David Longdon and Greg Spawton were recently interviewed by Prog Magazine editor Jerry Ewing for the Prog Magazine podcast. Listen to the podcast here:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/its-the-brand-new-prog-magazine-podcast-and-its-a-big-big-train-special
Reviews for 'Grand Tour'
‘Grand doesn’t even begin to describe the epic proportions of this magnificent opus. On a rollicking roll of releases with 2017’s Grimspound and The Second Brightest Star, BBT continues full steam ahead to the max on Grand Tour.’
Paul Davies - DAILY EXPRESS
‘The new album they bring with them, the aptly titled Grand Tour, is as ambitious and intricate as anything they have attempted. After several fine albums inspired by British history — unashamedly romantic and nostalgic — the seven members have spread their wings. That means nine songs encapsulating the rise of the Romans, the Renaissance and space travel with soaring choruses and Mellotrons a go-go.’
John Bungey - THE TIMES
‘a musically bold and conceptually dazzling masterpiece that establishes the seven-piece as one of the pre-eminent progressive rock bands of the 21stcentury.’
Dave Everley PROG MAGAZINE
Listen to the track "Theodora in Green & Gold here: https://youtu.be/nZRsmxpS7iI
Watch the video for the first single "Alive" here: https://youtu.be/Qh6tPwd4GNA
See the 90-minute interview with Prog Magazine's Nick Shilton about the album here:
https://youtu.be/9TeqxFlqffc
Inspired by the 17th and 18th century custom of the Grand Tour, where young men and women travelled to broaden the mind, Big Big Train have made an album of songs set in distant lands and beyond. Grand Tour features nine new tracks which will take listeners on an epic journey over land and sea and through time and space.
Grand Tour tracklist
1.Novum Organum (2.33)
2.Alive (4.31)
3.The Florentine (8.14)
4.Roman Stone (13.33)
5.Pantheon (6.08)
6.Theodora in Green and Gold (5.38)
7.Ariel (14.28)
8.Voyager (14.03)
9.Homesong (5.12) |
