tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post951996872776274349..comments2023-10-31T14:13:40.328+00:00Comments on Big Big Train: London PlaneGregory Spawtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196915153035297756noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-37574189756673821172016-04-09T05:47:44.844+01:002016-04-09T05:47:44.844+01:00One of my favorite things about Big Big Train is t...One of my favorite things about Big Big Train is that so many songs are rooted (forgive the pun) in real history and artifacts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120833150724110108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-11953872457198090432016-04-08T18:56:11.468+01:002016-04-08T18:56:11.468+01:00York Watergate - that takes me back to my walk to ...York Watergate - that takes me back to my walk to work at my office in Cecil Chambers on the Strand in the 80s. It is a strange and incongruous sight in its locality, as I recall. Im looking forward to hearing all about the subsequent history of the immediate area. Will Mr Bazalgette make an appearance , I wonder?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274959960812470334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-26724115817459782682016-04-08T18:31:10.494+01:002016-04-08T18:31:10.494+01:00Fabulous! My day job is working for one of the Lon...Fabulous! My day job is working for one of the London boroughs in the parks department, and in my time I've planted hundreds of trees.<br /><br />Giving life to something that will hopefully outlive us all and carry on growing and evolving as the river of constant change flows unrelentlessly past is a huge pleasure for me.<br /><br />One of the things that gives me great comfort and pride is the 'Tree of Heaven' I was allowed to plant by my mother's (and now sadly father's) grave way back in the late 1990s, it has grown from a puny bare root stick that fitted in my car to be a magnificent tree that gives shade and a magnificent burst of autumn colour to the landscape.Martin Haskellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-53816414229849261152016-04-08T17:30:42.373+01:002016-04-08T17:30:42.373+01:00Every day is an education with Big Big Plane, I me...Every day is an education with Big Big Plane, I mean Train. I shall view these creations with renewed interest as I go about my frequent meanderings through London Town. Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449306728063546466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-57576402925036330882016-04-08T16:03:30.332+01:002016-04-08T16:03:30.332+01:00Fantastic idea. Trees really are wonderful beings,...Fantastic idea. Trees really are wonderful beings, and I really do think they take in their surroundings and internalise them (without resorting to Tolkeinisms). They also influence their surroundings in a very real sense, converting photons into useable fuel and oxygen.<br /><br />Have you read Ursula Le Guin's story "The Direction of the Road", which describes relativity and relatedness from the viewpoint of a (conscious) oak tree? When I read it years ago, my view of trees was irrevocably changed. One of my all-time favourite reads... Craig Farhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-29253263072123521652016-04-08T15:51:46.823+01:002016-04-08T15:51:46.823+01:00And no coincidence the vinyl will be released by P...And no coincidence the vinyl will be released by Plane Groovy methinks ... really looking forward to hearing thisAndrew J Nortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-30476250306241399922016-04-08T11:32:08.319+01:002016-04-08T11:32:08.319+01:00Lovely tale Greg... "Battlefield Band" d...Lovely tale Greg... "Battlefield Band" did a similar thing with a yew tree (which still exists - I visited it a few years ago) in a churchyard near Ormiston in East Lothian... It told the tale of English/Scottish warfare, religious fervour of the Scottish Reformation and other incidents...<br />Real kudos to you wonderful people with that talent to create such interesting and poignant music!! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094058277780045141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-4534446110690037132016-04-08T10:49:13.096+01:002016-04-08T10:49:13.096+01:00Whilst the anthropomorphism is to be avoided, the ...Whilst the anthropomorphism is to be avoided, the placement of a natural observer from outside the human context allows us to use our imaginations to place the human condition is something we can relate to. Love the imagery Greg, it makes you wonder (well at least me) what if all history was recorded by natures observers how different our interpretation of past events would be. The polar bear observing the arrival of the Vikings in Greenland; or perhaps the observations of the oak tree finding itself as host to a king. And if the trees could speak, irrespective of man's legal representations, would they not be Tolkien loud and clear?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202588989214612246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-15604553114907890892016-04-08T10:33:22.710+01:002016-04-08T10:33:22.710+01:00Ahh , just for being an incredible band and people...Ahh , just for being an incredible band and people , many thanks . Cannot wait to get this album , it'll be an experience worth the wait . Lawrie L .noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-83384972263923867462016-04-08T10:22:59.137+01:002016-04-08T10:22:59.137+01:00Really looking forward to hearing this - I have gr...Really looking forward to hearing this - I have great views of some huge London Planes from where I work in central London. Intrigued to learn that they have never been known to die.Phil Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-78788440635460099662016-04-08T09:48:28.404+01:002016-04-08T09:48:28.404+01:00Wow, Greg! You just keep on to amaze me how meticu...Wow, Greg! You just keep on to amaze me how meticulously you create your lovely songs. This beautiful back story really strikes a chord with me and reading it just saved my day actually... I love it... Tobbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272554538173118615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-9778193733739360102016-04-08T09:40:06.468+01:002016-04-08T09:40:06.468+01:00What a cracking idea!
I'm still fairly new to...What a cracking idea! <br />I'm still fairly new to London (having been working and living there during the week for three years) and am fascinated by the lesser-known history of the city. <br />So I'm really looking forward to hearing thiw! Racing Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857193170729704552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-5837446561742958482016-04-08T09:38:20.002+01:002016-04-08T09:38:20.002+01:00'By law, since the late 70’s, progressive rock...'By law, since the late 70’s, progressive rock bands are not allowed to stray onto Tolkien-esque territory so there would be no ‘ents’ in this song.'<br /><br />This is true - after the case of the Crown Vs Hansson in 1973, it is now illegal to use Tolkeinesque imagery in Prog music! B->progzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11193761364435634341noreply@blogger.com