Steeltown

by Big Country

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2023
Label:	Proper Records
UPC:	0805520240192
Rank:	52215

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Big Country   Primary Artist
Mark Brzezicki   Drums,Percussion
Stuart Adamson   E-Bow,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Bruce Watson   E-Bow,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Tony Butler   Bass,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Steve Lillywhite   Producer
Big Country   Composer
Mark Brzezicki   Composer
Stuart Adamson   Composer,Liner Notes
Bryan Ferry   Composer
Will Gosling   Engineer
Phil Manzanera   Composer
Bruce Watson   Composer,Composer
Brian Aris   Photography
Tony Butler   Composer