Common Ground (Big Big Train album)

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Common Ground
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Studio album by
Big Big Train
Released30 July 2021
Studio
GenreProgressive rock
Length62:02
LabelEnglish Electric
ProducerBig Big Train
Big Big Train chronology
Grand Tour
(2019) 		Common Ground
(2021)
Singles from Common Ground
  1. "Common Ground"
    Released: 7 May 2021
  2. "Apollo"
    Released: 11 June 2021
  3. "The Strangest Times"
    Released: 13 July 2021

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.[1] Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.[2]

It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.[3]

Track listing[]

Common Ground[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Strangest Times"David LongdonLongdon5:07
2."All the Love We Can Give"Nick D'VirgilioD'Virgilio8:05
3."Black with Ink"Gregory SpawtonSpawton7:23
4."Dandelion Clock"SpawtonSpawton4:14
5."Headwaters"InstrumentalRikard Sjöblom, Spawton2:26
6."Apollo"InstrumentalD'Virgilio7:50
7."Common Ground"LongdonLongdon4:53
8."Atlantic Cable"SpawtonSpawton15:06
9."Endnotes"SpawtonSpawton6:58
Total length:62:02

Charts[]

Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 31

Personnel[]

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[4]

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[]

  1. ^ "Big Big Train - Common Ground; Grant Moon; 30, July 2021".
  2. ^ "Big Big Train". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ Jordan, Blum; Spiess, Andrew (30 November 2021). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Common Ground (booklet). Big Big Train. English Electric. 2021. EERCD0028.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Big Big Train | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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