From the River to the Sea (album)
Encyclopedia
From the River to the Sea is the first early demo of the English
progressive rock
band, Big Big Train
. It was first released on tape in 1991, and later in 1992, on CD.
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 first released on tape in 1991, and later in 1992, on CD.
CD
- "To The Sea"
- "Returning To The Fold"
- "Jas"
- "Full Head of Steam"
- "Indian Souls"
- "River"
- "The Friend Inside"
- "Stolen Glances"
- "Less Is More"
- "Downhilling"
- "Along Came Sarah"
- "Least Peculiar Thing"
Tape
- "To The Sea"
- "Jas"
- "Full Head of Steam"
- "River"
- "Least Peculiar Thing"
- "Stolen Glances"
- "Along Came Sarah"
- "The Friend Inside"
- "Less Is More"
- "Downhilling"
Personnel
- Ian Cooper - Keyboards
- Martin Read - 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...
- Greg 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...
- Andy Poole - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Steve Hughes - 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 ....