Stuart Adamson.

[Mickyk]

What a waste of talent. Beam me up and drop me in that Tube performance in 1983

 

[Lozz196]

Sadly his demons were too strong for him to beat, a great shame as imo he was an amazing talent.

[Mickyk]

10 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Sadly his demons were too strong for him to beat, a great shame as imo he was an amazing talent.

He sure was Bud.

[pete.young]

RIP Stuart.

[edstraker123]

I probably still listen to Big Country more than any other band. What a unique sound they had and such a tragedy for Stuart to end in that way.

[ezbass]

The Crossing is one of my absolute favourite albums to come out of the ‘80s. I still feel sad when I think about Stuart, same for Chris Cornell.

[vbance]

Their new years eve gig at Barrowlands,in the early eighties, is one of my all-time favourite live performances...would have loved to have been there.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Great writer and performer. Sadly missed.

And as for Big Country? What a collection of musicians. Made some cracking music. 

[Bassassin]

I was a massive fan of Stuart, BC and The Skids - when Fields Of Fire came out, & subsequently The Crossing, it coincided with me starting to take songwriting & composition seriously, and using the guitar as a writing tool. It's entirely fair to say he was my single biggest influence as a guitar player & songwriter at that point.

 

I got the opportunity to meet him briefly in the early 90s & told him so - he seemed genuinely humble & flattered. Such a loss, it broke my heart when he took his life.

[DGBass]

I met Stuart and the band in 1982 when they were doing a few warm up gigs around Scotland prior to their first UK tour. Thoroughly nice bunch of guys, and very down to earth. They sat pre-gig at a table having a beer in the lounge with everyone else in the club. The gig that evening was at a local Disco Club called the Mayfair Lounge in my hometown in North Lanarkshire. I was still in my teens at the time, a big SKIDS fan, and quite thrilled to speak with the man himself. Tony Butler was also a complete gent and was quite happy to talk about his rig. It was the first time I'd ever seen Trace Elliot gear in the flesh. He was using a four cab setup with two amp heads, and that evening was playing an Aria Pro II TSB bass. Stuart and Bruce were both using their early trademark HH combos and Yamaha SG's. Mark had an enormous drum kit. I always remember that gig well as it was very LOUD but super clear and perhaps a bit overkill for the size of the club. The next time I saw them live just a few months later was at Tiffany's (the Locarno Ballroom) in Glasgow playing to a crowd of thousands when they hit the big time with their singles Harvest Home and Fields of Fire, and of course their album The Crossing. I always remember them as a lovely bunch of down to earth guys, and fantastic musicians. They made some iconic music in their time, and were great influences for me musically.