Common Ground (Big Big Train album)

Common Ground
Common Ground
Studio album by Big Big Train
Released	30 July 2021
Studio	Real World Studios; Sweetwater Studios; The Playpen; Castlesound; Gungfly; Aubitt Studio;
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	62:02
Label	English Electric
Producer	Big Big Train
Big Big Train chronology
Singles from Common Ground
	"Common Ground"; Released: 7 May 2021; "Apollo"; Released: 11 June 2021; "The Strangest Times"; Released: 13 July 2021;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Prog Radio	^[1]

Common Ground is the thirteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released on 30 July 2021. With the departure of Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall, and Danny Manners in 2020, Common Ground is the first album release with the core four-piece lineup of Greg Spawton, David Longdon, Nick D'Virgilio, and Rikard Sjöblom. Joining the core line-up on the album are session musicians Carly Bryant, Dave Foster, and Aidan O'Rourke.^[2] Upon release it entered the UK music charts at number 31.^[3]

It was elected by PopMatters as the ninth best progressive rock/metal album of 2021.^[4]

^ The Prog Yak (4 August 2021). "Big Big Train – 'Common Ground' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
^ "Big Big Train - Common Ground; Grant Moon; 30, July 2021". 30 July 2021.
^ "Big Big Train". www.officialcharts.com.
^ Jordan, Blum; Spiess, Andrew (30 November 2021). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[1] The Prog Yak (4 August 2021). "Big Big Train – 'Common Ground' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.

[2] "Big Big Train - Common Ground; Grant Moon; 30, July 2021". 30 July 2021.

[3] "Big Big Train". www.officialcharts.com.

[bestprog21PM-4] Jordan, Blum; Spiess, Andrew (30 November 2021). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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