Album: Common Ground by Big Big Train (2021)
Genre: Progressive Rock
Record Label: English Electric Recordings
Format: Album

Description: Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021 through English Electric Recordings. 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. Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.
It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.

Artist Background: Big Big Train is an English progressive rock band that was founded in 1990. Based in Bournemouth, England, the band members are Nick D'Virgilio, Dave Gregory, David Longdon, Danny Manners, Andy Poole and Gregory Spawton. Their first album, Goodbye To The Age of Steam was released in 1994 and was co-produced by Martin Orford of IQ. Age of Steam established the typical melancholy BBT sound influenced by progressive rock from the mid and early 1970s. After two releases which featured more access... Part of the Bournemouth, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Barock Project, The Flower Kings, Neal Morse, Spock's Beard

Music Scene: Part of the Bournemouth, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Progressive Rock, 2020s, Album, English Electric Recordings


Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021 through English Electric Recordings. 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. Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.
It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.

Common Ground

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