Restless Natives & Rarities [Import, Original recording remastered]

Big Country | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00000898Z
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,834 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. All Fall Together

2. Over The Border

3. Made In Heaven

4. Not Waving But Drowning

5. One The Shore

6. Balcony

7. Dead On Arrival

8. Pass Me By

9. Promised Land

10. Return Of The Two Headed King

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Kiss The Girl Goodbye

2. Song Of The South

3. Blue On A Green Planet

4. Normal

5. God's Great Mistake

6. Restless Natives

7. The Longest Day

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One in a million find...., November 21, 2000

By 

Christopher R. Cicatelli "cicatelli" (bethesda, md) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Restless Natives & Rarities (Audio CD)

"Restless Natives & Rarities" is excellent. Having been a BC fan since the early eighties, i jumped all over this collection of true, spirited classics from this Scottish band. The soundtrack to "Restless Natives" (an indie film from Scotland) is worth the price of the CD alone. The soundtrack is amazing...taking you deep into the heart of the Big Country sound and musicianship. The ghostly moan of the guitars...that bagpipe sound filtering through like a floating image on a foggy night...the pounding, heavy drum section....the beautiful interwoven bass lines...the soaring vocals...the powerful images of the frontier, the harsh seasons, the clouds of grey, "the winter sky" and of course the words...those lyrics....i know, i sound ridiculous. but i'm telling you, if you love Big Country...or if you've only heard a couple of tunes from this great band ("In a Big Country", "Look Away") this 2-CD set is a must...great b-sides previously unreleased ("The Longest Day", "Kiss The Girl Goodbye", "On The Shore") and of course, the soundtrack to "Restless Natives" that will leave your jaw on the floor for about 36-minutes ....i can't get this CD out of my stereo system...i have it at work...i have it at home...it never leaves my car...it is the ultimate collection of classic Big Country...Restless Natives and all.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must for all die-hard fans, May 14, 2001

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Lara (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Restless Natives & Rarities (Audio CD)

I bought this CD collection because I absolutely have to have every Big country album ever made. "Restless Natives" will put you "alone upon the hills and snow" and will guide you "through summer sun and winter snow" where the "eagle was lord above". If you are a big fan of BC you will LOVE this CD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally stumbled on a Diamond!, August 4, 2002

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Tim Jones (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Restless Natives & Rarities (Audio CD)

I stumbled on this one,I knew it was out there on the web but never really expected to be lucky enough to find a CD store owner with enough old fashioned common sense to actually have one in stock, I really bought it for the title track which I had on very old 12 inch vinyl. This is a gem and as soon as you turn down the lights, rip the top off a McEwans extra and skip to track 6 on CD 1 you will be transported to another place , I had to wait about 25 minutes until the passage came in and although there is a different , instrumental rendition early in track 6 the version with lyrics is the best, Adamsons voice sounds the best it could and better than any other song I have heard of BC, worth the search.Other stand outs are Äll fall together, (also released as "giant" on a B side but with no vocals), On the shore, plus many others. If you see this available here, grab it QUICK!
Thank you.