best in my collection. Already owned The Crossing and picked up this "must have" compilation CD while visiting the UK.

scottish power.......2002-02-09

a great one from one of 80s and middle 90s best bands. though many seem to have discovered'em recently, starting from "the buffalo skinners" and "driving to damascus", their top of inspiration and energy belongs to "the crossing", "steeltown" and "the seer" albums.powerful guitars and great singing emphasis, the kind of epic marching on-atmosphere, touching lyrics and everything:here you find all their masterpieces, from "fields of fire" to "eiledon" and "wonderland".thanks guys!

"now this curtain's so heavy around your head
that you never know you were young
hbecause you played chance with a lifetime romance
and the price was far too long"

from "chance"

Tracks:

Lucille
Lady
Love Lifted Me
We've Got Tonight - Sheena Easton, Kenny Rogers
Scarlet Fever
Love or Something Like It
She Believes in Me
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer - Kim Carnes, Kenny Rogers
You Were a Good Friend
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Through the Years
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You Decorated My Life
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Love Will Turn You Around

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mistaken track listing.......2003-06-13

I wish I could say I really loved this CD. But it's actually not what I expected. Probably this is due to the fact that I was misled by the listing appearing on the page. What I was sent was the album KENNY ROGERS - 20 GREAT HITS. It includes indeed 20 tracks, but I wouldn't call them 'Great Hits.' The tracks that appear on this CD are the following:1.Ruby, don't take your love to town; 2.Poem for my little lady; 3.For the good times; 4.Good lady of Toronto; 5.Where does Rosie go; 6.Me and Bobby McGee; 7.What am I gonna do; 8.All Go's lovely children; 9.Lay it down; 10.Tulsa turnaround; 11.Sunshine; 12.Goodtime liberator; 13.Reuben James; 14.Always leaving, always gone; 15.Elvira; 16.Shine on Ruby Mountain; 17.Loser; 18.Homemade Lie; 19.Ticket to Nowhere; 20.Ruby, don't take your love to town

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Definitely in my top 5 of all time!!
Not as Good as the Skids Were...But Good
Pretty god Scottish folkrock
Awesome
THIS LIVE CD ROCKS!!!!

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ASIN: B000006SWB
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

Harvest Home
Peace in Our Time
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Chance
Look Away
What Are You Working For
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Wonderland
Long Way Home
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Album Description

Full color picture CD featuring 14 of their best recordedbetween 1993-1994, all of which are the exact samerecordings found on the higher-priced 'Without The Aid Of ANet: Live' album! Includes 'Harvest Home', 'Peace In OurTime', 'Just A Shadow', 'Chance', 'Wonderland', 'In A BigCountry' and 'Ships'. 1997 Disky release.

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All the Best Songs Performed Live. Harvest Home, Just a Shadow, Steeltown and Mor.

Customer Reviews:

Definitely in my top 5 of all time!!.......2005-02-19

I actually own the CD "Without The Aid Of A Net". As mentioned in another review, the tracks are exactly the same on this CD.

I have followed a lot of bands and I have seen a lot of live shows throughout the years. This CD has the most magic and positive energy of any live record or CD that I have ever heard (Frampton Comes Alive is probably the only other album that comes close).

I highly recommend it - music written and played straight from the heart - I play it anytime that I feel like experiencing some magic.

Starts off acoustic and then gets into heavier tracks. The first 6 tracks just meld together into a powerful acoustic energy boost. From 7 to 14, it almost seems like the 2nd part of a journey.

Shame about Stuart - but he has left a legacy.

Try it - you'll like it!!

Not as Good as the Skids Were...But Good.......2000-08-16

Where is "Fields of Fire"? It's my favorite BC song and sounds like an 18th century Scottish army storming out of the hills to crush the invading English armies. Anyway...this is a decent live record and BC were a good band. I much perfer their older albums. "The Crossing" is the best. Having said that, I perfer Stuart Adamson's old band, the Skids to anything BC ever did.

Pretty god Scottish folkrock.......1999-11-28

Big Country is maybe the most known band fusioning Scottish folk with rock. »The Greatest Hits Live« is exactly what the title says... but their best song ever (AND greatest hit ever, I believe?) »Fields Of Fire« is missing!

Most of the songs are quite OK, and the charming Scottish remarks from the lead singer plus the faithful home crowd makes this a real LIVE album.

Fourteen songs, however, is a bit too much of the same genre - the biggest disadvantage of CD's in general remains that the selection of songs is not selective enough!

Oddly, »The Greatest Hits Live« becomes better and better towards the end of the album; the last five songs are the best ones. The highlights are »Ships« and »Lost Patrol«!

Awesome.......1999-11-05

This album is Big Country at their stupendous best. The power and passion shines through, from the quiet haunting melody of Ships, right through to the power of the signature track "In A Big Country". I have been lucky enough to see these guys live several times, and believe me this album captures their live set superbly. Summing up... BUY IT!

THIS LIVE CD ROCKS!!!!.......1999-08-17

KNOWING BIG COUNTRY FROM THE 80'S WITH THEIR COUPLE U.S. RADIO HITS...IN A BIG COUNTRY,PEACE IN OUR TIME I NEVER REALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO HEAR ANY OF THEIR OTHER CUTS. I AM GLAD I BOUGHT THIS DISC, IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY. THIS CD REALLY SHOWCASES THEIR MUSICIANSHIP, NOT TO MENTION EVERY SONG IS GREAT. THE HAUNTING "JUST A SHADOW" TO THE FAST PACED "LONG WAY HOME" ARE JUST TWO OF MY FAVORITES. THIS CD IS A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR CD COLLECTION!!!!