The Marillion Round Table

lazland wrote: topographicbroadways wrote: Finally listening to Brave. Really great stuff so far and was definitely worth the wait.  Don't forget, for the full effect, listen to it extremely loud with the lights all off. It will blow your mind.

lazland wrote: topographicbroadways wrote: lazland wrote: topographicbroadways wrote: Finally listening to Brave. Really great stuff so far and was definitely worth the wait.  Don't forget, for the full effect, listen to it extremely loud with the lights all off. It will blow your mind. Yes tonight on my first listen it was like dipping my toes in i'll give it a loud personal listen when i have the day off on Friday  Oh to have the day off on Friday

Funny how I should see this thread just now. I just tonight finished listening in order to every Marillion album from Script to Happiness. I have found that with Hogwart era Marillion, you are like the song says "Waiting to Happen" (great song by the way) whereas Fish, it was already there, it was happening continually on the 1st 2 albums and Misplaced Childhood takes the cake, the vocals and keys and guitars were all equally improtant. Hogwart began to whine too much, he came out of it a bit and the earlier Wart era albums were good and his vocals solid, however the guitars faded as did the keys, hardly ever an instrumental section to be heard. Marillion lost there identity (with me) and themselves I feel. P.s. Marbles was a short lived power comeback. My ratings?

Edited by Steven Brodziak - April 07 2011 at 04:29

Is there something special at brutopia tonight?

MW11 Montreal is done and dusted....and I think I need to lie down for about a week. The last evening was the best of the three ( although the others were none too shabby themselves ! ), and everyone in the crowd had the right idea by shouting "both" when h asked us to make a choice !  As a result we got a three hour show, with an obviously un-planned fourth encore.  For those there, wasn't it priceless seeing Ian pushing a dust-broom around the stage ?

rogerthat wrote: All about Fish for me. Kelly plays some nice piano, especially on Script.. song, Trewavas's basslines on some songs, especially He Knows You Know, remind me of Geddy Lee for some reason and Rothery has a nice blend of Gilmour and Hackett, coming up with tearing solos that are often as memorable as the stuff those two legends have produced.  But Fish...the man has become my favourite prog rock singer.  His strengths in terms of flexing his voice to alter the mood and to emote very convincingly and directly in ways I have never heard from any other prog rock singer far outweigh the limitations of his range.  The band produced a great blend of driving, rockin' music with the theatrical and poetic flavour of say Genesis.   As for Hogarth, I have only heard one album of the ones he did with Marillion and didn't like his vocals at all, so pass.

I've heard a lot of negative things about the Holland shows, to be honest. One person who attended '07 and the one a few weeks ago said they'd think twice about going back. And from what I've been hearing, the band is pretty stoked by the way the crowds have reacted in both '09 and '11. I think the fact we're literally starved for the band has a lot to do with it.

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kenmartree wrote: yes eric, starved for the band is a good way to put it and as proof I offer the reception after splintering heart.    I was wanting to take my daughter to go see Rush in June, to give her the experience the that kind of crowd intensity but the general admission tickets are $84, and behind all the reserved seating.  those seat can go into the 200s.  after being able to get 20 feet away from H by walking in after the warm up act, those prices are a no way.

Aaaah, Kenmar in the tree has returned from the mountain ! ( The Marillion mountain, that is ). It was quite an experience, wasn't it. It's too bad you can't take in Rush with your daughter, but perhaps another time.

Just finished Marillion.com. A fantastic album definitely better than Anoraknophobia which was a previous favourite H album. This band has so many masterpieces and i've only heard bits of it so far. Marillion.com shall definitely get plenty more listens from me.

Edited by topographicbroadways - April 21 2011 at 13:50

lazland wrote: topographicbroadways wrote: Just finished Marillion.com. A fantastic album definitely better than Anoraknophobia which was a previous favourite H album. This band has so many masterpieces and i've only heard bits of it so far. Marillion.com shall definitely get plenty more listens from me. Interior Lulu and Built In b*****d Radar are excellent tracks. It's a good album, but one I listen to rarely, to be honest.