Wassail

[@gianfrancoludovisi9539]

RIP David. Great voice, nice man

[@dandecastro51]

Gorgeous sound Great composition Skilled musicians But above all, I love bbt's unique song subjects

[@davidbarker77]

I asked my 30-year-old daughter to watch this. She was upset with me because now she can't get the tune out of her head. BBT has fast become one of my favourite groups. I had tickets to see them in Toronto in 2020 but the show was cancelled due to COVID.

[@FLOWSONGS]

R.I.P. Mr. David Longdon.

[@evangelistaroccaforte7898]

Brano d'eccellenza, magistrali nel groove, atmosfere celtiche.....adoro gli BBT

[@swinetrek]

These guys are amazing. They never release a bad song.

[@missannthrope298]

+swinetrek I'd love to agree with you, but I've been listening to Far Skies Deep Time. I wish I hadn't bought it. They are as good as always with their playing, but the songs are weak. I won't be playing that disc again. English Electric Full Power and The Underfall Yard are the albums I play to people to demonstrate how good the band is.

[@ftacla01]

+Miss Ann Thrope I absolutely love "The Wide Open Sea".

[@klaus7615]

I found this band a couple of years and instantly fell in love with their music. Very much early Genesis sounding, a HUGE compliment from me.... HUGE !

Oh. My. God!!! Premiering on my birthday 'n' all!! 😎 It's a stonkingly good new track and an awesome vid!! Thanks Big Big Train!!!

[@KarlWilding]

Really nice. BBT have become one of my favourite bands.

[@musicmakelightning]

A particularly well done piece that is recognizable as as prog rock but sounds like it came from now, and not 1979. Thank you for offering extraordinary talent while not being hopelessly derivative. I'm playing your EP on a loop. Wish I could do more for you. Cheers.

[@MorseAlphaExpeditions]

I missed these releases somehow! Great to find them... killer tunes, this is!

[@JockeyJT]

Good to hear new music from Big Big Train. A progression to more folk influence whilst sounding rockier than ever. Organ playing bigger role than previous. EP is ordered.

[@Bone1996]

Man, so glad I found this band, good song.

[@gerardgioda1985]

very very good news !!!! it will be light my summer !!! thanks Big Big Men !!! Hey Rijkaard !! Long Life to Beardfish !!!

[@russellhammond4373]

The band know what they are doing - and they are doing very well indeed. Looking forward to the release of the EP and any other projects in the near and distant future. Well worth the wait when the results are as good as this.

[@davecoates3539]

I keep thinking "They can't top that" and then you do. Great stuff, keep up the good work.

[@iainspence3650]

Like early 'Genesis', steeped in English folklore. Excellent!

[@aristotle5698]

Iain Spence reminds me of more Jethro Tull

[@katemurphy1915]

Sophisticated is the only word I can come up with, also beautiful.

[@LandOfGold55]

Very exciting to hear such excellent new music from BBT!!! This is above my expectations! Great work guys!

[@bobsteele1717]

Very nice tune & vid. Glad I saw the link on Matt Steady's FB. I hope to get back to the UK someday for a live listen. Cheers from Greensboro, NC

[@Spudatron]

Apple tree, old apple tree Bountiful we raise a glass to thee We sing our song Stand fast, stand strong Bough and leaf bear fruit aplenty In Eden gone, when the world was young Paradise was where it all began Just one bite was all it took Expulsion and the fall of man Apple tree, we bless your crown Yield much fruit or fell ye down Raise your roots Hear me, tree! Bough and leaf bear fruit aplenty Wassail - Bring new life Wassail - Be alive Wassail - Blessed be Wassail Wassail King, hear us sing Through the orchards And the village green We sing our song Stand fast, stand strong Bough and leaf bear fruit aplenty Wassail Queen - Oh my, oh my She is beauty personified Raise her up to the bough of the tree Blessed be Wassail Return to the womb Deep down in the earth Wait for the spring rebirth The clayen cup We douse the roots With cider kept from last year's fruits Cut in twain A five pointed star A sign of who we are Let spirits fly The apple of my eye Wassail

[@davestarns]

Stupendous! My favorite working band strikes again! Album pre-ordered!

[@alejandrojaureguy1383]

Great song!

[@katemurphy1915]

This music is indescribable.

[@firefly212]

Special meaning now, this song & video. Very sad.

[@katemurphy1915]

Beautiful and stupendous.

[@progbc]

This is so awesome!!!

[@katemurphy1915]

What a band!!!.......

[@harshaltiwari8510]

Way to go guys!!

[@kalashnikovy2008]

Looking forward for the DVD!

[@ajdown]

Of course, today is Wassail day in the south west of England, where the tradition originated.

[@fiddleboyweaver1606]

OUTSTANDING!!! Prog lives. BBT is just one more of the bands regenerating progressive rock over the last decade. If you like this you need to listen to there previous releases. Support this band...they deserve it.

[@thy0189666t]

Divine......

[@davidwilliamson2082]

A big thank you to Darren Redick and his Prog Rock Show on Planet Rock for introducing me to Big Big Train. Excellent!

[@juanmaaqac]

Que buena banda

[@Akron162]

Sounds pretty good.

[@ДмитрийГапоняко-д6ь]

Today all BBT fans birthday? Torbjörn Janson, today's my birthday too! A great gift from BBT!!!

[@jonasbang8855]

Very nice. I like that it differs a bit from English Electric, a positive move forward!

[@jeffsmart110]

It is like Kansas goes to Ireland!!-EXCELLENT!!!

[@kingcurry6594]

This is quintessentially English, not Irish at all. And brilliant.

[@jeffsmart110]

ohh!-my badd-lovely music!!

[@Crinklechip-s]

Ooh er. Very Pagan!! Big Big train are awesome.

[@justinmcintosh6554]

Can't get enough of BBT

[@pierrebergeron956]

This is a great song. It was always apparent that BBT's music, certainly since 2009, was strongly influenced by early Genesis. With this song, it became apparent to me that it was also influenced by Peter Gabriel, as it reminded me of Sledgehammer quite a bit. I had never seen the official video of the song before, but how great is it? It's based on footage taken at Real World studio, when the band booked time there in 2014, in an effort to prepare itself to play live shows. In a recent interview with Greg Spawton, I learned two things: that David Langdon composed Wassail after being inspired during the band's stay at the studio, and that Real World is actually Peter Gabriel's studio. How's that for a coincidence?

[@vernixx]

Big BIG Sound

[@katemurphy1915]

Yes, BBT are one of the best these days.

[@сергейсторожко-й6ж]

Класс! Настоящий прог!

[@iancurrie3763]

I hope it's mastered better than the last few albums (the sibilence was killer).

[@vernonallen3370]

This has a bit of Traffic about it. Definitely a Steve Winwood organ sound.

[@klemenskupper7028]

👍😊

[@markkusiira3766]

Two weeks to go...

[@katemurphy1915]

BBT AND Isildurs Bane!!!.

[@randysmith4331]

How the hell can this get 12 thumbs down!

[@CurtHowland]

The snare on the 3rd beat really ruins it for me. It's just too loud.

[@danhoughton2025]

Curt Howland I actually thought it was nice being so crisp and crunchy like a bite of an apple. I'd imagine that feel could be quite sensitive to audio equipment setup though.

[@CurtHowland]

Dan Houghton It does work musically, it's only that the audio wave spike is just so much higher than the rest of the tune, that it lances the eardrum.

[@dananskidolf]

Curt Howland I know exactly what you mean - so many tracks with that kind of spike give me a bit of a headache - but if you can get equipment to produce a wide soundstage then you find it's not too dominating at all in this case. Shall hopefully hear what it's like live tonight :)

[@CurtHowland]

dananskidolf Very cool! Enjoy! I'm looking forward to StarTrek level computers, where I can say "Computer, reduce the snare to the same volume level as the piano."

[@dananskidolf]

Curt Howland Cheers! Haha yeah, that'd be pretty cool.