Big Big Train does things in threes, apparently. In September 2012, the band released English Electric Part One, followed six months later by English Electric Part Two. These two albums were then combined, shuffled and joined by four new tracks six months later in English Electric, Full Power. This makes for two and a half … Continue reading
I found it rather lamentable that Rikard Sjöblom left Beardfish (concurrent with the demise of the band) in the wake of their having released what I felt was their strongest album, 2015’s +4626-Comfortzone. And while I am a fan of the band Sjöblom joined, it still felt like the result was the prog world losing … Continue reading
If life were just, John Wesley would be more famous. I’m not talking about the theologian, who is overshadowed by his brother Charles, just because Chuck wrote some hymns – I’m talking about John Wesley, the guitarist, vocalist, and song writer who is best known for being the sideman guitarist/vocalist for Porcupine Tree’s biggest tours. … Continue reading
As a regular reader of music reviews, I sometimes grow concerned that we who write them are sometimes too loose with our praise, too effusive in our speech. In a world where every new album is an artist’s ‘best yet’ and every new single is a “modern prog masterpiece”, praise begins to lose its value. … Continue reading
Album Reclamation Project This is the first in a new series from Proglodytes! Wherein we will revisit a maligned Album of the Past and discuss whether it’s really as bad as all that. For this feature, we will be introducing a new system of measuring albums. Instead of gold stars, we will be rating on … Continue reading
Big Big Train was founded around 1990 and existed primarily as the studio project of Greg Spawton and Andy Pool until 2009, at which point they largely stabilized a band lineup (‘stabilize’ being a relative term). Starting with their sixth album, The Underfall Yard, they began to enjoy some acclaim in the progressive rock community. … Continue reading
Proglodytes Radio Podcast is now looking for sponsors. If you have a product, service, or website that you’d like to advertise on our podcast, please contact jim@proglodytes.com. This episode features an interview with the Aaron Clift Experiment, who were just nominated by Prog Magazine in the Limelight category. The Aaron Clift Experiment just released their second … Continue reading
