Steeltown

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The title track was written about the Northamptonshire town of Corby, where many Scots sought work at the steel tube manufacturer Stewarts and Lloyd, during the Great Depression. Throughout 1984 and 1985 the band toured the UK, Europe, and to a lesser extent the US both as headliners and in support of such bigger-name artists as Queen and Roger Daltrey. He was found dead in a room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 December 2001, having been believed to have committed suicide.

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I can only compare it with my 1988 first release LP of Big Country's Peace in Our Time album, and that album sounds very good. It was not a commercial success and was not released in America, although two re-recorded tracks showed up on 1993's The Buffalo Skinners. This line-up began more regular touring as well as writing new material for potential release, in part with the involvement of record producer Steve Lillywhite. The new material featured lyrics composed by Peters over band-written music; Butler still held writing credits on most of the album, with Forbes having contributed on a number of tracks as well, although he played all the album's bass parts.

citation needed] Later that year, he disappeared for a while before resurfacing, stating that he had needed some time off.

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Big Country broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles ‘Fields Of Fire�. The album was a hit in the United States (reaching the Top 20 in the Billboard 200), powered by " In a Big Country", their only US Top 40 hit single. We even got a brief rendition of nice and sleazy,instigated by Bruce noticing somebody wearing a stranglers t shirt.In a September 2012 press release, Bruce Watson announced that Butler had retired from the group at the end of their last tour. He also contributes to The Guardian, Classic Rock, Bravewords and Blabbermouth and has previously written for Kerrang! The 4CD Deluxe Edition of Driving To Damascus includes the live-in-the-studio Nashville Sessions, single versions, alternate mixes from the US release ‘John Wayne’s Dream’ and two discs of demos. He also indicated that the group was working on new material, which would involve Hough, for potential future release. On Christmas 1984, the four members participated in the Band Aid charity record " Do They Know It's Christmas?

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Similarly, two early versions of Wonderland is over-egging the pudding somewhat and it’s hard to imagine anyone being overly thrilled by “rough mix” takes on Tall Ships Go and East Of Eden when the final versions were so strong, but these expanded releases are always aimed squarely at the diehards and, if nothing else, the soulful bluster of instrumental curio Bass Concerto provides a pleasing reminder that Big Country were deliriously skilled ensemble players.Butler and Brzezicki, working under the name 'Rhythm for Hire,' were brought in to play on " Harvest Home. He was replaced by former Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes, who was Adamson's original choice for bassist on the initial Big Country recordings, although Forbes was not asked due to shyness on Adamson's part.