British progressive rock band Big Big Train is set to release a live album titled ‘Empire‘ on November 27, 2020. The set includes a live Blu-ray film and 2-CD recording made on November 2nd, 2019 at the Hackney Empire in London.
The 12 song collection runs to just under 2 hours and includes material from the English Electric, Folklore, Grimspound and Grand Tour studio albums. It was directed and edited by Tim Sidwell of Toward Infinity, with audio mixed by Big Big Train’s sound engineer Rob Aubrey.
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist David Longdon says: “When I wrote The Florentine, it was written as a song that would enable Nick to step out from behind his drum kit and join me, singing together in close harmony at the front of the stage. BBT has several singers within the ranks and I was keen to write layered harmony vocal sections too. Here we are performing The Florentine live at the final concert of our first UK tour.”
“The Florentine is yet another reason why I just love being in Big Big Train!” adds drummer and vocalist Nick D’Virgilio. “Not only did David write a beautiful vocal that allowed me to come forwards and sing alongside him, but he also wrote a cracking second half of the song that is a total blast to play drums on; the best of both worlds in my humble opinion. We all had so much fun at the gig at the Hackney Empire and everyone in the band was on fire that night.”
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