In Memory of Stuart Adamson

[alex110796]

i first saw big country at wembley when the support band was the cult

all the best ones go first

see you soon.

[royrock59]

RIP In a big Country STUART someday I will hear again ¡¡¡

[theChalkster1]

i'll never forget the kindness stuart adamson showed me when he let me backstage at one of his gigs R.I.P STUART ADAMSON

[Sunburst75]

Never forgotten big man, you will always be in our hearts.

[furballfalcon69]

Stuart still is the best, RIP STuart 10yrs and still missed

[vespasianlegx11]

stu was a rock god in every sense .i still cant believe hes gone .he was so talented but more than that he was a gentleman never big headed  always polite and had time for anyone .you had your problems like everone else stu but found it too hard to go on .i understand .youre always in my thoughts stu .r.i.p

[johnandjen1952]

Great memories. So sadly missed. Stuart was also a bit of a football star with our local team, Townhill F C where we commonly referred to him as "Superskid"!! Those were the days!!

[Thick4Skin]

Great voice, guitar, talent from Scotland... can't believe it's been 10 years... On yer' sel' Big Man!

[sid77ie]

What a waste of a rare talent, the music will live on.

R.I.P.

[alanswl]

10 years today. RIP big man

[aarlevanbram]

2001-2011 Stay Alive!

[breadbaker226]

great music, sad story

[wuggynchris]

good guy

[sgtwilkosbarmyarmy]

Brilliant vid.....great tune an even better photos.....it was like living my childhood over again....such a great loss...but at least the band goes on...Stay alive!

[okotokspaul]

RIP Stuart - you are missed mate!!!

[theirishinc]

Thanks for the post. RIP Stuart and thanks for the music you left.

[TellyComedyAndDrama]

great vid, but I'm angry he did this, very selfish also, I saw you at Hammersith, RIP

[thomasfdeegan]

thank you for posting this!

[thomasfdeegan]

thnaks!



[LoveBoatPirate]

Thank You Stuart,We HAVE Been TREATED!

[MsSmithereens]

Stuart, u r the shit 2the smithereens! rest in peice love

[rosiemaphone]

Amazing man, he thinks just like I do, he sits just like I do (in some of those photos, which made me ridiculously happy) and he is one of the greatest men I have known of. I wish I'd met him...

Thanks for posting this video...

[hangmanfrombrazil]

Unfortunately never came to Brazil!

[ollox73]

what a great lose 1 of my 1st cds was big country got that b4 my queen cds love the tunes

[TheAsssar]

Stayalive378: Respect!, This guy deserves all the best honour,

[xxxMyWillBeDonexxx]

Such a tragedy that he died during self-strangulation while beating his meat :-(

[TheKenfig]

Shame about Stuart ; a great player entertaining us with The Skids and Big Country - very sad his life fell apart and he chose to leave us

[steadyed]

how can any cnut dislike this?

[emsmac80]

♥ ♥ ♥ Beautiful!! in every way... wish he was still around!!

[hibeegirl17]

loved him x

[DJSpike46]

Great band plus great music Stuart Adamson will be sadily missed the band are on

tour in the U.K 2011 at this time brake a leg lads

[zzzgunn]

Great band, great voice, I remember the first time I heard you in 1983 and I still get that same wow feeling when I listen to your music today. It's unfortunate we are losing your type of music to rap, bubble gum pop and what they currently call rock; maybe that's what makes your death even harder to think about. The good news is we have your music and memories of good times gone bye. RIP

[Mr3wbc]

@zzzgunn well said.

[EricaGray30]

dear stuart, sadly missed,"did the struggle of ambition turn in violence upon you?"

[ryanspeed]

Good tribute!! Stuart Adamson was a musical genius, something we just dont have anymore!

All we have today is that Lady Gaga type garbage...and it appears that 3 of them voted thumbs down to this video!!

[CesMan83]

RIP Stu Adamson...Big Country: the unsung heroes of 80s Rock!

[tuskany13]

A Friend I never met, but a friend all the same. God Bless you Stuart, and all you guys.

[lifeson46]

@MajCinematic poor guy had major depression and alcohol issues, Think he had split form his wife as well.

[weiSS296]

BRING BACK STU...

[mrsexpistols36]

R.I.P stu ,what a lose,

[1Bandit455]

Still play my original vinyl albums of Big Country -- they rule !!!! .

[michaellovesthecat]

what a beauty voice left way toosoon

[happystudio1]

@MajCinematic he hung himself...very sad....:/

[Tikianni]

9 years have passed, still he is gone too soon

[FreakofFury]

Great tribute, great band..R.I.P Stuart...Hope all those demons are gone now...and your music is being heard thru the heavens!...Keep the music alive and crank Big Country whenever possible!

[rockabillygaz]

a better live band i never seen ,,alltogather now,,oh lord where did the feelin go,,oh lord i anit never felt so low,,r.i.p stuart..top man...

[lifeson46]

i met the guy and Tony Butler and Mark Bzersic {i and i know i mispelt Marks name} in 1995. great musician. Sadly missed.

[boustiflaki]

Keep the bagpipe guitars flyin' high! I don't know anyone who shares my intrest in Stuart/Big Country. Most underestimated band ever if you ask me.

[JustTheGman]

Stu was a star.

Glad that I got to se Big Country twice here in Nottingham but loved the music from the days of Skids.

Such a sad ending to a great and giving life.

The music will always 'stay alive'.

[thunder63]

So missed it hurts xxxx

[Circumpunk]

Christ, I shed tears as I watch this. Thanx

[Madhamish1]

I knew Stuart back in my Edinburgh days and what a really nice guy he was. Never thought it would end like this, I'll miss him.

[Adams4eva]

Chillin' in my bro's room listening to this and singing along. hell yeah!

[skapaul69]

love this big country song .means so much to me..respect to all big country fans.heres to the next 30 years of big country

[kerriilouiseO9]

he made the skids x

[ferrers88]

why!

[chopsm1]

Nice one. I remember listening to Steeltown the album backwards and forwards on the train from Plymouth to Darlington in 85 and I still listen to the tracks today. You know what? They are as good today as 35 years ago.

Such a shame that Stuart Passed Away. R.I.P.

[darcelink]

@chopsm1--i was thinking the very same thing listening to 'the seer' album earlier today. really holds up. amazingly talented guy.

[sgtwilkosbarmyarmy]

A 15yr old boy loving steeltown is now a 40 yr old man.....Stuart and Big Country lives in my heart for ever.....In a big country, dreams stay with you!!!!

[67briann]

R.I.P cosin...

[beerbu]

Still remember when BC played the Roskilde Festival in Denmark back in 86. In his hard Scottish dialect Stuart asked: "Does everyone understand what I'm saying?"

People went: "YEEEAAAHH!!!" (probably without understanding) and Stuart muttered: "Tha's good, cos me Daenish is krrap!"

HAHAHA - you should've been there ...

[shanks69]

sad,i remember seeing bc live a couple of times in liverpool.

[chillipepperwitch]

A tragic loss, a wonderful artist and I agree with bfall66 sentiment. Thank you for this x

[bfall66]

A true kindred spirit and one of the most talented musicians of our time. He still had so much to give. Big Country was one of the most influential bands for me. I have everything they've done on my Ipod and not a week goes by when I don't listen to them.

Thanks for doing this.

[ANEMYLLAB]

CLASS PHOTO ON 2;20

[A1leejack]

Judas priest, what a great band! Miss ya Stu

[bfall66]

@A1leejack - Stewart was in Big Country, not Judas Priest. Was that a joke?

[A1leejack]

bfall66-definitely knew that. for better or worse....with 12 years of catholic education, i have the habit of interchanging 'judas priest' for jesus christ'.Stu was great & underappreciated-

[bfall66]

@A1leejack - 12 years of Catholic school?! I don't know how you made it through that.

[Sonnyrockerbass]

Parabéns pelo tributo!!!

Stuart Adamson vc estara entre as estrelas para sempre, e para sempre ouviremos suas musicas.

Grande banda viva Big Country

[ALEXindiechick]

Sad waste of life..........a true genius. God bless you my friend. RIP

[ThERoGuE76]

R.I.P big chap

genius gone to waste

[alanthebus]

fond memories of a wonderful man sleep tight stuart gone but never forgotten

[whitejmw]

Great tribute to a great talent who along with Bruce, Mark & Tony gave us rousing music that will last forever.

[wisesatyr72]

I always like this guy..

[1Bandit455]

Great song--Great Talent --Stuart you are surely missed !!!! .

[srvrip1]

Thanx Stuart, music and its expectation can be overwhelming. Thanx for stepping up to plate knowing full well the pyschological impact-does it every end on a positive note? Few and far between. You had to follow your muse. God Bless you baby. Until then I keep Big Country cranked whenever possible.

[oldiesforever51]

Thanks a lot for posting these wonderful pictures in memory of the brilliant musican and great man Stun was!

[bowlingballout]

The last picture really tells it all... the youth, the vigor. Something we all had, and are all slowly losing.

BC, Truly an underrated band. No "one hit" wonder. Album after album was solid for 15+ years.

[ainvdoghouse]

@bowlingballout no band that experences sucsess is under rated, "under reated" belongs to all the struggling un heard great bands that never get a break!!!

[bowlingballout]

@ainvdoghouse

We must speak different versions of English.

In SoCal I can tell you that BC was under rated... nearly not rated at all outside of a few MTV videos. I contend that this band, with better management could have been bigger than U2. Also, let U2 switch managers and they would have only been a footnote. Talent is secondary at best when it comes to entertainment.

[soulkiss1001]

@bowlingballout if big country would have down some top 40 sound structures like with or without you and i still havent found what im looking for big country could have been more popular

please log on to equip.org

[djurdja1972]

@ainvdoghouse finally,totally agree.

[cdishmo1]

@bowlingballout

Great music

[80Cleveland80]

@bowlingballout

spot on! long live BC

[dartmoordog]

The one AND only. Love and memories from England.

[hcjc57]

This song still touches me, and I still fight back tears when I watch & listen to this. Rest In Peace, Stuart - We still miss you!

[BigJimbo55]

bigjimbo55 a man who couuld a guitar sing such kyrics resrless natives one of the all time greats  sadly missed even after all this time god bless

[littlesirenboy]

he didn't pass away he hung himself

[deanxld]

so fucking what

[EPCBear]

"Pass away" means to die.

Sweet Jesus! You're not only a IDIOT, but an insensitive one as well. Go troll somewhere else fool.......

R.I.P. Stuart ---- you are missed deeply.

[magicbus144]

Saw Big Country att The Apollo in Manchester. They were excellent, it was such a shock tto hear of his death all those years ago . I never knew he was in Skids! R.I.P mate

[40harb]

RIP Stu i really wish u hadn't gone ur music meant so much God bless U

[SNEGLET]

Rubbish...Stuart was found within 2 days.

How do I know you may say........he was a very good friend of mine.

RIP My Mate

[grecian300]

R.I.P. Thanks Stuart.

[wotmeworry333123456]

he killed himself.

[dadswizz]

can someone put me in the picture as to his death. .the circumstances around it,

[Bassettcase]

rest brother,rest

[kymcey1]

Life can be truely shit at times but been able to listen to BC makes it a joy, a sound so glorious and uplifting, thank you BC for all your greatly underated magical music.

[mlphawaii]

I loved Big Country, i am from Oahu and i cant believe he ended his life here..so tragic.

[rockabillygaz]

too true misterroo,,,,,nuff said

[northeastgal01]

Remember 1993 Stu! You will never be forgotten. You were too good for this world man. Wait for the 1,000 yard stare soon.

[densityman1]

Thanks for posting this great video. Was nice to see the band through the ages. Stuart will be sorely missed. I was most fortuante to actually see them play. I saw them play at this bar in Jackson, Mississippi called the Dock way back in 1992. They sounded great!

[debbieedeedoo]

wHAT A WASTE ,RIP STU.XXX

[BC1000stars]

Stuart Adamson, you were my hero. You will always be my hero, the world is a much darker place without your shining light. Wish I could have met you to tell you personally how much you meant to me and how much your music and attitude shaped my life. Long may you be remembered. Why you had to leave us is unclear, but I hope you are at rest. "Still it turns and says to me in words that come uneasily/Answers are not meant to be..."

[iabc234]

you could put it more eloquently than the rest of us put together, andy :)

[BC1000stars]

Just what came from the heart when I was watching. I can get a tad teary... :-)

[bigcountrylvr]

My fav songs by him are look away and in a big country. But I can't say any of them i hated. Because he's Stuart Adamson, one of the biggest hits of his time. Hmmm...When he died I didn't know. My mom introduced me to him and just yesterday we found out he was not alive.

[beowulven]

Music, clearly, is so much more than entertainment. This was the sound of my youth, this is the soundtrack of my life. Music is everything. Thank you Stu.

[misteroo53]

Well said. Saw BC 14 times, have seen hundreds of bands since, they were one of the greatest live bands I have ever seen. They were great times Big Country, The Alarm and U2, kept seeing the same faces at the different gigs, best fans in the world. Was queing overnight for U2 once, and I was talking to a guy about Big Country, trying to pinpoint what it was that made them so good...all he said was...."They touch the soul man,....they touch the soul....." stuck with me since. Miss you Stu...

[sadielumay]

you sum up everything I feel, I am scottish and grew up near Stuart and Bruce, these guys were our heroes, singing about things that meant something to us teenagers in the eighties, was lucky enough to see them live in Glasgow and Edinburgh in th eighties many times and I can tell you when watch back the videos of my life i never thought i'd see again let alone share with my kids it makes the hair on my neck stand on end.

[benwills123]

one of the best bands of all time

[JakeF4]

This is undoubtedly my favourite Big Country song. It still hurts that he is not here, but at least Tony, Bruce & Mark keep his spirit alive.

[Monshnl]

Very personal music for me. Lifted me up when I needed a pick up. Now the music in a strange way does the opposite.

[drunkgoalie]

This song is the musical embodiment of the late great Stuart Adamson.Rest in peace my brother,rest

[ubique988]

Why do some of the most down to earth, amiable, approachable, talented singers / performers have to take thier own lives when they have got everything infront of them?

I miss Stuart. I was a huge fan in the early 80's.

Such a waste.

Love and respect

Glen

[uniteddevils64]

I remember seeing both The Skids and Big Country in Scotland as a teenager and they both had a sound of their own created by a man who was just awesome! We still miss you big man!

[kerpatricia]

We' spend a lot of cold nights missing you.

Such deep words. It brings a tear to my eye. RIP Stuart wherever you are. .

[JimiRayYng]

no one plays like he did. Even in the skids days he was a one off, really original sound.

sadly missed by anyone with ears and hearts.

[ikaruthenobody]

fabulous tribute...what a lost talent...why....why....did he feel as though he had to leave us? Can anyone explain this to me so that I can BEGIN to understand why he felt he had to go away? He was adored....was he feeling so low that he needed to find " a better place"???Please people....help me to understand.... and thanks to all who write...

[grapefruitm00n]

When he died, my heart truly broke. His songs really changed my life. I suppose he must've hurt so badly that we just couldn't understand. I hope he's okay wherever he is now...

[sinister066]

just brilliant.

[alexzulu1969]

happy 50th birthday stu ,rip

thanks stayalive

[MELBOST8]

the man walked it like he talked it .great poet.saw him highlands acoustic tour 94 stornoway town hall r.i.p

[initsuko]

Merci Stuart, another day maybe

[Sunburst75]

Awesome, RIP Stuart, gone but never forgotten.

[steeltown1000]

happy birthday !

[holdjh]

Wow, I have never heard this song, Winter Sky. I am now 39, a few years younger than Stuart when he died, I believe. I got to see Big Country in the States Several times, including Dallas in 1984 and San Francisco in 1993. I always felt like Stuart was writing songs about the life I was living, or wanted to life, as I grew up. He romanticized about old Scotland or some far off place that I only read about in books. Peace be to you, Stuart,

JOhn in Seattle, Washington

[bradyirishguy]

ya thats where all the best music is from

[Adams4eva]

lol. i mean ther are modern artists who i find pretty cool but they aren't your average 'popular' artists. i like duke special but hardly anyone else has heard of him...my mates dad listens to his music!!! lol

u got bebo? if u do i have a big country fan group on there

[bradyirishguy]

no sorry, but i might idk

[Adams4eva]

ok dats kwl.

[Adams4eva]

misss him so much. im 13 but i grew up with big country playing all the time. don't know what I'd do without them and it's real hard w/ouit stu. but..it's one of those things I'm gonna have to lern to cope with.

RIP Stu

[stayalive378]

I'm 16 and I love to see more young people that appreciate good music, so thanks :)

The loss of Stuart really hurts me too, hope he's found the peace he so desperately searched for... God Bless you Stuart

[Adams4eva]

I find this type of music the best anyway; it has meaning. There is so much emotion in their songs, and it's mainly thanks to Stuart. I haven't seen them play Live yet.

:( but might do soon. Mum thought that their concert in Dudley was for over 18s so she couldn't take me..... but she says she'll take me to one sometime this year if they come back.

Ships always brings a tear to my eye, because there is so much meaning. And the rest of them actually.

[bradyirishguy]

good on ya! im 14 and have been a Big Country fan for a long time, i love to see fans my age!

[Adams4eva]

real glad to find fans my age...it's real hard to find someone who likes this sorta stuff

and yh..last time i posted i was 13...im 14 now. lol

[bradyirishguy]

ya i just turned 14... how where you introduced to BC?

[Adams4eva]

alwys listened to em when I was little. It wa slike I knew all the songs but I didn't know who wrote them or anything. Then last year, I found out that it was Big Country so...yeah...wbu?

[bradyirishguy]

well...i was looking for songs for my ipod abou three years ago, and i saw "in a Big Country" and that 1 single song turned into about 150 and they grew to become the only band i listen to

[Adams4eva]

yh I no wot u mean. I only ever used to listen to King of Emotion when I started listening to them again. It kept getting put on repat, then it just kind of grew into bucketloads of songs....funny how that kind of thing happen really

[bradyirishguy]

ya i just listen to Fields of Fire and IABC until i found others i liked then i just got more and more and haha me to i just kept those 2 songs on reapeat over and over lol

[Adams4eva]

yh but i was always in the car when I listened to it..so I kinda had to keep an eye to make sure i pressed the back button at the right time. Mum got a bit annoyed cos she wanted to hear a diff song. any time i was stuck in teh back i made my big bro change it instead. lol

[bradyirishguy]

haha ya im the only 1 in my family taht likes them lol its kinda hard

[Adams4eva]

yh? i guess I'm lucky. My brother has an interest in thm, though that'll prolly end soon...My mum loves them, my dad (he don't live w/ us but he was knda proud when I said I really love thse guys) likes em and I like them. My stepdad doesn't listen much to music...so our family's cool about BC. lol

[bradyirishguy]

ya my brother is not crazy about them but he likes them a little and idk if my parents do. they never complain if i play them in teh car

[Adams4eva]

lol. they can't hate them then...IDK if anyone could hate these guys...they'd probbaly be those kids who listen to rap and R&B constantly, and have no respect for other music genres....or anything a lil older...these guys aren't that far back in the past...I mean 80s is kinda recent if ya think about it

[stayalive378]

No one in my family likes them either :(

Depressing huh?

Great to talk to amazing fans here and on the BC site though :)

[bradyirishguy]

ya it is i wish i lived in a town where everybody like BC! :) lol

[Adams4eva]

a town where everybody lieks BC! I wann live there. Shame it don't exist. i'd hav acked by bags long ago

[bradyirishguy]

the pic at 2:51, that doesnt look like mark...is it?

[bradyirishguy]

the very last pic...face of a genius...

[Chonkachella]

Awesome tune. Rest in peace big man!

[bradyirishguy]

GREAT video, im glad you took the time to pay tribute to the greatest musician EVER

[darleksec606]

brill song we miss you stuart

[bigc37ok]

That brought tears to my eyes.Thanks so much for taking the time to share it.

Stay Alive

Steve

[Zuzax22]

Excellent job Stayalive378... Stuart is truly missed...

[cheeseburger85]

thanks stayalive378 they have been might favorite group since i first heard them, miss stuart

[SammySerenity]

its cool:)

[cheeseburger85]

this is a great one where can i find this song

[stayalive378]

This song's on their 'Steeltown' CD.

[krausy]

Very nice becky---keep em comin'

[stuart364]

loved it becky winter sky is such a great song and the pics bring back a lot of memories, keep up the good work..

[stayalive378]

Oh sorry, didn't realise they had another drummer other than Simon Phillips... thanks

[jsuffolk1972]

Hiya,great stuff!! really enjoyed that.

The drummer is Pat Ahern.(sorry about that)but Simon Phillips did work with BC around that era too.

stay alive.

[bowlingballout]

Winter Sky is such a great song that most non-fans don't know.

Who's in the pic at 2:45 and 2:50?

[stayalive378]

Big Country had a different drummer for a little while when Mark went to help another band (he came back later on). The new drummer was Simon Philips.

[Danymailand]

Bravo Stayalive! Good work!

very good! well done! how did you get itï