PROG ROCKERS
BIG BIG TRAIN
TO RELEASE 5-TRACK COMPILATION ALBUM OF EPIC SONGS
ENTITLED
‘INGENIOUS DEVICES’
ON JULY 28TH 2023
ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT
with
GREGORY SPAWTON
NICK D'VIRGILIO
and ALBERTO BRAVIN
Big Big Train are an English progressive rock band formed in Bournemouth in 1990 and went through a number of line-up changes in the first 15 or so years of its existence.
The current line-up includes band founder Gregory Spawton
(bass, guitars and keyboards), along with Nick D'Virgilio (drums, guitars and
keyboards) and Rikard Sjöblom (guitars and keyboards). Until 2009, the band
were active as a predominantly studio project led by Spawton and co-founder
Andy Poole (guitars, bass and keyboards), who departed the band in 2018. They
have released fourteen studio albums and six EPs.
Big Big Train has gone on to win several Progressive Music Awards, has played numerous sold-out shows and has seen a series of studio albums reach number one in the official UK rock charts and make the top 40 in the official UK album charts.
On 27 April 2022, Big Big Train announced singer and keyboard
player, Alberto Bravin, as their new lead vocalist replacing lead vocalist
David Longdon who died on November 20th 2021, after a traumatic fall at his home.
With the band currently in the early stages of working on a new studio album for release in 2024, their latest endeavor Ingenious Devices features new versions of a trilogy of revered Big Big Train epic tracks - East Coast Racer, Brooklands and Voyager - about how mankind has used its ingenuity to extend its reach by the development and deployment of technology.
The new versions of East Coast Racer, Brooklands and Voyager prominently feature an elite 17-piece string section recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Apart from the late David Longdon's lead vocals, which have been compiled from the original album sessions, East Coast Racer is a completely new studio version recorded by the line-up of the band as it was in 2019.
UK prog rockers Big Big Train have announced a run of live
dates in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and the
UK. The tour will take place in August and September this year.
THE
LATEST RELEASE
BY
BIG BIG
TRAIN
‘Ingenious DEVICES’
The album will be available
on all major streaming platforms July 28
Preorder
at
https://burningshed.com/store/bigbigtrain
and
amazon.com
With the band currently in the early stages of working on a
new studio album for release in 2024, their latest endeavor Ingenious Devices
features new versions of a trilogy of revered Big Big Train epic tracks - East
Coast Racer, Brooklands and Voyager - about how mankind has used it's ingenuity
to extend it's reach by the development and deployment of technology. The new
versions of East Coast Racer, Brooklands and Voyager prominently feature an
elite 17-piece string section recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Apart
from the late David Longdon's lead vocals, which have been compiled from the
original album sessions, East Coast Racer is a completely new studio version
recorded by the line-up of the band as it was in 2019. Brooklands
features newly recorded drums, bass and bass pedals, while Voyager includes
additional guitar and violin. All three songs have been re-mixed for this
release. Additionally Ingenious Devices includes a previously unreleased
orchestral piece called The Book of Ingenious Devices, which links East Coast
Racer and Brooklands, as well as a live version of Atlantic Cable, which was
recorded on the band's tour in September 2022.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
ABOUT
BIG BIG
TRAIN
VISIT
Official
website
www.facebook.com/groups/bigbigtrain
Facebook
https://twitter.com/bigbigtrain
Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYl-LJDxj2Uc4Tuc8HgdbUg
YouTube
BIG BIG TRAIN
IN
CONCERT
2023
SATURDAY
26TH AUGUST
ZOETERMEER,
THE NETHERLANDS
CULTUURPODIUM
BOERDERIJ
SUNDAY
27TH AUGUST
HAMBURG, GERMANY
MARKTHALLE
MONDAY
28TH AUGUST
GOTHENBURG,
SWEDEN
STORA
TEATERN
TUESDAY
29TH AUGUST
OSLO,
NORWAY
COSMOPOLITE
WEDNESDAY
30TH AUGUST
STOCKHOLM,
SWEDEN
FRYSHUSET
KLUBBEN
THURSDAY
31ST AUGUST
COPENHAGEN,
DENMARK
VIFTEN
SATURDAY
2ND SEPTEMBER
REVISLATE,
ITALY
2 DAYS
PROG + 1 FESTIVAL
FREE
CONCERT
DETAILS
SOON
SUNDAY
3RD SEPTEMBER
PRATTELN
(BASEL), SWITZERLAND
Z7
TUESDAY
5TH SEPTEMBER
REICHENBACH,
GERMANY
NEUBERINHAUS
WEDNESDAY
6TH SEPTEMBER
COLOGNE,
GERMANY
VICTORIA
CARLSWERK
THURSDAY
7TH SEPTEMBER
ASCHAFFENBURG,
GERMANY
COLOS-SAAL
FRIDAY
8TH SEPTEMBER
STUTTGART,
GERMANY
MOZART-SAAL
SUNDAY
10TH SEPTEMBER
EDINBURGH,
UK
QUEENS
HALL
MONDAY
11TH SEPTEMBER
BIRMINGHAM,
UK
TOWN HALL
TUESDAY
12TH SEPTEMBER
LONDON,
UK
CADOGAN
HALL
WEDNESDAY
13TH SEPTEMBER
LONDON,
UK
CADOGAN
HALL
BIG BIG TRAIN
Discography
Albums
Goodbye to the Age of Steam (1994)
English Boy Wonders (1997)
Bard (2002)
Gathering Speed (2004)
The Difference Machine (2007)
The Underfall Yard (2009)
English Electric Part One (2012)
English Electric Part Two (2013)
Folklore (2016)
Grimspound (2017)
The Second Brightest Star (2017)
Grand Tour (2019)
Common Ground (2021)
Welcome to the Planet (2022)
From the River to the Sea (1992)
The Infant Hercules (1993)
Far Skies Deep Time (2010)
Make Some Noise (2013)
Wassail (2015)
Proper Jack Froster (2021)
A Stone's Throw from the Line (2016)
Merchants of Light (2018)
Empire (2020)
Summer Shall Not Fade (2022)
DVD and Blu-ray
Stone & Steel (2016)
Reflectors of Light (2019)
Empire (2020)
Summer Shall ot Fade (2022)
English Electric: Full Power (2013)
Summer's Lease (2020)
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
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THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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