Scottish punk band 'The Skids' had their biggest single in 1979 with "Into The Valley" which made the UK top 10 and was only surpassed by guitarist Stuart Adamson's next band 'Big Country' a few years later. Stuart Adamson's guitar playing was rated highly by John Peel who called him Britain's answer to Jimi Hendrix... and that was confirmed with his bagpipe sounding guitar style in 'Big Country'. Sadly he took his own life in 2001 and music lost a legend. I enjoyed his 'Big Country' output but nothing could ever rival "Into The Valley" although, I must acknowledge that while Adamson was the key member regarding their sound, some credit should also be given to co-writer and vocalist Richard Jobson.
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