Marillion 15: "Happiness Is the Road"
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Topic: Marillion 15: "Happiness Is the Road"
Posted By: stonebeard
Subject: Marillion 15: "Happiness Is the Road"
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 13:30
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From myspace............. 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.. h, Pete, Mark, Ian, Steve ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
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Posted By: aprusso
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 13:38
| Bad title! |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 14:02
Thank you for reaffirming my long held belief that almost all people are shallow. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
aprusso wrote:Posted By: Tasartir
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 16:30
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Yeah, thanks for the insight johnobvious. It's still a bad title. ------------- ...Histoires Sans Paroles... |
Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 17:37
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Yeah, 14th Star would be better title ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:25
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The titles for the 2 volumes (discs) do appeal more to me than the album title :o
------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:30
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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. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:50
Cripes! Who cares??!!! Flower Power was a bad title, but a great album. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 18:58
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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.
 I agree with lappy, much better than Somewhere Else however.I'll still be getting it though. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 19:14
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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. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 19:20
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. E -------------
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 22:57
I understand. I just think its a fair point to make as long as it doesn't influence your opinion about the album/band. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 04:26
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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“. ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 05:20
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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.   )------------- 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 06:24
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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?
-------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 09:52
They got a song apparantly currently called "Assylum Sattelite I" now.. that's a cool title  ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Paper Champion
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 15:07
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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. Anyway, great news. Marillion is very mature nowadays - actually 2 albums in a row. |
Posted By: FranMuzak
Date 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". |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 18:05
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I've got my pre-order in!
Hope it's a good one!
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Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: March 14 2008 at 01:14
Thanks for sharing the info, I look foward to hearing the finished product  hope Marillion can bounce back to form again , I believe they can |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 21 2008 at 23:22
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http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=32780074 - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=32780074 Mark Kelly podcast with 3 brief sound clips. It's only 3 clips off a double album, but they all sound better than anything off SE to me.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: April 25 2008 at 05:02
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Ooh, I hear some great new ideas on the clips here. Sounds like Marillion is developig to something pretty awesome, though with 15 seconds you can't really make assumptions. But I can sense a charge in the air
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 15:25
Albumcoverwooo! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 15:28
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http://www.marillion.com/media/podcast/20080627.mp4 - http://www.marillion.com/media/podcast/20080627.mp4 Sound clips! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 19:46
Not really crazy about the cover, BUT, the music sounds very promising! 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 22:24
I think it's one of their best covers.  Simplicity a la Brave.------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 28 2008 at 09:37
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 08:46
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Those clips sound very good, and the artwork looks nice as well.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 29 2008 at 08:50
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There's actually a debate going on over at Marillion's forum page and the artist is even chiming in. Seems to be glowing in the praise and being respectful of the criticisms. E -------------
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