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    Posted: March 12 2008 at 13:30
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NEWS!

We're just out of a meeting!

Marillion Album 15 will be called "Happiness Is The Road".

It will consist of 2 separate CDs (full details on www.marillion.com/preorder). Volume 1 is subtitled "Essence" and Volume 2 is subtitled "The Hard Shoulder".

"Essence" (Volume 1) is evolving at the moment into a thematic journey, whilst Volume 2 is more a collection of discrete songs. Recording is still going brilliantly and the new songs we've written have 'knocked out' the few people we've played them to.

More soon..

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Bad title!
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Originally posted by aprusso aprusso wrote:

Bad title!


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Yeah, thanks for the insight johnobvious. It's still a bad title.
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Points: 1453 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 17:37
Yeah, 14th Star would be better title
yet you still have time!
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Points: 1723 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:25
The titles for the 2 volumes (discs) do appeal more to me than the album title :o
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:30
The album title's fine. It doesn't have to be called "Court Jester Flies the Armadilloship to the Moon-buddha" to be prog... ;P six hundred times zillion better than "Somewhere Else" as a title.

... *giggles* but it's sad that we fixate on these things so much.
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:50
Originally posted by aprusso aprusso wrote:

Bad title!


Cripes! Who cares??!!! Flower Power was a bad title, but a great album.

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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:58
I don't think he meant anything against the band/CD by that (unless that person has had anti-Marillion actions in the past...that I don't know).
 
But it isn't a great title. Tongue I agree with lappy, much better than Somewhere Else however.
 
I'll still be getting it though.


Edited by Man With Hat - March 12 2008 at 18:58
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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2008 at 19:14
C'mon, I like the title! I agree with some people on the Marillion forum that it does sound like some sort of beat poetry thing. It could also be a Neal Peart book.

And It is pretty original, understated, and sincere as far as titles go.
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Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

I don't think he meant anything against the band/CD by that (unless that person has had anti-Marillion actions in the past...that I don't know).
 
But it isn't a great title. Tongue I agree with lappy, much better than Somewhere Else however.
 
I'll still be getting it though.


I know, but this happens a lot. I remember people griping about Snakes & Arrows when the title was first made public. Didn't think it warranted criticism until the whole package was presented.

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Originally posted by E-Dub E-Dub wrote:

Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

I don't think he meant anything against the band/CD by that (unless that person has had anti-Marillion actions in the past...that I don't know).
 
But it isn't a great title. Tongue I agree with lappy, much better than Somewhere Else however.
 
I'll still be getting it though.


I know, but this happens a lot. I remember people griping about Snakes & Arrows when the title was first made public. Didn't think it warranted criticism until the whole package was presented.

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I understand. I just think its a fair point to make as long as it doesn't influence your opinion about the album/band.
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it's actually a quote from buddha … “there is no road to happiness – happiness is the road.“

i've ordered mine! it's bound to be better than “somewhere else“.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2008 at 05:20
Some of you guys can really work up comments on details that are almost insignificant (with, of course, the opportunity of punching some irony).. Until I'll hear the relation between the music and the title of the album, it's just a title. And even afterwards, the music will count more than the title(s).

(I'm anyway glad the happy title makes Stoney happy. WinkSmile)


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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2008 at 06:24
I can't help myself, but I have to think that Marillion still is influenced by VdGG. a double CD with a different theme on each? now where in the present or near past have I seen that before?


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Points: 1723 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2008 at 09:52
They got a song apparantly currently called "Assylum Sattelite I" now.. that's a cool title Cool
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Points: 176 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2008 at 15:07
I have been always wondering why there are such lots of words said about the titles.
I don't care. I just know that it's not a Marillion what it used to be in 80's.Smile
Anyway, great news. Marillion is very mature nowadays - actually 2 albums in a row.


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Points: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2008 at 18:03
I really don't care that much about the title as long as the music is good. I hope they return to the Marbles or Brave "darkness".
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I've got my pre-order in!
 
Hope it's a good one!
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Points: 1049 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2008 at 01:14
Thanks for sharing the info,  I look foward to hearing the finished product Thumbs%20Up hope Marillion can bounce back to form again , I believe they can 
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