Big Big Train
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Big Big Train have released six albums including the critically acclaimed The Underfall Yard.
Big Big Train was formed in 1990. A demo cassette tape of the band’s first songs, recorded on 8-track, was released in October 1991 and was followed by a handful of live performances. The demo tape ‘From the River to the Sea’ was re-recorded and released as a self-financed CD in May 1992, following which BBT played some higher profile gigs in England.
In January 1993, a second demo tape, ‘The Infant Hercules’ was released and the band then spent the next six months writing the music for its first proper album, ‘Goodbye to the Age of Steam’. This was recorded in a two week period in July 1993. Soon afterwards, BBT signed to the progressive rock label GEP, where they found themselves as label mates of IQ.
‘Goodbye to the Age of Steam’ was a big leap forward for the band, both in terms of songwriting and recording quality. The response to the album was very positive, culminating in a licencing deal in Japan where the CD was re-released in 1995, with a bonus track.
In the meantime, Ian Cooper had left the band (for family rather than musical reasons) and live performances were put on hold while a replacement was sought and a new album written.
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phili321 "but that's stretching it a little I think.dont listen to a lot of prog rock do you? anyway GREAT band
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ProgShine http://progshine.com/2011/12/18/novidades-sobre-o-big-big-train/
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niQboy Actually, might have something to do with the fact that the songs are so long. The Underfall Yard is almost 23 minutes long.... don't get me wrong, I love long songs, but that's stretching it a little I think.
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niQboy
Listening to The Underfall Yard now. Seriously, these guys have already put out 6 albums and only 100k listens? Scandalous!
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onaridge GREAT band, so much talent and diversity of sounds and styles
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nicoot When I first heard The Underfall Yard (track) I was immediately blown away. And after five or six listens BBLLOOWWNN AAWWAAYY.
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AnimatedOysters Don't judge what you think of this group upon a first listen. Listen, let it marinate for a few days, then keep listening. They get better with each listen and that's saying something because they're brilliant!
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Akuroshi I can't describe how I have enjoyed my first listening of "The Underfall Yard" album. In my humble opinion, along with bands like Phideaux or Sky Architect, I think we are living now the best revival era of 70's prog rock. (not the last joke of Robert Fripp or the self-ripped Yes album, which for me is good, but not progressive...)
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This is London
20 Apr 2012 | from bigbigtrain.blogspot.com/
- Updates from the BBT forum 7 Apr 2012 | from bigbigtrain.blogspot.com/
- Good People 8 Mar 2012 | from bigbigtrain.blogspot.com/
- Steve Wilson Interview 13 Feb 2012 | from bigbigtrain.blogspot.com/
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