Magzter Gold (Sitewide CA)
Prog (Digital)

Prog (Digital)

1 Issue, Issue 142

Also available on
Zinio Unlimited logo
1-month free trial

Get unlimited access to this article, this issue, + back issues & 5,000+ other magazines.

Renews at just $8.99/month after trial.

Cancel anytime.
Learn more

BIG BIG TRAIN

Ingenious Devices ENGLISH ELECTRIC RECORDINGS
BIG BIG TRAIN
Keepers of the classic prog flame mourn and regroup on five-track EP. Though this revisit of BBT’s much-loved, technology-themed epics – East Coast Racer, Brooklands and Voyager – might at first seem superfluous, Ingenious Devices is a completely valid staging post prior to the release of the band’s new album proper in 2024. Re-recorded from scratch save for David Longdon’s original vocals, these new incarnations of those three gems are ornamented with a 17-piece string section recorded at Abbey Road, lending an elegiac quality as the band pay tribute to Longdon, who died suddenly in November 2021. Also featuring Longdon’s successor Alberto Bravin on a stunning live version of Atlantic Cable from September 2022, Ingenious Devices signals that Big Big Train’s expressive, inherently musical virtuosity is not easily derailed (East…
You're reading a preview of
Prog (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 142

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.

© 1999 – 2025 DiscountMags.com All rights reserved.