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Big Country - Without the Aid of a Safety Net Audio CD

A fair review of the Big Country "Without the Aid of a Safety Net" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Big Country reviews here, or go back to the Big Country tabs.

Big Country Band: Big Country
Title: Without the Aid of a Safety Net
Rating:
Release Date: 1998-10-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Harvest Home 2: Peace in Our Time 3: Just a Shadow 4: 13 Valleys 5: Storm 6: Chance 7: Look Away 8: What Are You Working For 9: Steeltown 10: Ships 11: Wonderland 12: Long Way Home 13: In a Big Country 14: Lost Patrol

The Ultimate Big Country
Live Without The Aid of a Safety Net is simply amazing. i have finally found the best live album ever recorded. . . evenly divided between acoustic and electric, the song selection is superb. . . reaching back to the glory days with an amazing acoustic rendition of Chance (The Crossing) to an unforgettable version of Steeltown (Steeltown). . . . to an explosive Look Away (The Seer). I'm tellin' you. . . . everything on this album is fantastic. . . the crowd favorites are there, the full onslaught of Big Country sound is there, the subtle, powerful acoustic sets. . . You will not go wrong with this. . . Big Country fans of old, and Big Country fans of new alike. . . . this is the CD that holds the key to the ultimate Big Country experience. . . . go ahead listen to the samples before you buy it, but i'm tellin ya, this CD has not been out of my CD player since i got it. . . just wait until you hear "Just A Shadow". . . amazing. Five stars? yeah right, try a "thousand stars".


Five Stars (for Fans and Scots)
Some songs are revealed here as obvious fan favourites based on the crowd participation. This album is a healthy collection of acoustic and electric performances. There isn't a stinker among them, so it comes highly recommended. Do check the samples here.

Those who are only familiar with their "In A Big Country" song, may be surprised by the rest of their material, so I don't know if it's a good intro to the band. I also recommend it though, because it gives an idea as to what good contemporary Scottish rock is all about. These are heart-felt, subtantial lyrical expressions presented to us, dealing with a variety of issues.


Acoustic to Electric -Best of
It also contains a great edition of Chance! The album is packed all the way through, and ends with a thundering edition of Lost Patrol. Without the Aid of a Safety Net is a GREAT album if you are looking to buy just one live BC album, all the hits are on the this cd, recorded at the Barrowlands, and the acoustic versions of Peace in Our Time and 13 Valleys will blow you away. If you like any Celtic Rock whatsoever, you must get this album. Also if you like Neil Young, you will love this album.


best live album of the 1990s
Big Country fuses it all: bluegrass, punk rock, new wave, traditional British rock, African and reggae rhythms, American blues, Celtic imagery. To find a recorded live performance by a rock band so equally fiery & visionary you have to go back to The Who's 1970 release, Live at Leeds. Don't miss this one -- half acoustic, the second half plugged in, all their greatest songs performed on their home turf at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, December of 1993.


Excellent live album.
This is an excellent live album by a group which should have been a huge sucess commercially but has been largely overlooked by the general public.


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