Big Circumstance

Bruce Cockburn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002853
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,991 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1991 release. Still sealed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening through his eyes!, February 10, 2000

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Richard Golub (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Circumstance (Audio CD)

What an amazing gift this man has! Travel the world, take in life's atrocities, see things that most people simply can't comprehend. Then with the skill of a surgeon, carve out a painting with words and music. A painting so vivid in beauty and complexity, that you find yourself confused yet understanding at the same time! Life is not always kind. A broken heart, the death of a rain forest, hate and pollution so vile that it sickens us all. Bruce simply portrays it all in this one recording. The sheer diversity of this CD in both a lyrical and musical sense make " Big Circumstance" one of my favorites. You'll find rock, country, folk and a 9 min. rendition of some of the best blues you will ever hear on "Radium Rain".

I own nearly everything this this man has ever recorded. And though I punish my "Cockburn" CDs, with a relentless passion, I never tire of what he brings to my heart and soul. Please treat yourself to one of life's best kept secrets, the talents of Bruce Cockburn. You too will find yourself "Listening through his eyes"!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine, underrated effort, May 18, 2000

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FinChase (Arlington, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Circumstance (Audio CD)

I've been a big fan of Bruce Cockburn's since "Stealing Fire", and I own most of his earlier work now. This is not his finest album, but it's very good. "I Don't Feel Your Touch" is one of the most poignant broken heart songs you'll find, and the playful, thoughtful "Shipwrecked At the Stable Door" is wonderful. Give it a listen; you won't regret it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Canadian content, February 15, 2005

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Colin McAuley (Amherstview, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Circumstance (Audio CD)

Carries the anger of "If I had a Rocket Launcher" (Where the Death Squad Lives), and environmentalism (Radium Rain, If a Tree Falls), and love (Pangs of Love), and so much more. I just re-listened to my tape (CD on "will-get" list), and every emotion is portrayed in these 11 songs. Plus, can the man ever pick guitar! One for the ages!