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richardh 
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random facts of the day but did you know that the noted English composer Edward Elgar composed the first football song? He was a supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC which by coincidence is also my team
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Squonk19
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Posted: July 04 2018 at 14:12 |
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“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
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richardh
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Posted: July 03 2018 at 23:51 |
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I wonder how many BBT members are footie fans?? England now only one match from semi final and guess when that is on  |
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richardh
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Posted: June 24 2018 at 02:12 |
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Yep I'll be there!
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Duke of Rother
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Posted: June 22 2018 at 12:27 |
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See you all at the Anvil next month?
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richardh
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Posted: June 13 2018 at 00:11 |
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shame indeed. They do write a lot of songs about the British industrial past (not just railways) and I find that very interesting as someone from Swindon. Musically they are a long way from being 'dark and edgy' which tends to put them a bit at odds with the modern trends in prog. However the songs are wonderfully refreshing and they are not scared of melody that is for sure although it might make them seems as if they are at the 'pop' end of prog a bit. For me it wasn't instant though. Sometimes its better to not try to hard to like a band too much and then it might just creep up on you. I found this to be true of Gentle Giant and Porcupine Tree who I also like a lot now but it wasn't always the case.
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Cambus741
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Posted: June 05 2018 at 04:30 |
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I'm not deliberately trying to be contrary but I've tried and tried with BBT, and just cannot get into them.
Bit of a shame as I am interested in railways
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Squonk19
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Posted: June 04 2018 at 16:34 |
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Great news on the new live album 'Merchants of Light' coming out on July 29th, with a 'Swan Hunter' single release just before! Pre-order already in. Bring it on!
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“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
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miamiscot
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Posted: June 04 2018 at 14:14 |
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Folklore is my favorite BBT album but I've been enjoying all their stuff since Dave Gregory and NDV joined.
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richardh
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Posted: June 03 2018 at 03:22 |
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well nearly a year on and I have to agree btw off topic a tiny bit but I note that Nick is back playing drums with Spock's Beard. Please tell me this isn't permanent?! (or can he do both?).
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: June 01 2018 at 03:57 |
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It finally hit me - Folklore is utterly BRILLIANT !!
The first few spins left me a bit underwhelmed - it was good, but lacking in ‘something’ after EE 2. It has been on the shelf for a while. Well, this eve, it lacks nothing. Pure magic. I love it when I’m wrong about certain albums as a fresh observation can be such a delight. Edited by Tom Ozric - June 01 2018 at 03:58 |
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 07:51 |
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Maybe it's for the better - BBT keeps doing beautiful albums and Poole plants the seed elsewhere for more good musical crops in the future.
(Or: ... BBT keeps the train on track and Poole gets a renovated engine running anew.  )Edited by Quinino - January 06 2018 at 07:52 |
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No, I think Poole has had less of a writing role since The Underfall Yard, although I always had the impression that the artistic direction and musical impetus were shared by him and Spawnton, with Longden obviously taking an increasingly influential role in recent times. Members on other forums have said that Poole was pretty much finished as far as creative input was concerned. I'm not quite sure that is wholly the case, and I always think that a band losing a founding member like this is a huge moment, and such moments are rarely for the better. |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 02:45 |
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As long as Spawton stays on board the train will be on track
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richardh
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Posted: January 06 2018 at 02:35 |
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Must admit I'm not even that familiar with the BBT line up. Dave Longdon and Nick D'Virgillio are the only ones I could name off the top off my head! I know there were always 2 main writers so I assume that Andy was one of those?
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 14:26 |
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Disappointing news - the longevity of prog bands and their line-ups remains a big issue - but I had hoped BBT had settled on a steady and successful line-up, especially in this real 'purple patch' of the last few years. I'd be interested to hear the real reasons for this - personal, band direction, role within the band etc. Very sad!
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lazland
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 11:29 |
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Breaking news. Andy Poole has left BBT. No idea why as yet. This will be a huge blow, although they are carrying on, and recruiting a new member for live work (not that there is a great deal of that)
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Squonk19
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Posted: December 24 2017 at 12:40 |
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Have to say...... with a glass of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc down me as I watch the old Scrooge film on Channel 4 and I put the stockings out for tonight........I do like the Mark Benton video for the song. Wonderfully traditional! Here's to another great year for Big Big Train!
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richardh
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Posted: December 24 2017 at 03:40 |
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It's rather nice and I like that it's very traditional but isn't going to challenge Greg Lake anytime soon for best Xmas record by a proggie.
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Duke of Rother
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Posted: December 24 2017 at 02:28 |
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I think it’s superb.
A proper Christmas single with sentiment, brass band, children’s choir..... what more could one ask? (But I prefer listening to Snowfalls.) |
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