Big Country to reform?
Whilst surfing the net at random, the act that I indulge in from time to time to avoid the onerous task of having to think or act, I came across a sight in the depths of My Space. The site goes by the name of Big Country reborn.
Not sure what to make of this.
I appreciate the desire, a great band that gave shape to many years of my life, but do I have the right to demand they reform? (There is a petition involved and all that). From being a long term member of the Big Country community on their very active website, it seems there were very good reasons for the eventual break up. Do I as a fan, have the right to demand a group of people place themselves in a difficult situation, essentually for my entertainment? What would a reformed band be proving having lost the mighty Stuart Adamson in 2001. Would the guys be better off renaming themselves Grandfather's Axe or something suitable? What is it I want. The albums exist, I have them, can throw one on, even doing the ritualistic vinyl thing if I want, and lose myself in the music, and I guess the nostalgia.What is the allure, is it a case that we tend to lose the understanding that the guys on the album cover are human's, guys with mortgages, kids, worries, but instead do we view them as somehow pristine and suspended in amber? I think this may be so, there is a tendency in modern popular culture to think of cultural products as existing only for our gratification rather than as artistic or cultural creations in their own right.
It's hard to say, is Rock and Roll the symbol of a Peter Pan complex, or something else?
Big Country suit my romanticised self image, never the most commonly popular band, they confer outsider status. The big fat sounds of Stuart and Bruce's guitars, dripping with Celtic Melancholy add to it, as do the lyrics of Stuart Adamson, who'se losing battle with his Demons adds whole sheets of irony to the experience.
So, would a reborn band recreate this?
I kind of doubt it, would it mean that life was a bit more secure?
Possibly.
Is it that I want to hear the songs again, yes, I guess, but then I can go to the CD rack.
New versions? OK, I do find myself playing covers of Big Country songs by guys like Diss (used to be in a band called the Dissidents) Face to Face, Moe and oddly Dashboard Confessional, even an 80's Dance Mash Up by DJ BC.
OK enough self referential navel gazing, next thing you know there will be cat pictures on this blog!
Not sure what to make of this.
I appreciate the desire, a great band that gave shape to many years of my life, but do I have the right to demand they reform? (There is a petition involved and all that). From being a long term member of the Big Country community on their very active website, it seems there were very good reasons for the eventual break up. Do I as a fan, have the right to demand a group of people place themselves in a difficult situation, essentually for my entertainment? What would a reformed band be proving having lost the mighty Stuart Adamson in 2001. Would the guys be better off renaming themselves Grandfather's Axe or something suitable? What is it I want. The albums exist, I have them, can throw one on, even doing the ritualistic vinyl thing if I want, and lose myself in the music, and I guess the nostalgia.What is the allure, is it a case that we tend to lose the understanding that the guys on the album cover are human's, guys with mortgages, kids, worries, but instead do we view them as somehow pristine and suspended in amber? I think this may be so, there is a tendency in modern popular culture to think of cultural products as existing only for our gratification rather than as artistic or cultural creations in their own right.
It's hard to say, is Rock and Roll the symbol of a Peter Pan complex, or something else?
Big Country suit my romanticised self image, never the most commonly popular band, they confer outsider status. The big fat sounds of Stuart and Bruce's guitars, dripping with Celtic Melancholy add to it, as do the lyrics of Stuart Adamson, who'se losing battle with his Demons adds whole sheets of irony to the experience.
So, would a reborn band recreate this?
I kind of doubt it, would it mean that life was a bit more secure?
Possibly.
Is it that I want to hear the songs again, yes, I guess, but then I can go to the CD rack.
New versions? OK, I do find myself playing covers of Big Country songs by guys like Diss (used to be in a band called the Dissidents) Face to Face, Moe and oddly Dashboard Confessional, even an 80's Dance Mash Up by DJ BC.
OK enough self referential navel gazing, next thing you know there will be cat pictures on this blog!
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