Doug, thanks for doing this. Wow. It was a pleasure talking to you. Hope I see you soon.

@Doug.Helvering

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Alberto! Can't wait until next time!

Thank you for a gorgeous introduction to Big Big Train. My goodness, that's some wonderful music. I will be learning more about them.

"I want people to know their music" Well that is what I use The Daily Doug for. Beautiful episode. Thanks Doug.

David's passing hit me hard. He was one of my favourite frontmen of modern progressive rock. He had just put out a great folk album with Judy Dyble who also died recently. To think that both of them are no longer with us is heartbreaking.

@budgetkeyboardist

Ай бұрын

Yeah, me too. I think David was one of the best rock singers ever.

Truly one of the best bands walking the Earth.

I wish that I could get more people interested in these guys. I've followed everything Nick's done & it led me to the Train. I had to bring someone completely oblivious to them so I didn't go alone. He was, thankfully, blown away. Once again, great to meet you, Doug. You'll remember me as an old friend of DT's John Petrucci 😊

@halestormtv

2 ай бұрын

What songs did you recommend/would you recommend to someone new to BBT to get them really into it? I've similarly followed Nick for many years, and have a buddy who's relatively new to prog.

@alistairmacdonald3813

2 ай бұрын

@@halestormtvstart with The Underfall Yard album and work chronologically , you will have a wonderful journey. Enjoy…

Even though David is tragically no longer with us you can still feel his spirit in the music. It's great they carried on the band after David's loss and the departure of the other members Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall and Danny Manners who were outstanding musicians and performers. Wonderful band, a stunning album, got the same feel about listening to this when I first heard the brilliant An Hour Before It's Dark by Marillion. Superb modern Prog, one reviewer said it was almost Genesis from 1973 got back together in 2024 and made a new record. Alberto has done David proud.

It was a pleasure to have met you at that show! I was the one with my 17yr old granddaughter... Thanks for this interview! And yes indeed it was a pouring down buckets kinda day!!

@Doug.Helvering

2 ай бұрын

Cheers! Great to meet you.

Great interview Doug!! I've been a fan of BBT for a long time. Unbelievable musicianship and I really love the addition of Claire (2021)to the band. Her violin and voice has added so much to an already incredible sounding group!!! ❤

Thank goodness - I was concerned that it had been blocked. The new album THE LIKES OF US is one of their best - I’m so pleased as they have had many terrible setbacks. They are a skilled band of multi-instrumentalists and great singers and Greg discovered that Alberto also composes and fits right into the ethos of the band! What I think is terrific is that because there is talent in depth that space is made for all lead instruments to solo. I love this Wonderful band!! I saw Alberto’s official debut and also Cadogan Hall and they confirmed how brilliant they were live. And unlike many bands they will come out after the show and mingle! Thanks Doug - this episode made me quite emotional. Check out some of their live stuff on KZread.

@Doug.Helvering

2 ай бұрын

I was able to get it unblocked, thankfully!

Spot on, Doug, it's a better world with BBT in it!

Such a wonderful experience. BBT was a band I only discovered a few years ago, so to be able to have them here in the States and play so amazingly was such a treat! Alberto brings so much energy to the stage and will definitely make his mark on this band with all due deference to the memory of the late great David Longdon. Everyone in the band expressed such joy on stage and it was definitely contagious! Long live Big Big Train! 🚂

Dear Doug! I just watched your interview with bbt and I so appreciate your heart-felt commentary. I’m glad to hear that they’re now your favorite band. They are mine too! I live near Bloomington, IN and so I was lucky enough to only have a 2.5 hour drive up to Fort Wayne where I saw them at Sweetwater - what a treat. I met the band afterwards and yes, they are such warm and friendly people. I only discovered bbt a half year ago through a friend who’s had dealings with Sweetwater music. I quickly followed the rabbit hole I’d found and, quite without realizing it, became a fanboy. I’ve never had this happen to me before - I’d found my tribe. I went through years of bbt in a just a few weeks including the heart-wrenching sadness of David’s accident - such a staggering loss. I think that made the music all that much more sweet and rich for me. (I will say here, though, that Alberto is pretty amazing too and I’m impressed with how he’s been able to take over the reins.) I first watched your video reaction to London Plane, and then your tribute to David. That was such a beautiful tribute, and I thank you. I too want people to know their music. I try to spread the word as I can. My wife thinks I’m in a cult, lol. Maybe I am - the cult of love and light. I sure hope they’re able to make it back to the US for another tour soon, and I hope to see you there and say hello. Sincerely, Curtis

Dear Doug. Thankyou for this episode about BBT. Your passion. Your humility. Your enthusiasm. Your knowledge. Your love. It's just lovely. Makes us smile and humble and very grateful. I am so happy with this. It really touches me. It really matters. Wow.

❤❤Thank you, Doug! That was wonderful! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Doug ... hoping, wishing, praying you do an episode on the extraordinary new album start to finish.

@grahamhowes6904

2 ай бұрын

Yes please

One word. Fantastic.

I saw the Fort Wayne show - second row center - and I almost asked them to play "Love is the Light" a second time as soon as they finished it. It was spectacular. The other highlight for me was "A Mead Hall in Winter." Amazing show. One of of my all-time concert highlights.

Doug, love your appreciation for this band! They are superb songwriters. I agree, the Florentine is one of my favorites as well!

Thanks for this ! I was at the Sunday night concert. Was awesome to see them for the first time, and they even played a song from The Difference Machine! Greg is one of the nicest people I have ever met!!

I also saw BBT that Saturday. Absolutely amazing concert

It was great saying hi to you at the show. And the band are definitely some of the nicest musicians I've met. Pretty sure they stayed after the show and talked and took pictures with everyone who wanted to. I also bought plenty of merch to help them come back, would love to hear more of the outstanding new album live. Of course it's all bittersweet since I had tickets to see them in 2020.

Doug, the horn player was Cade Gotthardt. Thanks for this video. I saw both the Ft. Wayne and the Buffalo shows. They put on an incredible show. Not only are they accomplished musicians, they can really rock the house live! And you are right, they are great humans and it shows in their music. I've got everything they have put out and the new album is one of the best. An absolutely beautiful album.

Ooh, did not know they were your favorite band! Cool!!

I love, love Victorian Brickwork -- what a wonderful encore that must have been.

@ArtistPhil58

2 ай бұрын

The Underfall Yard is one of the best prog albums ever made.

Big Big Train is a fine, fine band! I was hooked when I heard Wassail and I'm a devoted listener now!

Great episode DH! Loved seeing them in BOS and unexpected that they spent so much time with fans after the show. Their music is a gift.

I’m so glad you’re doing this Doug. I didn’t discover the band until late on, 2020 or so. As soon as I heard them I knew I had found something special. David Longdon’s passing hit me harder than I would’ve expected, and he will be greatly missed. I’m thrilled that they chose to continue with Alberto, who has slotted in so well and does justice to the back catalogue. The new album gives me hope for the future of the band and I agree with you that more people need to know about this fabulous group of very talented musicians.

What a class act! So gald to have seen them, and you, Doug. Much appreciation and respect to you, Doug, and Long Live Big Big Train. Have a wonderful Cruise to the Edge and continued Big Big Success!

I found Big Big Train just a few months before David’s passing. I was interested, because I knew of Nick D’Virgilio from Spock’s Beard. I was so saddened by learning of David’s death, that I stopped listening and then forgot about them. Then at the beginning of this year, I came across a live studio recording of Stone & Steel on KZread. So good, that I am reconnected with the band all over again. David was SO good! Yes, it did make me sad all over again, but then I realized that BBT did NOT throw in the towel. I was excited to hear the new vocalist, Alberto has joined the band! He pulled them back together and they are very good with him!!! His sound is not David, but is every bit as good!!! Then I found out they were actually coming to Buffalo, NY!!! Scooped up a ticket and I am back on that ‘Train’!!! Their sound IS SO FAT and COMPLEX, it makes me remember why I have enjoyed prog rock for almost 50 years! Can’t wait to see them live again! Thanks for the interview Dr. Doug!!! Great band!!!

I have started to discover BBT just recently. How could it happen, that I did not step over this unbeleavably great band earlier? ❤

I just got my copy of B.B.T.'s CD "The Likes Of Us" last week. I've only been able to give it a couple of casual plays. Life does keep one hopping. Nonetheless it is a very enjoyable record/CD. The is unmistakable fingerprints of Nick D. all over it, but in a good way. Nick is after all an outstanding musician and song writer. I first caught on to Big Big Train some eight or nine years ago when I was listening to Aural Moon & Delicious Agony, internet radio stations. Been a fan ever since. Another nice score Doug. Keep up the good work. I thoroughly enjoy your channel.

Was at the Buffalo show on Monday night, incredible show. The sound was excellent the mix was perfect with the horn section. I never thought that I would get a chance to see them. The venue was just recently reopened, and they didn't have the seating right. I was supposed to sit in the mezzanine but there wasn't even one. Nick commented that he liked the place as people were finding all kinds of strange places to watch music from. Great audience and great band.

@fredcilano899

2 ай бұрын

Show was on Wednesday not Monday. Oh well.

Album of the year

Hi Doug- indeed a special interview!! You are wearing my T shirt! My son and I just saw them in Buffalo, a 2.5 hr drive from London, Ontario, made special by the two of us listening to the CD for the first time in the car. My favourite band too and I have been waiting so long to see them live. The show of course was absolutely incredible! Thank you for this!

Thanks Doug! My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting you at the show. Great interview and breakdown as always.

Great interview with a great band,,

I was on CTTE and loved the show!

Thanks for this interview Doug, love, love, love Big Big Train. I have been a fan since the first Album.

Thank you Doug, beautiful words, you are mirroring many of the Passengers discovery of this wonderful band. Patiently waiting for the UK tour to see them from or the fifth time and I am so happy you saw them live.

Thanks for that Doug. To come back with an album this good after all they have been through is amazing! I think David would smile with approval.👍

Long time fan of BBT and this show. I was thrilled to be able to see them in Buffalo and what a terrific show it was.

Subscribed to their channel ❤

What a great episode, Doug. I look forward to hearing their new stuff!

Great band and carrying the torch through from the early days of the prog pioneer greats. It's been my music since '70. Check out BBT's Grand Tour, Doug. My favourite album in any music genre in the past 10 years.

Another favorite line of mine is from a band called ShinyRibs: “Love is the helium, not the balloon.” 🌞🎈❤

What a fantastic band..seen them, connected with David Longdon on Facebook and met him at Cadogan.. lovely guy, dearly missed. RIP David..Long live Big Big Train. Brilliant music

Hey Doug, great interview! I’ve been loving The Likes of Us so far. I hope you do an episode in the future on the song Deep Stone Lullaby from Destiny 2. It is probably one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in a game, especially how it works with effecting the mood of the area it plays in (I suggest you watch a video of someone playing through it, with the best one I could find is the video “the moment I fell in love with the Deep Stone Crypt raid” by Aztecross; you really only get half the weight of it by just listening to it).

Thank you so much for this-the album is full of emotion and resonates really strongly for me. Looking forward to seeing them in September.

My wife and I originally only planned on going last Saturday in Rutherford. It was so awesome we went back Sunday. The Likes of Us is a fantastic album, because BBT is a fantastic band.

Great interview. I've just ordered the new vinyl on the back of this! I've only heard the 'welcome to the planet' album and that's a frequent visitor to my turntable. Much looking forward to it!

Wow. What a great sit down chat. Maybe when you feel like a stroll back in time; give a listen to Run of the Mill, Judas Priest. It’s got a fairly long, I guess, instrumental bridge section that builds to a very intense, emotional ending. The song is from their debut album Rocka Rolla, 1974.

Greg was the multi-instumentalist before Underfall Yard, guitars, keys.

You're right about driving that night. Drove in from my son's house in Flemington, NJ that night. Thank god my son used to work in Rutherford and could help me navigate that night. Went to both nights in Jersey and couldn't have been happier both nights. As with you, they are my favorite band at this point in my life.

@Doug.Helvering

2 ай бұрын

I'm not that far from you...over in Hillsborough

You need to react to some beardfish! Rikard from this band is the vocalist. Id recommend the song until you comply

Voice of the Soul by Death would be a great song to listen

Hey Doug, for Monday can you listen to the song Gorgar by Helloween

Do SKY OVERTURE by Uli Jon Roth!!!!!🎸🎸🎸

Check out Jacob Collier’s version of Bridge Over Troubled Water, you will enjoy!

Umm. Don't know them. Will check them out.

@Peter_S_

2 ай бұрын

The song Wassail is a great introduction, but they're fantastic.

@deadpandan9594

2 ай бұрын

Please do. It’s a treasure trove of musical excellence. I have adored this band for 10 years

@brucepoole3654

2 ай бұрын

As far as albums go, start with English Electric I and II and Folklore. After that, they are all superb, so have fun.

@RebornThroughHate

2 ай бұрын

Thanks guys, will do.

@RebornThroughHate

2 ай бұрын

Yikes, I think 23 albums on spotify if I counted correctly. This will take some time.

if you want some weird but cool progressive electronic music try infected mushroom - becoming insane

almost looks like you are there, just the disappearing hand gave it away.

@Arrow2theACL

2 ай бұрын

Two different cameras. Same location. Doug was just to the left of them. It was so he could fit all of them on the screen.

This explains alot