SOMEWHERE ELSE

Unfortunately, Marillion didn't come up with something interesting this time. The first side of the vinyl kicks off the album quite promisingly, yet on the second side there is almost nothing of interest. The Last Century For Man and Faith must be among the most lukewarm songs the band has ever written. A come-back takes place on side three with A Voice From The Past at the vanguard. The Wound starts wonderfully, but its development falls short in my view and No Such Thing is simply good. The album in general is slow paced, subdued should I say which is certainly not a bad thing, it's just that the songs aren't really captivating. The guitar work isn't anything Steve Rothery will be remembered for and the rest of the band memberes shouldn't be let off the hook either. The lyrics, as always, are worth to pay attention to. The live versions of The Other Half, Somewhere Else and A Voice From The Past can't save things.

I will go for fans only since the friends of Marillion will surely have to check it out, but if somebody ever asked me to play them something from Marillion, I would never pick anything from this album.