Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard

grif · December 12, 2009, 04:45:06 PM

My copy of The Underfall Yard arrived a couple of days ago and in that time I've sort of fallen in love with it. Obviously the title track contains some fabulous synthesiser work from our very own Mr Godfrey and some sterling guitar solos from Francis Dunnery, but the rest of the album is just as exciting. New vocalist David Longdon is hugely impressive and imo BBT have really reached a new plateau with this album. I would recommend to any Frosties out there to treat themselves to an early Christmas present and snap up a copy.

http://www.bigbigtrain.com/

Pedro · December 12, 2009, 05:17:53 PM

Sound advice indeed.
I think that even Santa agrees because he must have been so keen for me to have it he's posted the 4-CDs-for-£27 I put on my list to the house already!
Mrs P won't let me open them until the day but this is fair enough because, thanks to the download and the mighty AmazingWilf's podcast I have been thoroughly enjoying 4 of the tracks for a couple of weeks now!

Buy it, you won't regret it.

Geetar · December 12, 2009, 09:19:50 PM

Based on what I've already heard, I'm sure I'll enjoy it a lot when it arrives.

I think that's what you call a "pReview".

turbo · December 13, 2009, 08:53:07 AM

I also bought the four c.d package absolutely love English boy wonders but I received the underfall yard a few days ago and quite simply Its the best c.d Ive heard since eima I just cant stop listening to It.

Pedro · December 13, 2009, 09:13:34 AM

Check out the latest Amazing Wilf's European Perspective podcast :-
Listen to this episode of The European Perspective

It's a Big Big Train special with interviews, influences and the whole of The Underfall Yard with band commentary.

Trapezium Artist · December 13, 2009, 04:15:21 PM

Quote from: "Pedro"Check out the latest Amazing Wilf's European Perspective podcast :-
Listen to this episode of The European Perspective

It's a Big Big Train special with interviews, influences and the whole of The Underfall Yard with band commentary.

Sounds good: I'm subscribed to the podcasts, so in principle will take a listen. However, they're usually so long (!), I never get time to finish them before the next one arrives :shock:

rogerg · December 19, 2009, 08:11:42 PM

got mine today, and now I am feeling all warm and wonderful inside. album of the year for me. (EIMA and The Tall Ships were 2008, right?) 8-)

Mouse · December 19, 2009, 11:57:08 PM

Can't wait to order my copy after Christmas. From what I've heard from the podcast, it sounds like a belter.

Gandalf1986 · December 20, 2009, 12:14:24 PM

I'm waiting for the album to arrive!

I can't wait!

Drarok · December 20, 2009, 01:49:19 PM

Was gonna grab it on iTunes, but it's not on there (yet?), but the older releases are. Bum.

RacingHippo · December 23, 2009, 09:10:50 AM

This is on my list for January (i.e. when I've finished paying off the Xmas expenses...). I LOVE the downloadable tracks.

Geetar · December 23, 2009, 06:06:47 PM

Quote from: "Drarok"Was gonna grab it on iTunes, but it's not on there (yet?), but the older releases are. Bum.

Aw, go on and buy the CD.

I did, despite relative impecuniosity, and don't regret it a bit. Ditto the new Transatlantic.

Drarok · December 24, 2009, 12:32:11 AM

Quote from: "Geetar"
Quote from: "Drarok"Was gonna grab it on iTunes, but it's not on there (yet?), but the older releases are. Bum.

Aw, go on and buy the CD.

I did, despite relative impecuniosity, and don't regret it a bit. Ditto the new Transatlantic.

I shall do if Santa doesn't bring it (fat chance).

I got really excited this evening when I got home from work, there was a padded envelope the perfect size for my Darwin's Radio CD! But it turned out to the be something the ex-missus had mistakenly had delivered here. Double insult!

Pedro · December 27, 2009, 11:35:39 AM

I really thought there was something wrong with the physical copy of The Underfall Yard that Santa brought me. I imported it into iTunes several times and on playing it back on my iTouch it kept skipping at about 10:22 into the title track. Playing it back direct from the CD showed no problem at all.
After a bit of interweb searching I tried switching from mp3 encoding to AAC and that seems to have stopped it from happening. (phew)

So it seems that there's something about the track that doesn't encode very well. Does that make sense to anyone?

johninblack · December 27, 2009, 11:47:44 AM

Quote from: "Pedro"I really thought there was something wrong with the physical copy of The Underfall Yard that Santa brought me. I imported it into iTunes several times and on playing it back on my iTouch it kept skipping at about 10:22 into the title track. Playing it back direct from the CD showed no problem at all.
After a bit of interweb searching I tried switching from mp3 encoding to AAC and that seems to have stopped it from happening. (phew)

So it seems that there's something about the track that doesn't encode very well. Does that make sense to anyone?

No, but whenever I encode my version of Master Of Puppets it stops 3/4 of the way through. But that don't help does it......