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Re: Marillion
« Reply #420 on: September 07, 2012, 04:08:04 PM »
A couple of weeks ago I went to see Rusted Root, and between bands (after the opener but before Rusted Root came on) the house music was all from Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at Straws.  I think I got more excited about that than I did about the actual concert.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #421 on: September 08, 2012, 01:09:19 PM »
I'm excited hearing about this again.

What are the odds?

Although I'm always one to search for why things happen, this might be a situation to just bask in the moment and accept it as one of the cooler things that can happen in life.

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Re: Marillion: Sounds That Can't Be Made
« Reply #422 on: September 10, 2012, 05:58:13 AM »
Got my pre-ordered copy of the new Marillion album, and honestly, it's up there with Marbles.

Track by track:

Gaza - Opens on the 18 minute epic, with lyrics taken from interviews with the people of Gaza and others, and a nice middle-eastern sound to the main riff.

Sounds that Can't be Made - something else a bit different, opens a little flat, but then really builds.

Pour My Love - One of Marillion's strongest ballards in years.

Power - A fairly standard rocker, bit of a jazz/funk groove to the main riff.

Montreal - Another long track, softer, and one that's definately a grower.

Invisible Ink - another ballard.

Lucky Man - The big rock anthem, sure to be a live favourite - can't stop singing this chorus!

The Sky Above the Rain - The big closer, has to be heard to be believed.

The album has the shine and sparkle, bright treble and deep bass that made Marbles so listenable, the somewhat flat production on Somewhere Else and HITR has been well and truly excised. It really does fall out of your speakers and into your ears like warm honey.

Best album of the year so far my a mile, and probably the best album of the 21st Century so far...
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #423 on: September 10, 2012, 03:11:43 PM »
Just listened to the new album (thanks to the email from Racket Records with a download link!).

Wow... I was not expecting all of that! 3 sizable epics, ranging from 10-18 minutes in length, with 5 more songs in the 5-8 minute range. A full 74 minutes of Marillion bliss!

First impressions: It's very deep, there's a lot going on, but that's what you get with 5 great performers. The playing is top notch, and they don't hold back (like they did on Somewhere Else and some of HITR). If I had to compare this album to anything, it would be most of Marbles, marillion.com and Anoraknophobia, but that's just upon my first listen.

I'm going to go through it again shortly, listen intently with headphones, and maybe do a little write-up. Marillion should be proud of this album, it's VERY good, and quite possibly a Top 10 album of 2012 for me (and with so MANY great albums out this year, it's a tough group to be a part of).

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #424 on: September 10, 2012, 05:18:38 PM »
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #425 on: September 11, 2012, 08:00:01 PM »
I just listened to Misplaced Childhood for the first time. I'm very impressed. I can see where people get the Genesis similarities from, but this album is an amazing addition to my music collection.

Story Time: I was at a record store with my friend, and I really had no intention of buying anything. Then I saw a Marillion sign in the CD section and thought: "I wonder if they have Misplaced Childhood, it's gotta be good if it's on so many of Dream Theater Forum's Top 50 Albums Lists." What do you know, there was an import version. So I bought it. The guy behind the counter said that he had played it a lot and enjoyed it. This guy knows music, so I figured it had to be good. I went home, had dinner, and played the album. Yeah, it was pretty awesome! Definitely a very cool album.

P.S. I have had little to no experience with Marillion until today.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #426 on: September 12, 2012, 01:02:50 AM »
Well, if you like MC, you'll pretty much love Clutching at straws and Script for a Jester's tear.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #427 on: September 12, 2012, 03:01:53 AM »
Performance from Monday in Manchester of Sky Above the Rain....



Just ordered the album, so it's nice to get a sneak at it, simply amazing.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #428 on: September 12, 2012, 05:49:28 AM »
Misplaced Childhood is my personal favorite Marillion album, and pretty much the album that got me into progressive music.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #429 on: September 12, 2012, 08:14:52 AM »
Misplaced Childhood is my personal favorite Marillion album, and pretty much the album that got me into progressive music.

Same here, aside from Yes of course, I was listening to them pretty much out of the womb.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #430 on: September 12, 2012, 08:44:21 AM »
Performance from Monday in Manchester of Sky Above the Rain....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdlZz6Q_Nt0


Just ordered the album, so it's nice to get a sneak at it, simply amazing.

Bummer, video removed. Too bad too, they had lasers and explosions and everything.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #431 on: September 12, 2012, 08:45:25 AM »
A friend recommended these guys to me.
I picked up Brave and Clutching at Straws based on this thread.
Here we go...

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #432 on: September 12, 2012, 08:53:23 AM »
A friend recommended these guys to me.
I picked up Brave and Clutching at Straws based on this thread.
Here we go...

I would definitely go for Clutching.. first.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #433 on: September 12, 2012, 08:54:57 AM »
Yeah, Brave is a very special album. I enjoy it sometimes but I have to be in the perfect mood for it.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #434 on: September 12, 2012, 12:00:38 PM »
A friend recommended these guys to me.
I picked up Brave and Clutching at Straws based on this thread.
Here we go...

I would definitely go for Clutching.. first.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #435 on: September 12, 2012, 12:27:19 PM »
A friend recommended these guys to me.
I picked up Brave and Clutching at Straws based on this thread.
Here we go...

I would definitely go for Clutching.. first.
This. That album is the tits, with the last two tracks easily being the best songs that Marillion has ever written (from what I've heard, admittedly).
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #436 on: September 12, 2012, 12:44:54 PM »
Eh, Clutching at Straws is ok, I guess. ::)

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #437 on: September 12, 2012, 01:24:32 PM »
Eh, Clutching at Straws is ok, I guess. ::)
You're not fooling anyone, old man. :yarr
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #438 on: September 12, 2012, 08:30:01 PM »
The description of this album has made me interested in checking the new one out. I was less than impressed with the last two Marillion albums-I was starting to worry that Marbles was going to be impossible to follow up-but this sounds more up my alley.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #439 on: September 12, 2012, 09:45:08 PM »
Yeah, Brave is a very special album. I enjoy it sometimes but I have to be in the perfect mood for it.

It's special for me too.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #440 on: September 13, 2012, 01:59:57 AM »
Definitely a solid album. 9/10 on the first listen.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #441 on: September 13, 2012, 06:51:16 AM »
Oh yeah, I gave this a, shall we say, "preview" last night and as soon as it was done, I ordered it. Best album Marillion's done in ages; it's going to take replays for me to figure out just where it stands in terms of their overall catalog, but it rates very highly with me at the moment. Starting the album off with a near eighteen minute tune is pretty damn gutsy, and the album just keeps rollling from there. The last two albums from Marillion bored me to death, but this one is amazing.

(edit) And oh godammit, Hogarth. Stop writing lyrics that perfectly fit the death of a recent relationship for me! The Sky Above The Rain might as well be titled "Jaq, Sometime in 2010"  :lol
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #442 on: September 13, 2012, 09:56:12 AM »
recognize "sugar mice" from one of DT live performances (can't think of which one, take the time?)
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #443 on: September 13, 2012, 10:05:28 AM »
recognize "sugar mice" from one of DT live performances (can't think of which one, take the time?)
very cool

It was used as part of the "Surrounded '07" medley, which also included a bit of "Mother" by Pink Floyd, from their album The Wall.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #444 on: September 13, 2012, 10:59:55 AM »
Ah, yes.   That's it. 

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #445 on: September 13, 2012, 11:06:44 AM »
recognize "sugar mice" from one of DT live performances (can't think of which one, take the time?)
very cool

It was used as part of the "Surrounded '07" medley, which also included a bit of "Mother" by Pink Floyd, from their album The Wall.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #446 on: September 13, 2012, 05:41:19 PM »
STCBM is fantastic. I really love the title track, Pour My Love, Montreal, and The Sky Above The Rain. Gaza has grown on me since hearing the Youtube video. Its a much better album than Happiness Is The Road and Somwhere Else, even though I like both of those albums. I doubt it'll be my album of the year (looks like that's going to Anathema or Anglagard) but its definitely up there. There's a pretty strong Anoraknophobia vibe at times, which is great since I love that album. Can't wait for the making of DVD.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #447 on: September 13, 2012, 07:19:21 PM »
...wait Anglagard has a new album out?  :o

WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED?!  :P
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« Reply #448 on: September 13, 2012, 07:25:55 PM »
...wait Anglagard has a new album out?  :o

WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED?!  :P
Its called Vijans Oga and its fucking amazing. All instrumental and lots of great keyboards of course and more noticable flute/woodwinds. I'd get it soon since the band seems to be having a lot of problems distributing it and there's been a bunch of delays.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #449 on: September 13, 2012, 07:27:07 PM »
I'm on it.  ;D  Back to Marillion discussion!
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #450 on: September 15, 2012, 03:22:56 AM »
Isn't Sounds That Can't Be Made due to be released today? If it is, does anyone already have it, and what are their impressions?
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« Reply #451 on: September 16, 2012, 06:24:57 PM »
Got an email saying it has been shipped so it should be here about a month from now.

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Re: Marillion
« Reply #452 on: September 17, 2012, 12:48:28 AM »
Well, I remember buying MC on vinyl back in the day, only having heard some songs on cassette (yes, folks!) in the barracks in my army base. I sat at home reading the lyrics in that grat gatefold sleeve cover, thinking 'what the fuck is this guy talking about?' That was the opening part with all the poetic language. After that, though, the music just took me all over the place. I kept thinking 'God, can this get any better? And it did, over and over again. At the end, I was floored. My musical life had just changed forever.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #453 on: September 17, 2012, 02:12:35 AM »
Went to see them last night for the ninth time. Whoo-hoo!
Going to see them tonight for the tenth time. Whoo-hoo!

They're on smoking form this tour, Hogarth is giving it 110% (I think he was more than a little drunk last night), and they're playing a stonking setlist.
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Re: Marillion
« Reply #454 on: September 17, 2012, 06:19:38 AM »
end of montreal is so damn awesome, also it doesn't hurt that they mention hockey  :biggrin:
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