Gathering Speed

Gathering Speed
Studio album by Big Big Train
Released	2004
Recorded	The Garden Room & Aubitt Studios
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	55:40
Label	Treefrog
Producer	Andy Poole, Gregory Spawton, Rob Aubrey
Big Big Train chronology
Bard (2002) Gathering Speed (2004) The Difference Machine (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
DPRP	[1]

Gathering Speed is the fourth studio album of the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train.^[2] It was released in 2004 by Treefrog Records. It is dedicated to the airmen and women who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. The song The Road Much Further On was originally titled You Can't Draw Love. It was inspired by Spawton's then seven-year-old daughter. The album as a whole was a return to progressive rock for the band. It is the first album in which Sean Filkins recorded vocals, replacing Martin Read. It is also the only album in which Laura Murch recorded vocals.

Track listing

1. "High Tide, Last Stand" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins) – 7:06
2. "Fighter Command" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes, Filkins) – 10:44
3. "The Road Much Further On" (Spawton, Poole, Filkins) – 8:39
4. "Sky Flying on Fire" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 6:04
5. "Pell Mell" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 6:36
6. "Powder Monkey" (Spawton, Poole, Hughes) – 9:08
7. "Gathering Speed" (Spawton, Poole) – 7:23

Personnel

• Ian Cooper - keyboards
• Sean Filkins - vocals, blues harp, percussion
• Steve Hughes - drums, percussion
• Andy Poole - bass
• Gregory Spawton - guitars, keyboards, vocals

Guest musicians

• Laura Murch - vocals

References

1. "DPRP Reviews - 2004 - 19". Dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
2. "Big-Big Train (UK) - 2004 - "Gathering Speed"". Progressor.net. 2004-04-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.

External links

• "allmusic ((( Gathering Speed > Overview )))". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
• "BIG BIG TRAIN Gathering Speed music reviews and MP3". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2009-12-29.