GOODBYE TO THE AGE OF STEAM

yes i know big big train, not the greatest band in the worldwhen compared to the likes of spock's beard/marillion etc... but still a good effort all the same with this disc. It has its moments and is fairly original sounding, shame about the voice! goodbye... opens with wind distorted pioneers (great title) and with a fairly tricky drum and guitar section, don't under-estimate, these boys can certainly rock when they turn it on, just a shame that aint too often! big big train lack balls and need to prove themselves if they want to be any kind of force in this competitive genre of music. my favourite track has got to be blow the house down, which does rock in places and the rhythm section get to show of a bit. landfall is another nice track withe its meoncholic lyrics its a nice prog ballad and is seperate from all the other tracks. overall a reasonable album -i just wish they'd pump the gas pedal and speed things up a little more, that said we can all benefit from lazy prog now and again.