Seer [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Big Country | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal I.S.
• ASIN: B000006SWH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,451 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Look Away

2. The Seer

3. The Teacher

4. I Walk The Hill

5. Eiledon

6. One Great Thing

7. Hold The Heart

8. Rememberance Day

9. The Red Fox

10. The Sailor

11. Song Of The South

12. Look Away

13. One Great Thing

14. Giant

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered 1996 reissue on Mercury of their third album for the label, originally released in 1986 & now with four unmarked bonus tracks: 'Song Of The South', 'Look Away'(12' Mix), 'One Great Thing' (Disco Mix) and 'Giant'. Over 67 minutes long, it contains a total of 14 tracks, also including the singles 'Look Away', 'The Teacher', 'Eiledon' and 'One Great Thing'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album, August 30, 2002

By 

J. Houzet "wozamoya" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seer (Audio CD)

Like others have said, this is the album that introduced me to Big Country and the sheer wonderment of the "bagpipes guitar" sound. I first heard the single Look Away on the radio way back in '86 as a high school junior and I was hooked immediately.
Stuart Adamson made his guitar produce sounds that nobody has ever matched and his bandmates accompanying him on bass, rhythm guitar and drums helped Big Country make wonderful music. The melodies lift you up and carry you over lochs and glens, mountains and valleys, stirring emotions and making you identify with the people and situations in the songs.
My favorite songs on this album are the rollicking Look Away, the title track with its mystical celtic rhythm and ghostly harmonies by Kate Bush, The Teacher with its driving road-song feel, the mournful ballad Hold the Heart and the epic guitar-thrashing, drum-pounding final track, The Sailor.
The band had some great music videos that went with the singles from this album.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best album by the world's most under-rated band!, January 27, 2005

By 

Matt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seer (Audio CD)

The fact that so many people consider Big Country to be a 'one hit wonder' is perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of the universe. What I also find rather odd is that 'In A Big Country' is considered by many to be the best of their work. All I have to say about anyone who thinks this is that 'In A Big Country' is likely the only song by Big Country that they have heard.

Now although I am in my mid-30's, it wasn't until the early 90s that a friend of mine introduced me to Big Country. And since then, it has been one of my perennial favorites. I would even go so far as to say that it is perhaps the most original music I have ever heard (and when it comes to music, originality is pretty non-existant). I currently own Steeltown, The Crossing, and The Seer. And although I am a big fan of all of these CDs, The Seer is a particular favorite of mine. Now I have to admit that when it comes to music, I often cannot really pinpoint what it is about a given song or album that appeals to me, this one just flat-out does the job. So go out and buy it. And see for yourself why I consider Big Country to be perhaps the most under-rated band of all time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful, February 23, 2003

By 

Ladymaus - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seer (Audio CD)

Big Country's third studio album is a must-have for every fan of good, down-to-earth, well-played guitar music. By far my favorite song on it is "Eiledon" which brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it. After all these years, and even though I did see them live twice after that, I am still not over the fact that they had to cancel their tour for this album (at least the German leg) because one of the members had fallen ill - but I still have the tour poster! All of these songs with their distinctive Big Country "bagpipe guitar" sound and their beautiful, evocative lyrics are still as good as they were then, and all of them will have you singing along, snapping your fingers, tapping your feet - you will not be able to sit still listening to it. Get it, it's wonderful - thank you, Stuart, you are sorely missed.