Empire, by Big Big Train

Empire

by Big Big Train

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digger60 well what can I say. The rhythm section on this live performance is the best playing since I saw Yes play with Bruford and Squire in the early 70s.
I dont know whether Dave gregory is in the band for this performance but the songs are his legacy if hes not.
Favourite track is Hedgerow mainly due to the wonderful violin solo. 9 out of 10 for me.

snagadm Spectacular. I'm a fan of live albums anyway, but this one is over the top. BBT's best live album.

Peter Jones Big Big Train excel. It's what they do. If they weren't so incredibly perfect at doing these enormously overblown ideas, the shear progginess would be unbearable. But it's made beautiful by the musicianship. There isn't a moment where they drop away.

Rita K Drew How can one answer this question? Why do you love a painting or a book or a movie or a piece of music? Because it touches your soul in some meaningful way. I suppose that would be my answer.
Favorite track: Wassail.

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1.	Novum Organum 02:27	buy track
2.	Alive 04:37	buy track
3.	Hedgerow 09:00	buy track
4.	Theodora in Green and Gold 05:30	buy track
5.	Winkie 08:29	buy track
6.	The Florentine 08:16	buy track
7.	Brave Captain 12:39	buy track
8.	Voyager 13:52	buy track
9.	Homesong 04:42	buy track
10.	Wassail 07:57	buy track
11.	Engines and Men 04:02	buy track
12.	East Coast Racer 17:23	buy track

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Big Big Train recorded live in concert at the Hackney Empire, London, November 2019.

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released November 27, 2020

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'The standard-bearers of new UK prog' MOJO

Big Big Train have revisited the sound world of early Genesis and Yes and have managed to create music with great emotional clout’ THE TIMES

'They make beautiful, pastoral quintessentially English music: their name is Big Big Train”
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