SlimJim's comment above is not worthy of a response, because it would involve cursing and a general degree of nastiness that I'm trying hard to avoid these days. To consider a cover version to be "one's favourite song" without acknowledging its debt to the "very poor" original is jaw-droppingly cold-hearted.
As for "other good songs"...heck yeah, they're there. Pick up the greatest hits (in either incarnation) and thrill to "Fields of Fire," "Chance," "Look Away," and "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)," just for starters. The only problem is that you won't get to hear Mark Brzezicki's breathtaking drum intro to "In a Big Country" on the edited greatest-hits versions: for that, you'll need "The Crossing" itself.
This song was what made me realize, long ago, what people meant when they used the word "anthem." It's tragic that Stuart Adamson was unable to listen to his own words before committing his final and irrevocable act, but the love and the hope that this song espouses will remain with us.
SlimJim's comment above is not worthy of a response, because it would involve cursing and a general degree of nastiness that I'm trying hard to avoid these days. To consider a cover version to be "one's favourite song" without acknowledging its debt to the "very poor" original is jaw-droppingly cold-hearted.
As for "other good songs"...heck yeah, they're there. Pick up the greatest hits (in either incarnation) and thrill to "Fields of Fire," "Chance," "Look Away," and "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)," just for starters. The only problem is that you won't get to hear Mark Brzezicki's breathtaking drum intro to "In a Big Country" on the edited greatest-hits versions: for that, you'll need "The Crossing" itself.
This song was what made me realize, long ago, what people meant when they used the word "anthem." It's tragic that Stuart Adamson was unable to listen to his own words before committing his final and irrevocable act, but the love and the hope that this song espouses will remain with us.