I really wanted to do something by progressive rockers Big Big Train, but they seem to have a very tight rein on what's allowed onto YouTube. The only one I could get that wasn't live is from their official channel, and comes from an EP.
Title: “Wassail”
Format: Album (EP) track
Written by: David Longdon
Performed by: Big Big Train
Genre: Progressive Rock
Taken from: Wassail
Year: 2015
Acclaim: n/a
I've never even heard this, so let's give it a go. Isn't “wassail” an old English word, something to do with Christmas, or hunting? Has a very medieval sound alright, almost minstrel-like. Odd. I know BBT are all about going back to the good old English countryside, tea with the vicar and all that, nature and the Garden of England, but this seems a little forced perhaps. It's okay, but I have a feeling at seven minutes plus it's going to feel way too long. It was.
Things I like about this :
1. Good rhythm
2. Violin
3. Organ runs
4. Nice midsection on cello (maybe violin, never really sure)
5. Nice reel or something there near the end
Things I don't like about this:
1. Not mad about the Olde English idea here, bit Tullesque?
2. Way too long
3. Bad ending
Rating: 