Marillion going for No1

They are a commercial group, but in the middle of ´80 they were one of the bands that could survive the massive desturctions of the prog rock due to the pop.

Another point of view.

Regards

I`m no longer concerned what Marillion do they have let me down so many times in the last decade and as far as Marbles goes I fail to see what all the fuss was about, its butt average at best ! 

Once a great neo progressive band with one of the most charismatic and poetic front man in the buisness  , its sad what can happen when a band loses their identity . Oh bring back Fish !!!

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sigod wrote: Marillion have a huge and I do mean HUGE, fanbase (at the last count, about 250,000 worldwide) considering that they record and release the albums themselves with little or no marketing. For more information on the 'Marillion Business Model', see the link below. It might astound you. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep03/articles/marillion.htm Given this, I think a UK No. 1 is a real possibility.

That's a brilliant article, Si!!!

A brilliant marketing style forced on the band by shoddy record deals. This should be an inspiration to any upcoming band. Now, if only we could see this sort of self marketing success come about from bands that don't already have a huge fan base, the record companies would truly have to re-assess their approach.

Trouserpress wrote: They've always struck me as staunchly commercial in their sound anyway. Their "prog" work sounds more like "epic pop" than anything. I don't see why some Marillion fans are so livid about such a popular and commercial act aiming for number 1.

Seconded completely. I don't care for their early, high-rated albums (on here, anyway) at all because of that.


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Frasse wrote: Will they release a single with the only purpose to get them a no 1. hit you mean? SELLOUTS!!! I would have been mad if I was a Marillion fan.

If it's a good song, I don't care if they get to number 1.  Though to get to number 1 and be appreciated by the masses, you have to sacrifice most of the things that make your music unique.

cobb wrote: Certif1ed wrote: Did I mention I've got a track available on Megaupload.com?  (plug, plug...) More details- where do I find this exactly. The home page only seems to show details about uploading.

Simple - follow this link and wait 45 seconds: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9XU07W5S

er... it's not prog or anything, and this isn't even a proper band... just two guys, a computer and a few keyboards and guitars. We don't even practice... 

ENJOY!!!

It doesn't play from the site.

The timer counts down as the system fetches the file, and the popup appears to advertise some services (one of the problems with a "free" service).

Close the popup, and when the timer finishes, the box will display "Click here to download".

I normally right click this box and choose "Save Target As".

But I tried today and it didn't do that... it just sat there...

Maybe I'll go back to using YouSendIt - I'll try later tonight, as I can't use YouSendIt at work 

...apologies for hijacking the thread - I'll post the new link in a more appropriate area 

 

Neither was I aware of a top 10 hit last year and I watched Top of the Pops every Friday for comedy value and to see Fearne Cotton...

I'm unfamiliar with Marillion's music (well, I may know something of theirs, but I cannot place anything in my mind), so I do not know if I even like it...

If it's a good single, then fair play to them, but will it be a good single?

horza wrote: Yes were going for the one and no one complained

You're right!