Gathering Speed

2004 studio album by Big Big Train
Gathering Speed
Studio album by
Big Big Train
Released2004 (2004)
RecordedThe Garden Room & Aubitt Studios
GenreProgressive rock
Length55:40
LabelTreefrog
ProducerAndy Poole, Gregory Spawton, Rob Aubrey
Big Big Train chronology
Bard
(2002)
Gathering Speed
(2004)
The Difference Machine
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DPRP[1]

Gathering Speed is the fourth studio album of the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train.[2] It was released in 2004 by Treefrog Records. It is dedicated to the airmen and women who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. The song The Road Much Further On was originally titled You Can't Draw Love. It was inspired by Spawton's then seven-year-old daughter. The album as a whole was a return to progressive rock for the band. It is the first album in which Sean Filkins recorded vocals, replacing Martin Read. It is also the only album in which Laura Murch recorded vocals, and the only Big Big Train album not to feature any songs solely written by Greg Spawton.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."High Tide, Last Stand"Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins7:06
2."Fighter Command"Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins10:44
3."The Road Much Further On"Spawton, Poole, Filkins8:39
4."Sky Flying on Fire"Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins6:04
5."Pell Mell"Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins6:36
6."Powder Monkey"Spawton, Poole, Filkins9:08
7."Gathering Speed"Spawton, Poole, Filkins7:23

Personnel

  • Ian Cooper - keyboards
  • Sean Filkins - lead vocals, blues harp, percussion
  • Steve Hughes - drums, percussion
  • Andy Poole - bass
  • Gregory Spawton - guitars, additional keyboards, backing vocals
Guest musicians
  • Laura Murch - vocals

References

  1. ^ "DPRP Reviews - 2004 - 19". Dprp.net. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Big-Big Train (UK) - 2004 - "Gathering Speed"". Progressor.net. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

External links

  • "allmusic ((( Gathering Speed > Overview )))". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  • "BIG BIG TRAIN Gathering Speed music reviews and MP3". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
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