Common Ground (Big Big Train album)

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Common Ground
Big Big Train - Common Ground album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 July 2021
Studio
Genre Progressive rock
Length62:02
Label English Electric
Producer Big Big Train
Big Big Train chronology
Grand Tour
(2019)
Common Ground
(2021)
Welcome to the Planet
(2022)
Singles from Common Ground
  1. "Common Ground"
    Released: 7 May 2021
  2. "Apollo"
    Released: 11 June 2021
  3. "The Strangest Times"
    Released: 13 July 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021. 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. [2] Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31. [3]

Contents

It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021. [4]

Track listing

Common Ground [5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Strangest Times"David LongdonLongdon5:07
2."All the Love We Can Give"Nick D'VirgilioD'Virgilio8:05
3."Black with Ink"Gregory SpawtonSpawton7:23
4."Dandelion Clock"SpawtonSpawton4:14
5."Headwaters"InstrumentalRikard Sjöblom, Spawton2:26
6."Apollo"InstrumentalD'Virgilio7:50
7."Common Ground"LongdonLongdon4:53
8."Atlantic Cable
  • "Worlds Apart" (instrumental)
  • "Wayfinders"
  • "Great Eastern
  • "Lightning Through Deep Waters" (instrumental)
  • "The Sound of Quiet Voices"
SpawtonSpawton15:06
9."Endnotes"SpawtonSpawton6:58
Total length:62:02

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 31

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [5]

Big Big Train

Additional musician

Brass band on tracks 6 and 9

Production

References

  1. The Prog Yak (4 August 2021). "Big Big Train – 'Common Ground' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
  2. "Big Big Train - Common Ground; Grant Moon; 30, July 2021". 30 July 2021.
  3. "Big Big Train". www.officialcharts.com.
  4. Jordan, Blum; Spiess, Andrew (30 November 2021). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021". PopMatters . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 Common Ground (booklet). Big Big Train. English Electric. 2021. EERCD0028.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Big Big Train | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2021.