Bard (album)
Encyclopedia
Bard is the third studio album by the English
progressive rock
band, Big Big Train
. It was released in 2002 by Treefrog Records.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band, Big Big Train
Big Big Train
Big Big Train is an English progressive rock band that was founded in 1990. Based in Bournemouth, England, the band members are Nick D'Virgilio, Dave Gregory, David Longdon, Andy Poole and Gregory Spawton....
. It was released in 2002 by Treefrog Records.
Track listing
- "The Last English King" (Spawton) – 5:50
- "Broken English" (Spawton, Poole, Hogg) – 14:09
- "This is where we came In" (Spawton) – 5:22
- "Harold Rex Interfectus Est" (Spawton) – 1:02
- "Blacksmithing" (Spawton) – 3:03
- "Malfosse" (Spawton) – 0:53
- "Love is Her Thing" (Spawton) – 3:50
- "How the Earth from this Place has Power over Fire" (Spawton) – 1:53
- "A Short Visit to Earth" (Spawton) – 6:18
- "For Winter" (Spawton, Poole) – 16:47
- "A Long Finish" (Spawton) – 8:20
Personnel
- Andy Poole - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Phil Hogg - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Gregory Spawton - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboards and vocals - Tony Muller - vocals, keyboards and pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Martin Read - vocals
- Ian Cooper - keyboards