Goodbye to the Age of Steam

Goodbye To The Age of Steam is the debut studio album of the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 1994, by Giant Electric Pea. On the official BBT website, Spawton has revealed that "much of the album was about how people lose their way in their lives; about the tightrope we all walk every day. The album title wasn't linked to this, but it conveyed a feeling of pathos which fitted the mood of the songs."

Track listing

1. "Wind Distorted Pioneers" - 3:21
2. "Head Hit the Pillow" - 5:48
3. "Edge of the Known World" - 4:47
4. "Landfall" - 4:18
5. "Dragon Bone Hill" - 3:52
6. "Blow The House Down" - 9:20
7. "Expecting Snow" - 2:36
8. "Blue Silver Red" - 10:03
9. "Losing Your Way" - 7:28
10. "Two Poets Meet" - 4:30 bonus track on Japanese Release

Re-release

BBT are currently working on re-mixing the album. It is expected to be re-released in 2010.

Personnel

• Ian Cooper - Keyboards
• Steve Hughes - drums and percussion
• Andy Poole - Bass, keyboards
• Martin Read - vocals
• Greg Spawton - guitars, keyboards

Guest musicians

• Rob Aubrey - backing vocals
• Ken Bundy - backing vocals
• Gary Chandler - backing vocals
• Sally French - backing vocals
• Stuart Nicholson - backing vocals
• Martin Orford - backing vocals
• Mandy Taylor - backing vocals
• Steve Christey - windchimes

External links

• "allmusic ((( Goodbye to the Age of Steam > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r874539. Retrieved 2010-03-28.