The Marillion Round Table

Ow, yeah!!!!!! New album coming up and we are excited!

Bravejester wrote: Hello Lazland,   Thank you for your kind words and of course I agree. I don't know what you mean by below quote but if you mean adding up the counts for favourite songs from the albums I posted that list on page 25 so please use that one!!   "your contributions will go towards the final tally"   Thx

That's what I meant

As do I!
Although I still haven't been disappointed or underwhelmed by anything from Marillion so far, so I doubt this one will be an exception.

Basíleia wrote: progkidjoel wrote: As do I! Although I still haven't been disappointed or underwhelmed by anything from Marillion so far, so I doubt this one will be an exception. Did you just use "underwhelmed" and "Marillion" in the same sentence?  Oh, wait it is in a good sense (Of course!)

Sorry to blaspheme, chaps, but I remain distinctly underwhelmed by both Holidays in Eden and Anoracknophobia, both of which I would describe as average Marillion albums.

However, to redeem myself, I did say average. They simply are incapable of bad

I definitely agree about Marbles Eric - Easily the best produced album I've ever heard. Simply amazing! If the change of venue means another masterpiece, I'm all for it . Most Marillion albums have had good production in my opinion, although Radiation sounded pretty poor to these ears. From what I've read (particularly in the Marbles journals on the Marillion site) Meegan seemed to take a much more personal approach to the production, which I think may be the difference.

lazland wrote: I don't regard Misplaced Childhood as one song, more like a great concept album. As regards Lavender, I agree about the great bass line, although I have to say I preferred the single release to the LP track, if only because of Rothery's seminal guitar solo at the end, missing from the album version. Childhood's End is a great way to close a great album.

I only just noticed the difference when I watched the video clip on YouTube, and I was really surprised that they didn't use this version for the album - Far superior, although perhaps it doesn't transition into Bitter Suite quite as well. Its pretty rare that I'll find myself saying I prefer a single edit, especially with a prog track, but this one is a definite exception!

progkidjoel wrote: I definitely agree about Marbles Eric - Easily the best produced album I've ever heard. Simply amazing! If the change of venue means another masterpiece, I'm all for it . Most Marillion albums have had good production in my opinion, although Radiation sounded pretty poor to these ears. From what I've read (particularly in the Marbles journals on the Marillion site) Meegan seemed to take a much more personal approach to the production, which I think may be the difference.

Radiation was actually engineered and mixed in my old home town of Oswestry, and I got to go to the studio and meet Phil Beaumont, the studio owner, who had Marillion discs all over the wall. He gave me a sneak preview of the work in progress, I got tickets to see them live at The Walls restaurant unplugged in town (still available as a CD from Racket), and actually got to meet the boys.

Probably my only claim to fame, and I am sticking to it jealously.

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Hey Basileia, I wear my old scars with great pride As I think I have posted before on the thread, I first got into the band at the time Market Square Heroes was being released, and have followed and loved them ever since. To have a band in that part of the '80s who took their influences from classic prog, wrote interesting songs longer than 3 minutes, and didn't look & sound like the awful new romantic pop of the time was literally heaven to a bloke in his late teens/early twenties as I was back then.

Age though isn't important. What I love most about this thread is that I can talk about my musical passion with lads who are not much younger than I was at the time I got into the band. I find that incredibly uplifting and a testament to what a superb band they are. Also, your knowledge and passion are absolutely an inspiration. All we all have to do now is take over the world and rid it of X Factor and other Cowell inspired pap

lazland wrote: E-Dub wrote: I tell you, fellas, it was so cool to be away for a bit, but to come back and see the thread still going strong. Thanks for carrying the Marillion flame. I will say that as much as I like Somewhere Else, Hunter really shined for Happiness Is The Road. For that reason alone, it's worth giving him another shot, I suppose. Still, Marbles is tough to match. The production of that disc is easily their best since Brave. So much going on, but not so much that it sounds cluttered and bloated. Just the right amount here and a bit more there. Just perfect. E Damn good to have you back Eric. We are merely the carriers of the flame. You should regard yourself as its keeper Definitely agree about Hunter - I thought he did a great job on HITR, and deserves another album. Marbles is, to my mind, almost impossible to match - perfect in just about every way, and I really don't think I could ever be so unfair as to expect the band to hit those particular heights ever again - could I?

Thank you, my friend. Good to be back. I went over to another prog site for a bit, but just wasn't the same. Never forget your first, eh?

I actually discovered a bunch of great music while I was gone. Any of you guys heard of Big Big Train? That new disc of theirs is an absolute monster. I think Trewavas has been a guest on a disc or two. Absolutely killer stuff. I even went back and got an earlier disc. Not as strong as the new one, but still good. Also got into Karnataka, Panic Room and Touchstone (another great find this year). Actually been a good year for prog.

Regarding Marillion: I didn't think they could match the brilliance of Brave, but they came pretty close with Marbles. And Happiness sure has it's moments. "Real Tears For Sale" is one of my favorite Marillion songs. Period. Goes neck and neck with anything off Marbles. My only problem with Marbles is the latter part of The Hard Shoulder with "Older Than Me", "Threw Me Out" and "Especially True". Other than that, the rest is brilliant.

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