The European Perspective is an unmissable progressive rock show which is broadcast every week on The Dividing Line website. The show can be streamed or downloaded from The Dividing Line (the last four episodes are hosted on the site so The Underfall Yard episode will be online there for the next month.)
However, David Elliott has also kindly made available a permanent link to the show here.
The podcast is in four parts:
- A section on our influences featuring a track from 10 of the albums which have most influenced BBT
- An interview with me and Andy about the history of the band featuring some of our older tunes
- An interview with David about his background in music, including his solo career, his time in the Genesis machine, working with Martin Orford and joining Big Big Train. Some songs from David's solo album Wild River and from The Old Road are featured during the interview.
- A playthrough of the entire Underfall Yard album with commentary from me and Andy
Duration: 282:48 minutes - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 160 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
'This week the European Perspective is given over entirely to a celebration of this uniquely English band. Starting with a look at some of the music from the albums that the band themselves say "made Big Big Train", we then talk to Greg and Andy about the evolution and future for Big Big Train, and then to David Longdon, their new vocalist. Finally The Underfall Yard gets an airing, in its entirety, with a commentary from Messrs. Spawton and Poole.
◦Genesis - Dancing with The Moonlit Knight from Selling England By The Pound, 1973
◦Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback from Jordan: The Comeback, 1998
◦Premiata Forneria Marconi - Appena Un Po' from Per Un Amico, 1972
◦XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead from Nonsuch, 1992
◦Mew - Am I Wry? No from Frengers, 2003
◦Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla from Takk..., 2005
◦Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost fromThe Geese And The Ghost, 1977
◦Van Der Graaf Generator - Scorched Earth from Godbluff, 1975
◦Elbow - The Bones Of You from The Seldom Seen Kid, 2008
◦Steve Hackett - Jacuzzi from Defector, 1980
Interview with Greg Spawton and Andy Poole of Big Big Train, featuring the following:
◦Wind Distorted Pioneers from Goodbye To The Age Of Steam, 1994
◦The Shipping Forecast from English Boy Wonders (Remastered), 2008 (originally released 1997)
◦For Winter from Bard, 2002
◦High Tide, Last Stand from Gathering Speed, 2004
◦Summer's Lease from The Difference Machine, 2007
Interview with David Longdon of Big Big Train, featuring the following:
◦David Longdon - About Time from Wild River, 2004
◦Martin Orford - Ray Of Hope from The Old Road, 2008
◦David Longdon - In Essence from Wild River, 2004
◦David Longdon - Wild River from Wild River, 2004
◦Martin Orford - Endgame from The Old Road, 2008
◦David Longdon - This House from Wild River, 2004
◦David Longdon - On To The Headland from Wild River, 2004
The Underfall Yard, with commentary from Greg Spawton and Andy Poole:
◦Hope This Finds You (from The Difference Machine)
◦Evening Star
◦Master James of St. George
◦Victorian Brickwork
◦Last Train
◦Winchester Diver
◦The Underfall Yard'
3 comments:
Great show.
Interesting to hear your choice of music. Still not sure about Prefab Sprout, even if they did come from Langley Park (which is close to home for me).
It was also great to hear more from David, his solo deserves wider exposure.
Nice to see Godbluff get an airing - my favourite VdGG album. 'The Undercover Man' is one of the greatest lyrics ever written.
That's so funny, AM I wry? No is one of my favourite tracks of all time.
I thought it was just me! :0)
Jem
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