Released 2004 (2004) Artist Big Big Train Label Treefrog Records | Length 55:40 Release date 2004 Genre Progressive rock | |
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Recorded The Garden Room & Aubitt Studios Producer Andy Poole, Gregory Spawton, Rob Aubrey Gathering Speed
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Big big train gathering speed
Gathering Speed is the fourth studio album of the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. 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.
Contents
Track listing
- "High Tide, Last Stand" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins) – 7:06
- "Fighter Command" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins) – 10:44
- "The Road Much Further On" (Spawton, Poole, Filkins) – 8:39
- "Sky Flying on Fire" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 6:04
- "Pell Mell" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 6:36
- "Powder Monkey" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 9:08
- "Gathering Speed" (Spawton, Poole) – 7:23
Personnel
Songs
1High Tide - Last Stand7:06
2Fighter Command10:45
3The Road Much Further On8:39
References
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