Folklore vs Grimspound
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Topic: Folklore vs Grimspound
Posted By: foregonillusions
Subject: Folklore vs Grimspound
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 15:45
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Currently, Grimspound has a higher rating (+0.02) than Folklore,
but the latter has more overall ratings. Both albums were released a
year apart, and if I recall correctly, Grimspound is produced from the
high-quality material that didn't make it onto Folklore. Further, while
I've seen people refer to Folklore as one of their favorite BBT albums, I
haven't seen the same said of Grimspound. So here's the question: which
one do you think is better? |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 15:59
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Probably folklore, but this is a hard question. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 16:02
| Folklore. Both great. Tough. |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 16:07
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I haven't heard either yet. I really enjoy English Electric 1 and most of Grand Tour, but the other two i've heard didn't do too much for me (English electric pt 2 and the underfall yard) ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 18:42
| These are actually the only two full length BBT albums I own. I also have wassail but that's an ep. Anyway, unfortunately I wasn't really impressed with either one so I probably won't vote. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 18:54
| Foklore! |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 21:56
| In my humble opinion I think Grimspound is the superior album and wasn't aware it came from material that wasn't used from the Folklore album. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 22:22
I didn't know that. I actually really like the first track on Grimspound. To be fair I only listened to both of these once so maybe I didn't give them a fair chance. I just found most of the material boring. There was one track on folklore that I just thought was an almost pointless song that was really boring(maybe the third or fourth song in).
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iluvmarillion wrote:Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 18 2020 at 23:26
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Tough one but just by 00.1 "Folklore" ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 00:22
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I like Folklore as well, but if I should choose the best five songs from these albums, there would be four off Grimspound and one off Folklore. Grimspound is imho (almost) as good as EE1. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 00:23
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Dave Longdon albums 1. Folklore 2. The Second Brightest Star 3. English Electric Part One 4. Grimspound 5. English Electric Part Two 6. The Underfall Yard 7. The Grand Tour All are great though. I would put Folklore right up there as one of the best albums of the last 20-30 years. They just nailed it!
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 05:13
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Yikes! Making me choose, eh? Grimspound gets the nod, but just barely. Both are great listens. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 06:34
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Folklore is one of the very best albums released in the last 30 years, especially the vinyl which has Mudlarks and Lost Rivers of London included on the London Plane suite. Sensational. Grimspound is excellent too, but I would be amazed if they ever surpass Folklore. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: foregonillusions
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 10:26
I fact-checked myself: there were only http://www.amarok-mag.com/interview-big-big-train-english-version-2016/" rel="nofollow - a few leftover songs from Folklore that made it into Grimspound. Building upon that, they wrote the rest of the album. Sorry about misinformation! (Also from the same article is a great answer from Spawton to the question, "So, what does 'progressive rock' mean to you?")
I would go even further and say it's as good.
Mudlarks should've made it on Folklore proper. That album was missing a good instrumental, and that's one of the reasons I think Grimspound is better than it. |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: May 19 2020 at 15:40
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Both superb albums, but I just think Grimspound has the edge overall. EEFLP, Grand Tour and The Underfall Yard still top them, though. ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: JediJoker7169
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 04:07
The period between English Electric and Grand Tour is disappointing to me. I can't quite put my finger on it, but some kind of spark that came in with David Longdon, Dave Gregory, and Nick D'Virgilio seemed to have left. Of these two, in particular, I think I'd have to choose Folklore. It's the only album from that period I've revisited with any frequency, and I do like the anthemic "Wassail" and the title track (though both are topped by "Alive," which really cooks and has more of that prog flavor- sorry, flavour  ).
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 05:46
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How many know the significance of the quadrilateral inside the image of the bird on Grimspound? ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 07:15
At least one. It is the constellation of Corvus (Raven). -------------
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 11:58
Give that man (I assume) a coconut! I know it because I wrote a paper some years ago on SU Ursae Majoris variables, of which TV Corvi is an example. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 12:15
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I only have Eng Elec 1.....can some one recommend the next one or two to buy...? I like their overall sound but there seems to be a lot of similarity from lp to lp. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 13:54
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: May 20 2020 at 14:55
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Folklore is my favorite BBT album!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: emisan
Date Posted: May 23 2020 at 17:48
| Grimspound is my favourite Big Big Train album! Brave Captain & A Mead Hall In Winter are superb songs. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 16:09
| Both are great albums, but i prefer Grimspund |