The prog-rock septet Big Big Train has released a video for the brand new version of Last elevenwhich you can watch below.
Originally from the band’s latest album Those like usThis new version was recorded at Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after the band performed at this year’s Cruise To The Edge. The band recorded and mixed a new session with Sweetwater chief engineer Shawn Dealey. Big Big Train had used the studios to rehearse for their US live dates and also for their Cruise appearance.
“After rehearsing in Sweetwater before our USA shows and Cruise To The Edge in March, it was wonderful to return there for a recording session,” explains lead singer Alberto Bravin. “It was interesting to take an alternative approach to Last elevenwhich is very different from the version released on The Likes Of Us album. We really enjoyed working with Shawn at Sweetwater’s amazing studios and hope to return there in the future.”
“We had the idea to put it to music in the first verse, which I think worked out very well,” adds guitarist and singer Rikard Sjöblom. “I ended up doing the intro on acoustic guitar, while Oskar (Holldorff, keyboards) on Fender Rhodes and Clare (Lindley) added some beautiful violin lines, which Last eleven into a different song for me. I also played some electric baritone guitar later in the song, which added even more spice to the overall sound. I think I like this new version even more than the original!”
Big Big Train will appear at the final Night Of The Prog festival in Loreley in Germany in July and at the Cropredy Festival in the UK in August before heading out for more European and UK dates in September and October. You can find all of the band’s live dates below.
Big Big Train The Likes Of Us 2024 Tour Dates
21 July: Loreley Night Of The Prog, Germany
09 August: Cropredy Festival, Great Britain
17 September: Swindon Wyvern Theatre, UK
18 September: Newport The Riverfront, UK
19 September: Whitley Bay Playhouse Theatre, UK
21 September: Edinburgh Queens Hall, UK
22 September: Newark Palace Theatre, UK
24 September: Milton Keynes Stables Theatre, UK
25 September: Manchester The Stoller Hall, UK
27 September: Stadthalle Weinham, Germany
28 September: Zotertemeer De Boerderij, Netherlands
29 September: Zotertemeer De Boerderij, Netherlands
October 1: Oslo Cosmopolite, Norway
October 2: Copenhagen Viften, Denmark
5 October: London Cadogan Hall, UK
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