Les origines du groupe britannique de rock progressif Big Big Train remontent \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1980, lorsque Gregory Spawton quitte les Midlands pour s\u2019installer \u00e0 Bournemouth, sur la c\u00f4te sud de l\u2019Angleterre, o\u00f9 il se lie d\u2019amiti\u00e9 avec Andy Poole. Partageant une passion pour des groupes de prog classique comme Genesis et Van der Graaf Generator, les deux musiciens commencent \u00e0 composer et enregistrer ensemble, \u00e9tablissant un partenariat musical qui durera des d\u00e9cennies. Au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1990, Big Big Train \u00e9volue d\u2019un simple duo vers un v\u00e9ritable groupe, avec Spawton \u00e0 la guitare et Poole \u00e0 la basse, rejoints par Martin Read au chant, Steve Hughes \u00e0 la batterie et Ian Cooper aux claviers. Deux albums d\u00e9mo auto-produits leur permettent de signer avec le label europ\u00e9en Giant Electric Pea, qui publie leur premier album, Goodbye to the Age of Steam, en 1994. Leur rock progressif intelligent et m\u00e9lodique est bien accueilli et leur vaut un contrat de distribution au Japon en 1995. Cette m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, Ian Cooper est remplac\u00e9 aux claviers par Tony M\u00fcller, marquant le premier d\u2019une longue s\u00e9rie de changements de formation. Un concert \u00e0 Londres, o\u00f9 le groupe d\u00e9voile des morceaux de son deuxi\u00e8me album \u00e0 venir, sera leur seule performance live de cette \u00e9poque. Apr\u00e8s la sortie de English Boy Wonders en 1997, il semble que l\u2019\u00e9lan de Big Big Train ait d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 s\u2019essouffler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The roots of British progressive act Big Big Train can be traced back to the late ’80s, when Gregory Spawton moved down from the Midlands to coastal Bournemouth and befriended Andy Poole. Bonding over a mutual love of classic prog bands like Genesis and Van der Graaf Generator, the two began writing and recording together, forming a musical partnership that would continue for decades. The early ’90s saw Big Big Train emerge from a nascent duo to a full-fledged band featuring Spawton on guitar and Poole on bass, with new members Martin Read on vocals, Steve Hughes on drums, and Ian Cooper on keyboards. A pair of self-released demo albums got them signed to European label Giant Electric Pea, which released their debut full-length, 1994’s Goodbye to the Age of Steam. Their intelligent, melodic prog was well-received and yielded a licensing deal in Japan in 1995. That same year, keyboardist Cooper was replaced by new recruit Tony M\u00fcller, resulting in the first of what would eventually be numerous lineup shifts over the coming years. A London show, where they debuted material from their upcoming second album, would prove to be their only live performance during this period and, following the release of 1997’s English Boy Wonders, it seemed Big Big Train’s momentum had already faded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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