''Make Some Noise'' is the second official studio EP by the English
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the ...
band
Big Big Train
Big Big Train are an English progressive rock band formed in Bournemouth in 1990. The current line-up includes band founder Gregory Spawton (bass, guitars and keyboards), along with Nick D'Virgilio (drums, vocals, guitars and keyboards), Rikar ...
. It was released on 23 September 2013 by English Electric Recordings and Burning Shed.
It contains four new tracks from the compilation album ''
English Electric: Full Power'', plus a selection of tracks from ''
English Electric Part One'' and ''
English Electric Part Two'', two of which (“Keeper of Abbeys” and “Curator of Butterflies”) are edited versions.
Track listing
Personnel
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Nick D'Virgilio
Nicholas D'Virgilio (born November 12, 1968), often abbreviated and referred to as NDV, is an American musician, singer, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil C ...
– drums, cajon, backing vocals
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Dave Gregory – 6 and 12 string electric guitars, electric sitar
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David Longdon
David Longdon (17 June 1965 – 20 November 2021) was a British singer and multi-instrumentalist, who was best known as the lead vocalist and co-songwriter of the progressive rock band Big Big Train. Besides singing, Longdon played flute, keyboa ...
– lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion, melodica, keyboards, vibraphone, tambourine, dumbek, the birds and the bees
*Danny Manners – keyboards, double bass, baritone bee
*Andy Poole – electric piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
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Gregory Spawton
Gregory Spawton (born 17 May 1965) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and founder of English progressive rock band Big Big Train.
Early life
Spawton was brought up in Sutton Co ...
– bass guitar, 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
;Guest musicians
* Lily Adams – backing vocals, soprano bee
* Violet Adams – backing vocals, soprano bee
* Robin Armstrong – backing vocals
* Geraldine Berreen – violin
* Sue Bowran – violin
* Dave Desmond – trombone
* Ben Godfrey – cornet
* Rachel Hall – violin
* Lord Cornelius Plum – backwards guitar
* John Storey – euphonium
* Abigail Trundle – cello
* Jon Truscott – tuba
* Teresa Whipple – viola
* String arrangement on Leopards by Louis Phillipe
* Brass arrangement on Curator of Butterflies by Dave Desmond
* String arrangement on Curator of Butterflies by Dave Gregory
* Mixing and mastering by Rob Aubrey at Aubitt Studios
External links
*Progarchive
*Liner note
References
Big Big Train albums
2013 EPs
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