macdaddy wrote on Aug 8
th, 2009 at 8:48pm:
drummer from big country played on every track on that album, except for sanctuary, and maybe rain. the guy had a nice swing to his playing that made the band sound great. whatever happened to him..? ( i wanna say he did some stuff with pete townsend, too - mark brynzinski, or something like that was his name, i think) i like that album "love" alot, too - big neon glitter is my favorite track. i liked electric, too. after that, they kind of lost me - that ciao edie sh*t didnt do it for me. but electric and rain, and even some of the southern death cult stuff prior to rain was quite solid, imo. i still have all that vinyl - i bet those southern death cult eps are worth something nowadays - i wanna say they were on 4ad (cocteau twins label) at that time, but i am going from memory, and it was like twenty years ago
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Mark Brzezicki
Born June 21, 1957 (age 52)
Origin Slough, Berkshire, England
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) drums
Years active 1981–present
Label(s) Phonogram Records, Track-BCR Records
Associated acts Big Country, The Cult, Procol Harum, Casbah Club, Ultravox
Website Big Country official website
Mark Brzezicki (born Mark Michael Brzezicki, 21 June 1957, Slough, Berkshire, England) is a rock drummer, who is primarily known for his work with Big Country, and is a former member of the groups The Cult, Ultravox, and Procol Harum. He has also played with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Midge Ure, Fish, The Pretenders and many others. He uses both the traditional and matched grips.
Brzezicki is the son of a Polish war veteran and an English mother (his surname is pronounced "bruh-zickee"). With Tony Butler (of Big Country) he was known as Rhythm for Hire. Brzezicki left Big Country in July 1989, but rejoined in 1993. Together with Butler, now on lead vocals, and guitarist Bruce Watson, Big Country started gigging again in 2007, as part of their 25th anniversary tour.
In 2004, Brzezicki helped found a new band, Casbah Club, with Bruce Foxton and Simon Townshend.
Smash Hits magazine had a running gag in the 1980s wherein they referred to him as "Mark Unpronounceablename of Big Country".[1] On Pete Townshend's All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and White City: A Novel albums there are joking references to the spelling of his last name.
His brother Steve is a session bass guitarist with whom he frequently collaborates.