Common Ground (Big Big Train album)
Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021. With the departure of Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall, and Danny Manners in 2020, Common Ground is the first album release with the core four-piece lineup of Greg Spawton, David Longdon, Nick D'Virgilio, and Rikard Sjöblom. Joining the core line-up on the album are session musicians Carly Bryant, Dave Foster, and Aidan O'Rourke.[2] Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.[3]
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| Released | 30 July 2021 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 62:02 | |||
| Label | English Electric | |||
| Producer | Big Big Train | |||
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It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Strangest Times" | David Longdon | Longdon | 5:07 |
| 2. | "All the Love We Can Give" | Nick D'Virgilio | D'Virgilio | 8:05 |
| 3. | "Black with Ink" | Gregory Spawton | Spawton | 7:23 |
| 4. | "Dandelion Clock" | Spawton | Spawton | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Headwaters" | Instrumental | Rikard Sjöblom, Spawton | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Apollo" | Instrumental | D'Virgilio | 7:50 |
| 7. | "Common Ground" | Longdon | Longdon | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Atlantic Cable" | Spawton | Spawton | 15:06 |
| 9. | "Endnotes" | Spawton | Spawton | 6:58 |
| Total length: | 62:02 | |||
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]
Big Big Train
- Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals
- David Longdon – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, Mellotron, synthesiser, piano, vibraphone, tambourine, flute
- Rikard Sjöblom – keyboards, piano, synthesiser, Hammond organ, electric 6 and 12 string guitars, vocals
- Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals
Additional musicians
- Carly Bryant – vocals on tracks 1-4,7-9
- Dave Foster – guitars on tracks 1,8
- Aidan O'Rourke – violin, soundscapes on tracks 1,2,4,6-9
Brass band
- Dave Desmond – trombone
- Stuart Roberts – trumpet
- Nick Stones – French horn
- John Storey – euphonium
- Jon Truscott – tuba
Production
- Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering, engineering
- Shawn Dealey – engineering
- Patrick Phillips – engineering
- Stuart Hamilton – engineering
- Dave Desmond – brass arrangements on tracks 6,9
References
- The Prog Yak (4 August 2021). "Big Big Train – 'Common Ground' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
- "Big Big Train - Common Ground; Grant Moon; 30, July 2021". 30 July 2021.
- "Big Big Train". www.officialcharts.com.
- Jordan, Blum; Spiess, Andrew (30 November 2021). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- Common Ground (booklet). Big Big Train. English Electric. 2021. EERCD0028.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Big Big Train | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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