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progkidjoel
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I just asked my dad what he thought about the convention in Holland, and he said we'll see... Now I just need to get him addicted over the next few months
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Progfan1958
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The downtown area near Crescent street doesn't really have any venues like L'Olympia. There's the Bell Center, but that's an arena for 21000 ....OK if you're Yes, but Marillion wouldn't be able to fill any significant part of it, and the bill for Lucy would be staggering. A bit west of L'Olympia is Theatre Saint Denis, which is a beautiful place and neighborhood, but all plush seats and no mosh area for H to repeat his crowd surf stunt. It's too bad they don't push the event out into May when the weather is warmer and more agreable, and find an outdoor location so they can repeat all the outdoor stuff they do in Holland.
Steve.
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Progfan1958
"Peace to you all" "La paix est avec vous" "Pax vobiscum" "Al salaam a'alaykum" "Vrede zij met u allen" "Shalom aleichem" |
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Progfan1958
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The only Fish disc that i'd had previously was 13th Star, and I agree it's a great listen. I'll get to know the two new ones over the next few days, then go back to Fish's store for Vigil, etc. The prices online are just great...two CD's + freight from the UK ran me only $22.00 Canadian total !
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Progfan1958
"Peace to you all" "La paix est avec vous" "Pax vobiscum" "Al salaam a'alaykum" "Vrede zij met u allen" "Shalom aleichem" |
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E-Dub
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Joel, I can almost guarantee that if your dad attended, he'd be blown away. To experience it is quite special. E |
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lazland
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13740 |
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Eric - Center Parcs are one of the biggest holiday operators in Europe - think of an upmarket holiday camp and you will be somewhere near. There is swimming, riding, walking, restaurants, bars, play areas, shows & so on. Friends who have been swear by it as a family holiday destination. |
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lazland
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And from your European friends, it would be absolutely fantastic as well |
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M27Barney
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Gave "This Strange Engine" a spin - The title track certainly has some really superb moments, especially the wakemanesque synthesizer and some nice guitar flourishes. BUT and this is a big BUT - they should have had the prog-sense to lengthen those highlights and REALLY make it at epic (and the end is ruined by the god-awful singer's shouting.....).
The first seven tracks are awful but I really think that Marillion were trying awfully hard NOT to be a progressive rock band and hoping to attract the AOR mass-market. I generally love pomposity and expected synth arpegios all over the shop interspersed with ghostly guitar and l;ong passages of ambience (loads of feely guitar.....) Also hoping for some piano virtuosity and maybe a bit of hammond ??
Instead we get the Hogarth show - and I just can't stand his voice, don't know what it is - but just think that he should be fronting a Journey/REO Speedwagon type band - he just isn't a neo-prog singer for me.
Ho-hum - Looks like Marillion & the first part of Misplaced Childhood was as good as it was going to get.
Sorry folks.....
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E-Dub
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My wife and I were meeting friends for dinner tonight. We got there a little early, so we ran over to Borders Books and they had the Classic Rock magazine prog edition with Marillion on the cover. Needless to say, I HAD to pick it up!!!
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lazland
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Hogarth clearly divides opinion against many people. Last night, we had friends round for a couple of drinks, and I had done them a comilation CD, mainly consisting of symphonic, neo, and folk prog, and metal, with some other eclectic stuff thrown in for good measure. She simply loved the Hogarth era Marillion, and he loathed it. There...the H era encapsulated in a simple sentence. However, I do think it unfair to say that he should be fronting a Journey/REO type band. For a start, he is quintessentially English, and has NEVER, to my knowledge, made a record of that ilk. |
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DieHi
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Marillion without Fish is simply...*YAWN*. Fish without Marillion is just an old rock star (I can say that , I'm 2 years older than Mr. Dick) trying to do things with a once incredible voice that age, tobacco, who knows what else...simply wont let him do anymore. Point being...maybe its time to either 1. Clutch at straws and go for a ...after the Genesis failure, dont even want to SAY the word reunion, or 2. pretend that there exists a Marillion as it was 20 years ago. Which shall we choose?
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lazland
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I really enjoyed the whole piece, and the H interview is exceptional. BTW, I still have sympathy with him when he states he would have changed not just the image, but the name of the band. It has, commercially, been a dead weight to them. When AoS was released, Q magazine stated in their review that had it been released by any other band, it would have been a monster seller. |
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Alberto Muñoz
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Today i started my relistening to Marillion.
And started with the Script of a Jester Tears remaster.
All that i can say is whoa!!!!!!!
Masterpiece of 80's prog.
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lazland
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And you've got hours of great stuff to listen to yet Let us know what you think of them all and which ones you are missing. |
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lazland
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Latest from the band, of interest to those of you with the Xbox 360 console:
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Basíleia
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Well Laz, I think you're doing a terrific job in keeping the peace and harmony on this forum, I have to say. It is a very tough job, I can imagine, with all those people whining (no offence to those holding the opinion!) about Marillion being dead, boring nowadays.
Really, lots of respect fort that!
Joren
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Alberto Muñoz
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I have listening the original album, i have to hear the second cd of the remaster, i will do today, when i go home from job.
I have been very impresed by the keyboard and guitar, also the bass playing is great, but i find the drums a little weak and sometimes doing the time keeper thing with the 80's type of drumming.
But i think that my favourite tracks are Here Knows, You Know, The Web, Garden Party and Forgotten Songs.
I have never hear before Grendel, so i will take a chance to hear it as well.
I have purchase the oficial bootleg box set, i hope it's worth it.
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Alberto Muñoz
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sorry is Forgotten Sons...
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Richard House
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I love Forgotten Sons and Garden Party, Slainthe Maith.
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Rock is dead. Long live paper and scissors!
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Basíleia
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 22 2009 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 283 |
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Well, the drummer at their first album (Michael Pointer - who in '95 founded Arena) wasn't very skilled at the time. In my opinion, it is a good thing Trewavas was on spot with his bass playing (though he has grown a lot too, since!) to rectify the somewhat standard, lousy drum playing. Is this your first Marillion encounter? or have you listened to other albums in the past already? Joren
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E-Dub
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I know this isn't a Gazpacho appreciation thread, but they've been closely associated with Marillion in the past and there are some similarities. I'm spinning Night right now and this is a damn fine disc. I prefer Tick Tock, but any fan of latter day Marillion will surely appreciate these guys.
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