The Marillion Round Table

geoffbarra wrote: E-Dub ...If I am not careful this forum will take over my life - but it is truly awesome to meet like-minded Marillion people to connect with - I agree with everything you say (and you say it well)... and Hogarth 's THE Man!   Marillion 's THE Band!

I took a break from PA for a few months towards the end of last year, but this was the thread I missed the most. Without it, I may have stayed away.

Forgive me if I missed your post, but what are your favorite albums and songs? Have you seen them live yet?

E

Talking about Brave last night prompted me to grab it for the car this morning. Sometimes it's like I'm hearing it fresh for the first time. Those final 15 minutes are simply stunning.

E

lazland wrote: Brave's album liner says it all - play it loud with the lights out. Eric is of course, as ever, absolutely spot on. That final 15 minutes is simply stunning and emotionally draining.

And you know, I've yet to do this (play it loud with the lights off). I may set aside some time this weekend to do just that. As much as I love it now, I'm afraid listening to it in this fashion will just send me over the edge.

It really is the best thing Marillion have ever recorded (IMHO).

E

geoffbarra wrote: Lazland and Basileia Thanks for making me feel welcome in the 'Marillion/Hogarth appreciation society' - which is what this forum is becoming... My favourite Marillion music.......heck = ALL of it! It would be easier to list the (few) songs I can't get into - but that would just be too negative and there is NOTHING negative about this band in my opinion. Listen to ANY Marillion track enough times and it WILL grow on you. While I am here I would also like to express my appreciation of an influenced-by-Marillion (and vastly underrated) band = Grey Lady Down - just to test reaction...?

Thanks Geoff. Time is always short on a Friday for me (it's going out to booze night), so I'll give this a listen over the weekend and report back.

Posted by Lucy on MOLF:

OK - I thought I would give you all an update on our plans for the release of the Convention 2009 CD's and DVD's. Obviously all these plans are subject to change!

The Saturday night and Sunday night audio from Holland are almost finished so we hope to be able to put these on sale as both CD's and downloads within the next few weeks. These will become catalogue items at Racket Records.

The 3 nights on DVD from Holland should be ready to be released sometime in April in a lovely box set and surround sound. This will become a catalogue item at Racket Records. We will hopefully sell this in both Pal and NTSC

Mike will start on the Montreal audio soon and we hope that by the summer we should have a limited edition release of both the CD's and DVD's from this event. We will print a limited number of these CD's and DVD's and once they are gone they will be gone. The DVD will be NTSC only.

Hope this answers all your questions!

Lucy
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P.S Bloody hell they sound and look fantastic! I bought a tear to my eye!

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I'll be ordering all of it, too. Montreal will be special to see again, but I want to take in the Holland convention, too. Compare/contrast, you know.

E

Kenmar, luckily, I think they're going to be staggered out a bit, so you won't have to buy the whole lot at once.

Man, I remember Fish vs. Hogarth debates were always taboo on the old Opium Den discussion board. It's a natural comparison and shouldn't be suppressed, IMO. I think Trewavas, Kelly, Rothery and Mosley were wanting to go in a completely different direction. From what I can surmise, Fish held them back. You get Hogarth, who not only has a great voice, but brought them another musician with which to work. And you have to hand it to them for not acquiring a Fish clone. They had to be sick of all the Peter Gabriel/Genesis comparisons and completely reinvented themselves. And we're the better for it. Do you really believe Marillion would've made it past another album or two beyond Clutching At Straws? The sessions were wrought with infighting, and drove Rothers and Fish to the point of physically beating the other one down. It just wasn't healthy.

Lastly, I do enjoy solo Fish (and 13th Star could be his finest), but I have found post-Fish Marillion to be much more interesting than his solo material. Especially considering the last decade gave us 3 brilliant albums in Anoraknophobia, Marbles, Happiness Is The Road. Hell, I'd even throw Somewhere Else in there. Many people hated it, but I love it.

OK, that being said, first round is on me in Holland!!!

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Edited by E-Dub - February 07 2010 at 10:38

Eric, 

Marillion at the "High Voltage" Festival ...now that's a bonus - but surely they should be Headlining it?

Great thread! Misplaced Childhood is my all-time fave, followed closely by Clutching at Straws. From the Hogarth era, it's probably Season's End, as "Easter" contains my all-time favorite guitar solo. Brave is simply genius throughout, as is Marbles.