The twin guitars of Stuart and Bruce ....... the drums of Mark and THAT thumping bass of Tony. WOW! WOW!WOW! I'll never tire of listening to these guys.
My first ever rock concert was for this very tour for The Seer in 1986, it was at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco CA ,I thought the band were larger than life ,heroes , i was lucky to be there to see them .Stuart is the phenom of his generation , way more talented than his contemporaries ,but very humble and a genuine nice man ,he is missed by all of us
I was at this heavenly show. I know for sure they played for a lot longer than what’s here. One of the greatest shows ever! The electricity of this band in person is just unreal.
The other day I was listening to this while happily marching behind my lawn mower. At Harvest Home I spontaneously stopped, pointed at my neighbor, and shout “Just as you sew you shall reap!” while doing little heel clicks and jigs. He probably thinks I’m on the way to the loony bin, which may be true. 😜
It's great to view one, in my opinion, of the best LIVE bands ever. They were the first band I ever saw, on the previous Steeltown album tour, saw them a few times after, and a great show they produced time and time again. They were so underrated and underplayed on radio, but fans like those below me appreciated and knew they were in for a great night whenever they rocked up in our town. Cheers for this, brings back a of good memories, and great tunes. The Seer is my second favourite album after their excellent debut album The Crossing, of which the title track with Kate Bush on backing vocals, (how they got that done is a miracle in itself) is haunting. Utterly Superb 🤘
IMO, the best live band I've ever seen. The raw talent on the stage was mesmerizing. As great as Stuart was, what are the odds you find 3 others who are right there with you in their own craft? Only other band I saw that could hang was The Fixx and I've seen them a few times where it didn't come together for them but they co-headlines with The Alarm on their Ink tour and they were on another level that night. Wish it had been recorded because it was unreal. Big Country blew the doors out on every occasion I had to see them. Nothing else like them.
After Stuart saw some fighting in the audience (34:19), he first played on, then looked around for help (34:31) and finally stopped playing (34:39). And after only one second the rest of the band stopped! Fascinating. He had always an eye for the audience. :-)
A slice of time where Stuart Adamson was riding high and probably in one of the happiest moments of his life - you can see it in his smile throughout the performance. He seemed like a good soul, I hope he is at peace now wherever he is.
@@BC1000Stars Home of Crowded House, INXS, 1927, The Church, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Midnight Oil, Men at Work, Icehouse, Pseudo Echo, Mental As Anything.... What a country! 😀
Someone sent me a copy of this on VHS about 20 years ago. It's about that long since I've seen it last. I think BC got better live as time went by, so if their studio albums surpassed their live recordings in the 80s, it was the other way around in the 90s. "Come Up Screaming", which I've only picked up recently, may get my vote as their best album.
Grandísima banda, injustamente menospreciada, lo que llevó a depresiones, numerosos problemas emocionales y finalmente la muerte de quien fuera su primer líder Stuart Adamson. Gracias por subir este video que permite apreciarlos en uno de sus mejores momentos.
He leído a algunos "críticos de música" de la época y realmente eran crueles con los comentarios, totalmente infundados, pero en fin... músicos frustados supongo. Stuart tenía prolema con el alcohol desde antes o no? Es decir, ya venía batallando sus propias luchas internas.
Nice one. Loved it when this was released - played it to death! The Depression, intermittent footage fits in so well, too. Thanks, Andy - hope you're well 👍
Is the full concert on the disc, if so you would think, Bruce could take this up as a project, and work on the video, and audio, and maybe aim to release it in 2026
Have you been able to see if there are any editing differences between this and the DVD, or does is "merely" (ha!) provide better quality of the exact same edit?
There are no differences in the edit unfortunately, it's just cleaner. I keep banging on about the sound quality though, this disc really takes it to another level.
The twin guitars of Stuart and Bruce ....... the drums of Mark and THAT thumping bass of Tony. WOW! WOW!WOW! I'll never tire of listening to these guys.
Loud and proud for a Friday night 2023, legends never die 🎸🥁🏴
My first ever rock concert was for this very tour for The Seer in 1986, it was at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco CA ,I thought the band were larger than life ,heroes , i was lucky to be there to see them .Stuart is the phenom of his generation , way more talented than his contemporaries ,but very humble and a genuine nice man ,he is missed by all of us
I was at this heavenly show. I know for sure they played for a lot longer than what’s here. One of the greatest shows ever! The electricity of this band in person is just unreal.
I can't imagine what it must have been like to be there
One of the greatest bands of my generation. Stuart brilliant guitarist, Mark best drummer in the business!
"Mark best drummer in the business!"
It's a shame they almost didn't film Mark.
The other day I was listening to this while happily marching behind my lawn mower. At Harvest Home I spontaneously stopped, pointed at my neighbor, and shout “Just as you sew you shall reap!” while doing little heel clicks and jigs. He probably thinks I’m on the way to the loony bin, which may be true. 😜
Blast from the past. LOONY BIN .
Long live Big Country
Check into Angle Park, one patient.
It's great to view one, in my opinion, of the best LIVE bands ever. They were the first band I ever saw, on the previous Steeltown album tour, saw them a few times after, and a great show they produced time and time again. They were so underrated and underplayed on radio, but fans like those below me appreciated and knew they were in for a great night whenever they rocked up in our town. Cheers for this, brings back a of good memories, and great tunes. The Seer is my second favourite album after their excellent debut album The Crossing, of which the title track with Kate Bush on backing vocals, (how they got that done is a miracle in itself) is haunting. Utterly Superb 🤘
IMO, the best live band I've ever seen. The raw talent on the stage was mesmerizing. As great as Stuart was, what are the odds you find 3 others who are right there with you in their own craft? Only other band I saw that could hang was The Fixx and I've seen them a few times where it didn't come together for them but they co-headlines with The Alarm on their Ink tour and they were on another level that night. Wish it had been recorded because it was unreal. Big Country blew the doors out on every occasion I had to see them. Nothing else like them.
@@guyincognito1560 "Big Country blew the doors out on every occasion I had to see them. Nothing else like them." Happy you!!!
After Stuart saw some fighting in the audience (34:19), he first played on, then looked around for help (34:31) and finally stopped playing (34:39). And after only one second the rest of the band stopped! Fascinating. He had always an eye for the audience. :-)
His demeanor turned on a dime! You could immediately tell he was not happy about something.
" He had always an eye for the audience. :-)"
Yes like in:
22:57 "Yeap" hand-pink-waving😂
The most underated big country. I Love there soud so much! Big Up top the whole scott bunch and greeets from Saxonia. Brothers in mind! Thank you
Miss You Stuart. Come back to the Band TONY xxxxxxxxx
Invencibles remenber,s day .........eiledonnnnnnn the sailor ........heven liveeeeeee😊💪💪💪😎💪😎😎😎
Every song, everywhere, Tony Butler tracks, rest follow.
Still got my VhS. Video tucked away in a Box .great set they did .went down a Treat as well BC for ever .good times 😣
pentecost... let the spirit of Big Country descend!!! No Holy Spirit needed
Thanks for the upload. Criminal almost that this excellent concert hasn't been released on DVD.
Stuart Adamson was so underrated and surely the most accomplished guitarist along with Charlie Burchill of
Simple Minds that Scotland ever produced.🎸👍
Stuart was a lot more complete
A slice of time where Stuart Adamson was riding high and probably in one of the happiest moments of his life - you can see it in his smile throughout the performance. He seemed like a good soul, I hope he is at peace now wherever he is.
Wow I had never seen this. Thanks so much for uploading this. I miss you Stuart, my childhood hero.
Thank you for all your work sharing. Making the world a better place.
Well said.
BC1000 Thank you！
Thank you very much for sharing all this Big Country material. Greetings from Uruguay
Many thanks and greetings to you from Australia!
@@BC1000Stars Home of Crowded House, INXS, 1927, The Church, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Midnight Oil, Men at Work, Icehouse, Pseudo Echo, Mental As Anything....
What a country! 😀
Someone sent me a copy of this on VHS about 20 years ago. It's about that long since I've seen it last. I think BC got better live as time went by, so if their studio albums surpassed their live recordings in the 80s, it was the other way around in the 90s. "Come Up Screaming", which I've only picked up recently, may get my vote as their best album.
Now Thats Big Country
46.06 tony literally bouncing across the stage
Great to see the audience up for it as much as the band
Thank you! I'm somewhere up front. Good memories.
wow this is special
Thanks for posting. Always nice to see their live performance especially Stuart. Love em!
Would love for a CD release of this one!
Thanks for taking the time to finding a copy of the laserdisc and then uploading it!
This Concert Still gives me goosebumps! Flawless.. Thank you BC.
Love the Lt. Kije riff in the middle of Fields Of Fire!
brilliant sound quality. Thank you.
One word. SUPERB
Love this so much 🎸🎸🏴🏴
Grandísima banda, injustamente menospreciada, lo que llevó a depresiones, numerosos problemas emocionales y finalmente la muerte de quien fuera su primer líder Stuart Adamson. Gracias por subir este video que permite apreciarlos en uno de sus mejores momentos.
Totally agree. And many yrs later they would release their best Driving to Damascus. Pity about the poor management
@@padraigsisk4057 "Pity about the poor management" Who was the manager?
He leído a algunos "críticos de música" de la época y realmente eran crueles con los comentarios, totalmente infundados, pero en fin... músicos frustados supongo.
Stuart tenía prolema con el alcohol desde antes o no? Es decir, ya venía batallando sus propias luchas internas.
Very cool!! Great find. Sad seeing the towers before Cheney and Rumsfeld seized power and forget changed the world.
Nice one. Loved it when this was released - played it to death! The Depression, intermittent footage fits in so well, too. Thanks, Andy - hope you're well 👍
Hi Justin, I'll send you an email soon to catch up. 🙂
I think the footage cut into the concert takes away from enjoying the concert
Thanks for uploading, Andy, the audio on this is the best I’ve heard!
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Loved it. Different kind of energy in NY versus the UK, but still brought up my pulse. What a talent. Surprising how many fights broke out...was it 3?
This is a gem. Thanks so much for posting / sharing!
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Awesome - thank you :)
Is the full concert on the disc, if so you would think, Bruce could take this up as a project, and work on the video, and audio, and maybe aim to release it in 2026
Sadly it's not. The audio, presumably, has been "misplaced" as well.
2021
Mark too,
I will be sing a young man's song..
No eiledon no full party🤪💪😎💪😎💪😎
22:57 "Yeap" 😂
Have you been able to see if there are any editing differences between this and the DVD, or does is "merely" (ha!) provide better quality of the exact same edit?
There are no differences in the edit unfortunately, it's just cleaner. I keep banging on about the sound quality though, this disc really takes it to another level.
Does anyone know where in New york this was filmed?
Pier 84 which jutted out into the Hudson River.
To me the film inserts like the documentary stuff takes away from the performance. I’d rather see the band instead of vintage film.
Same here. I don't know why they made such a deal of the vintage footage for this video.
No The Seer in the set tho, shame that like
It was first added to the live sets in December, 1986 so we just missed it here.