Telling The Bees is from Big Big Train’s last long-player, Folklore (May 2016), and is the final track on that great LP. Vodka has been a huge fan of Big Big Train since we discovered them, which unfortunately took us a while. To give you a sense of their impact on Vodka, here are links dating back to 2013: Make Some Noise (October 2013 review) Wassail (July 2015 review) Folklore (May 2016 review) Big Big Train’s brand of progressive rock is sometimes soaring and anthemic, such as Make Some Noise, or…
Read MoreFollowers of Vodka will recall past posts for Big Big Train, The UK’s stellar, self-signed progressive rock troop, last year with Wassail and two years ago with Make Some Noise. This great band has since released the long-player From Stone and Steel (April 2016) and their latest long-player, Folklore (title track seen here), is due out in late May. Big Big Train never ceases to surprise and delight, always pushing themselves to be better and better. It shows! You can find more information on Big Big Train by visiting their website…
Read MoreOne part progressive, one part jazz-rock, one part garage, one part soul and mix. Out comes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, a very prolific Australian band (Eight LPs since 2011). Professing to be a garage band, but they are really much more than that. This band is as much like Phish as anything else. Each track on their releases sounds like a live to tape copy. In other words, as close to being like a live performance as possible. Here on The River from…
Read MoreJohn Bassett is a phenomenal multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, most notably for progressive rock troop KingBathmat. He has released seven long players since 2003, but the acoustic long-player, Unearth (March 2014) marked his first release under his own name. Stay Away From The Dark from that long-player is a study in acoustic-based progressive rock. Minor key flourishes are everywhere. The music builds on a simple piano melody, adding acoustic guitar and drums, adding in John’s pleasing tenor vocals, mixed in…
Read MoreStarting July off with a bang are progressive rock greats Big Big Train and their latest EP, Wassail, which was released last month (June 2015). Here is the video for the title track. Go buy the EP and listen! Big Big Train is not new to Vodka, making their first appearance a little over a year ago with Make Some Noise. But that is just because that is when Vodka discovered Big Big Train, not because they are new to the music scene….
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