Big Big Train - Difference Machine - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2017 re-issue remastered version of the 2010 mini album from the British Prog Rock band. Enlisting their usual cast of Prog luminaries - this time around we get Spock's Beard's Nick D'Virgilio, Frost's Jem Godfrey and Francis Dunnery amongst others - Big Big Train mine a rich and rewarding seam through the heart of an England gone by, conjuring up wistful tales that spring to life thanks to the boundless musicianship and Longdon's emotive delivery. Everything builds superbly to the majestic, epic title-track, a truly Progressive tour-de-force that will take your breath away as it travels it's course, unraveling scenes of time past in your mind's eye.

2023 . With the band currently in the early stages of working on a new studio album for in 2024, 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 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 .

Big Big Train is an English progressive rock band formed in 1990. Their first album, Goodbye to the Age of Steam was released in 1994. Age of Steam established the typical melancholy BBT sound influenced by progressive rock from the mid and early 1970s. English Boy Wonders is their second album, originally released in 1997. This 2008 re- of the album has been partly re-recorded and completely re-mixed and re-mastered by Rob Aubrey (IQ, Transatlantic, Spock's Beard.) The album features performances from Martin Orford recorded after his retirement from the music business. Critical acclaim 'At 80 minutes long this is a rich, polished and rewarding listen reminiscent of Yes coupled with the pastoral approach of Caravan.' CLASSIC ROCK 8/10 Much of this English group's second from 1997 has been re-recorded with additional material added to what the band considered a sketchy, only partly realized effort the first time around. The result is a collection of several tracks ranging from two to 10 minutes, densely structured and as good as anything they've issued since building their own recording studio. The pastoral understatement, tasteful mellotron, rich harmony vocals and infectious guitar licks combine to effectively suggest the wistful pain of broken relationships. Score 15.5 out of 16 Progression Magazine.