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It's pre-order time again. The band have decided to revive the Marbles model and are taking early orders for what will be a double album, to be released at some point mid 2008 :D
As with Marbles there'll be a deluxe "campaign" edition and regular editions of the two discs (parts 1 & 2). If you pre-order you get entered into a draw for various prizes, and they've come up with some very good prizes to give away (fancy your own private Marillion gig?).
Anyway, more news at the usual....
http://www.marillion.com/preorder/index.htm
:thumbs:
I'll probably get the deluxe edition but I don't remember Marbles being this expensive (£29.99).
The Marbles SE was £27.99 so yeah it's a couple of quid more.
I had to go back through my Racket Club account to find that - a scary experience considering how it now details everything you've ever bought from them and how much you've spent over the years :eek:
For some reason I thought Marbles was only about £19.99
Still £10 cheaper than the Radiohead Discbox thing. Admittedly that includes two vinyl discs but they're not that much more to produce. Given how many more units the 'Head will potentially shift, probably a decent price.
Not sure what to think about this at the moment. This bit is the part that I'm not sure about. "We have talked at length about what will comprise the double album and have come up with some interesting ideas such as the possibilities of including new instrumental tracks, "solo", "duo" or "trio" tracks in addition to the usual collection of new Marillion songs." So, is it really a double album, or the original planned single album with a second CD with a mix of Instrumentals, and experimental tracks?
Also, knowing Marillion you normally need to add three or four months at least to any planned release date, so we're now probably looking at November 2008 to February 2009. I knew they wouldn't release two albums just 12 months apart, as they originally seemed to suggest would happen. My guess is that they've realised that the material left from Somewhere Else just wasn't strong enough for album 15 and they want a bit more time to make it stronger.
Whatever, as always the thought of a new Marillion album is exciting and I'll still pre-order the campaign edition, although whether I do it to get in the early prize draws, or just in time to get my name in the book remains to be seen.
My guess is that they've realised that the material left from Somewhere Else just wasn't strong enough for album 15 and they want a bit more time to make it stronger.
Having heard some of it I'm going to have to disagree on that point :)
Some new soundclips (and cover art) are up on the website. I know it's hard to judge from a few seconds worth of material but it's sounding good to me so far :)
http://www.marillion.com/news/2008/20080627.htm
Am I the only one who thinks they are taking the **** with the prices of the Front Row releases. £10 (9 credits) for a download only release of old gigs and in some cases very old!!!. I'd be tempted to buy a few if they were more reasonably priced. Also unlike some other bands they get annoyed at fans trading them.
Sounded good to me - particularly liked the clip from Whatever is Wrong With You?
Looking at the studio comments I'm not too confident that we'll get the new album before the tour starts on 8 November, though. It sounds as though there is still a lot of work to do with just four months to go, and with four festival appearances and four H natural performances scheduled for that period.
Is anyone else going to the Marillion Weekend in the Netherlands next year? I've booked and even managed to persuade my brother, who hasn't seen them since the mid-90's, to come along with me. Should be an excellent weekend, I think.
Is anyone else going to the Marillion Weekend in the Netherlands next year? I've booked and even managed to persuade my brother, who hasn't seen them since the mid-90's, to come along with me. Should be an excellent weekend, I think.
Yeah I'll be there. Can't wait - last year's was such a laugh. Great venue, great music and great people. And a LOT of booze, we'd pretty much drank the entire place dry by the saturday afternoon. No wonder Centerparcs were practically begging Lucy to stage next year's do there again :)
Jazzatola
30-06-2008, 13:27
The clips all sounded rather disappointing to me which is a shame. I thought Somewhere Else was a real let down after the magnificent Marbles but I really enjoyed Real Tears For Sale on the xmas tour. Now I don't know what to think.
The clips all sounded rather disappointing to me which is a shame. I thought Somewhere Else was a real let down after the magnificent Marbles but I really enjoyed Real Tears For Sale on the xmas tour. Now I don't know what to think.
Yeah, SWE wasn't really a patch on Marbles. It's kind of half a good album and the good bits are totally buried under the horrible production job. I think they're well aware of how lukewarm a reception it got.
I've tended to actually like the past albums that the majority of the fanbase don't (Radiation for instance - love it) but SWE still leaves me scratching my head.
I've liked most of the soundclips for "Happiness..." so I'm cautiously optimistic. Been wrong before though :lol:
Plenty of Marillion news out there at the moment.
Firstly, Happiness is the Road will be released on October 20th with the pre-orders sent in early October. However, not instore in the UK - only a limited release in USA, Canada and Poland. Otherwise, the CD is only available from www.marillion.com or a download from both the Marillion site and the usual download sites. Will be interesting to see how they do - I'm sure that a reasonably sized proportion of their fanbase will be horrified that they will have to use the internet to buy the album!
There is now a full version of Whatever is Wrong With You available for download free at www.whateveriswrongwithyou.com . Plus a competition to produce a video for it to place on You Tube where you can win £5,000. I think the song is excellent and I'm really looking forward to the album. Not sure if the idea will raise their profile, but it's good to see them try something different again.
Finally, the band have announced that the first night in Holland will be a full playing of the Seasons End album. I'm absolutely delighted by that, as it was the album where I really got into the band and the first tour I saw them on as well.
I like the new track a lot too. I'm especially pleased with the production which is leaps and bounds better than on Somewhere Else (a real bugbear of mine, the production on that!). I love the cover art for the album too, it's weird and beautiful!
I'm really looking forward to hearing all of Seasons End in Holland too. I can't wait for the convention, it was such a laugh last time and the Centerparcs place is superb :)
Jazzatola
11-08-2008, 09:31
Yep, I'm enjoying Whatever Is Wrong With You so thats at least two tracks I know I'm going to like! I also noticed the full tracklist has been released:
http://www.marillion.com/music/albums/happiness.htm
Volume 1 - Essence
Dreamy Street
This Train is my Life
Essence
Wrapped Up in Time
Liquidity
Nothing Fills the Hole
Woke Up
Trap the Spark
A State of Mind
Happiness is the Road
Volume 2 - The Hard Shoulder
Thunder Fly
The Man from the Planet Marzipan
Asylum Satellite #1
Older than Me
Throw Me Out
Half the World
Whatever is Wrong with You
Especially True
Real Tears for Sale
What do people think then? I've had a promo copy for a few days now and have to say its pretty damn good. Anyone else heard any of it?
Also slightly off topic but does anyone know about the cd coming out featuring bootlegs recordings of old shows (early 80's shows)?
Jazzatola
09-09-2008, 09:36
Join in the fun here:
http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=491464
Jazzatola
09-09-2008, 09:58
Ok, having watched the EPK (http://www.marillion.com) I've come back around. Some of the newer clips sound excellent. Can't wait to get my hands on the album now.
KeyserSoze
09-09-2008, 22:42
I love how they explain the preorder system :lol:
The album has been leaked by the band and you can download it for free:
http://www.musicglue.com/marillion
First play through and it's immediately obvious that this is WAY better than Somewhere Else both in terms of the quality of the production and the songs themselves. It's going to take a bit of listening to sink in though, there's a lot of music here and not that much of it is overtly commercial sounding (hurrah!).
Gigs can't come soon enough now!
Nice bit of publicity on The Beeb...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7606029.stm
Another thing...I cannot get that site to save or open any of the songs (Music Glue) but I heard something about an email address you can ask for the album in MP3? Its on a video?
I also heard the WMA's were DRM which would be useless for Itunes peeps.
I had the option of downloading them in either mp3 or wma. The wma ones are meant for file sharing but, of course, you know it's going to be the mp3s that get uploaded.
Yeah thats inevitable. Got the Music Glue site working, so sent for the MP3s. Must be pretty busy!
Jazzatola
10-09-2008, 12:45
I've decided to wait for the CD. :nuts:
Having said that, would anyone be so kind as to post the track times? Thanks!
dazza001
10-09-2008, 17:43
OK - just quickly typing these across, but they should be OK:
Dreamy Street 1.59
This Train Is My Life 4.47
Essence 6.25
Wrapped Up In Time 5.03
Liquidity 2.09
Nothing Fills The Hole 3.20
Woke Up 3.37
Trap The Spark 5.39
A State Of Mind 4.30
Happiness Is The Road 10.01
Half Empty Jam 6.46
Thunder Fly 6.20
The Man From Planet Marzipan 7.51
Asylum Satellite #1 9.28
Older Than Me 3.08
Throw Me Out 3.58
Half The World 5.05
Whatever Is Wrong With You 4.13
Especially True 4.34
Real Tears For Sale 7.32
Dazza.
KeyserSoze
10-09-2008, 18:39
Grabbing it now, liking what I hear!
Jazzatola
10-09-2008, 19:30
OK - just quickly typing these across, but they should be OKThanks for that! I was just wondering if there were any epics like This Strange Engine or Ocean Cloud. I'd actually prefer more medium length tracks than one or two biggies so this is very positive.
About 6 plays in now and absolutely loving it. Best album they've done for many years :D
About three plays now and I think it is going to be one of their best. But you probably expected me to say that anyway!
I did originally think I might wait for the CD's to drop through the letterbox, but my ears aren't really good enough to distinguish between CD and MP3 and I'm pleased now that I did download. Especially as it gives me plenty of time to learn the new material before the November tour. Still can't wait to receive the real thing, though!
Definitely a real difference between Essence and The Hard Shoulder - Essence is more cohesive as one piece of work, whilst The Hard Shoulder has the better songs. Although as they are, for me at the moment, Whatever Is Wrong With You and Real Tears for Sale, I probably need to listen to the other tracks a bit more, given that I was already familiar with these two songs.
Jazzatola
12-09-2008, 14:51
I did originally think I might wait for the CD's to drop through the letterbox...The wait is already killing me.
It seems the decision by the band to leak the album has upset some fans. The band have sent an e-mail out answering some of the complaints.
KeyserSoze
12-09-2008, 18:18
Why would they be upset?
Why would they be upset?
Because we paid over £20 for this album a year ago. The band have always been anti P2P. Now they decide to seed the album themselves and don't even send out the album to the fans who basically lent them the money to make it in the first place?
The forums are worth reading, a hell of a lot unhappy people on there.
KeyserSoze
12-09-2008, 21:03
Isn't this £20 for a special packaged version on CD not 128kb/s MP3s? A fan should be happy to pay that :)
Because we paid over £20 for this album a year ago. The band have always been anti P2P. Now they decide to seed the album themselves and don't even send out the album to the fans who basically lent them the money to make it in the first place?
The forums are worth reading, a hell of a lot unhappy people on there.
I don't see the problem, the band sent an informative e-mail explaining their decision, the album would have probably been leaked anyway so it's better done this way. Every time you pre order an album you know that it will be available on the net prior to you getting hold of it. Had I purchased a digital copy in advance then that would have been a different matter.
Just to play Devils advocate this is how I see it. The band asked the fans to pay for their album in advance (a year ago). This isn’t the first time they have done this and the real fans would have no problem in donating
their £20+ to do it again. With the money (and interest) the band make an album. Sometime before they finish this album the band decide that they are going to give it away, but tell no one. This is a band that has always been very anti P2P. When the album is pressed and the promo cd's are given to stores / dj's etc the band themselves seed it themselves for free. Their logic; well everyone gets their music from P2P so in order to keep ahead of the game we do it before someone else does it for us. Then after people complain about this on their forums they send an email around trying to justify their reasoning. That doesn’t seem exactly a great way to treat a very small fan base. I would say that P2P is the least of their worries, how many people would actually download a Marillion album anyway? There is certainly nothing commercial about anything on Happiness Is The Road so that’s a casual listen out of the window. If you did a street survey out of the handful of people that actually knew who Marillion were I would bet most of that group still think that the lead singer is a big tall bloke from Scotland? All they have done by trying to get some cheap marketing is to alienate some (not all by any means) of the very people they need in order to survive.
Oh and as for the special version of the album (sorry I meant deluxe campaign edition). Well I'll get in a months time (!). It will be the same as the shop version except it will come in a nice box with a plush booklet with all the names of the people who stumped up the cash to pay for it. All I can hope is that they spell gullible correctly! ;). They even seeded the artwork with their free copy so I even know what that is like.
From the reaction on the forums this will be the last album they get paid for by the fans. Shame though really its a pretty amazing album (although not as good as Tall Ships by It Bites). Oh yeah I also saw Marillion on the Script tour so you could say I was a long time fan!
Ok. You can start flaming me now :(
douglasb
13-09-2008, 06:20
Just to play Devils advocate this is how I see it.
As a non-fan, I thought their statement was alright.
They even say if you have a better solution, they'd be happy to listen.
It was an attempt to control which version was torrented. Once finished copies exist, they lose the control of that. If they somehow found a way to control physical copies until they were in the hands of the 'real' fans, it would be one of those fans who would torrent it.
People are crazy. Getting ***** over £20. There's clearly a new model required for keeping smaller bands operating and at least Marillion have been trying some new stuff in recent years. How many people are in the band? 5 or 6? How much do people think these people should be 'paid' on an annual basis for their art? If, for example, The Damned emailed me and said "Look, times are hard. If 1000 fans mail us £20 it'll help pay the bills for another year and we'll be able to keep going." I'd stump up. I wouldn't expect anything in return. I've enjoyed their music for about 25 years. In terms of PROFIT and putting food on their families tables, I imagine Marillion are making about £4 from that 20. Divided by 5 or 6 people. Hey, thanks for your art guys! See you next year for more of the same!
Just to play Devils advocate this is how I see it. The band asked the fans to pay for their album in advance (a year ago). This isn’t the first time they have done this and the real fans would have no problem in donating
their £20+ to do it again. With the money (and interest) the band make an album. Sometime before they finish this album the band decide that they are going to give it away, but tell no one. This is a band that has always been very anti P2P. When the album is pressed and the promo cd's are given to stores / dj's etc the band themselves seed it themselves for free. Their logic; well everyone gets their music from P2P so in order to keep ahead of the game we do it before someone else does it for us. Then after people complain about this on their forums they send an email around trying to justify their reasoning.
Really? I got the email before it was 'seeded'. Indeed, the email asked the fans to seed the wma version of the album - it wasn't done by the band themselves.
Look at it this way, the band have released a wma and MP3 preview of the album for everyone who pre-ordered and some of those people have chosen to share it. It was done with the blessing and permission of (and indeed encouraged by) the band, but if the same had been done without the permission the files would have been shared anyway. This is the only way that the album could be in the hands of those who paid for it before it was shared anyway, so we're actually better off.
That doesn’t seem exactly a great way to treat a very small fan base. I would say that P2P is the least of their worries, how many people would actually download a Marillion album anyway? There is certainly nothing commercial about anything on Happiness Is The Road so that’s a casual listen out of the window. If you did a street survey out of the handful of people that actually knew who Marillion were I would bet most of that group still think that the lead singer is a big tall bloke from Scotland? All they have done by trying to get some cheap marketing is to alienate some (not all by any means) of the very people they need in order to survive.
I guess this is what they are trying to find out - how many people are stealing their music. They had to do what they have done at this point, otherwise the file sharing sites would have been covered already with shared files, distributed by people who had received preview copies. It happened with previous albums, so it would have happened again. And if P2P isn't a worry for them, then presumably they aren't going to lose anything by uploading the album to it, then.
Oh and as for the special version of the album (sorry I meant deluxe campaign edition). Well I'll get in a months time (!). It will be the same as the shop version except it will come in a nice box with a plush booklet with all the names of the people who stumped up the cash to pay for it. All I can hope is that they spell gullible correctly! ;). They even seeded the artwork with their free copy so I even know what that is like.
From the reaction on the forums this will be the last album they get paid for by the fans. Shame though really its a pretty amazing album (although not as good as Tall Ships by It Bites). Oh yeah I also saw Marillion on the Script tour so you could say I was a long time fan!
Ok. You can start flaming me now :(
There isn't a shop version of this album, at least in the UK - it is only being sold on www.marillion.com . There is a basic edition of each of the discs, which when bought together isn't much cheaper than the campaign edition. I've read through the forums and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with only a few people disagreeing. And given that most of the 'pre-order' fans do it because they know that the album wouldn't get recorded anyway, they would only be cutting off their nose to spite their face if they chose not to pay for a pre-order again. I can't see it making much difference the next time we're asked - it certainly won't for me.
Jazzatola
13-09-2008, 09:07
Yep, I have no problem with this idea and have been happily seeding the wma files. I'll gladly pre-order again too.
The situation has been the same for Anoraknophobia and Marbles: fans pre-ordered the special edition but before they had it in their hands, it was available free on the internet. What's changed this time around is that the band are trying to step in and start a dialogue with those who would normally download the free version.
The only practical difference is the band's involvement and I can't see what's so upsetting about that. If someone burgled your house every year you could ignore them and just keep letting it happen. On the other hand you could try and have a word with them instead. It might not solve the problem but its a step in the right direction.
brendonw
13-09-2008, 09:12
The only practical difference is the band's involvement and I can't see what's so upsetting about that. If someone burgled your house every year you could ignore them and just keep letting it happen. On the other hand you could try and have a word with them instead. It might not solve the problem but its a step in the right direction.
Spot on. I pre-ordered too. I've downloaded the files to tide me over. Don't use P2P much so they aren't shared.
I've not got a problem with it as I see what they are trying to do.
Then after people complain about this on their forums they send an email around trying to justify their reasoning. That doesn’t seem exactly a great way to treat a very small fan base.
All those who pre-ordered the album received an e-mail explaining what was happening before it was leaked, that was how I knew about the musicglue link. The last e-mail was just responding direct to the criticism received by some fans.
Oh and as for the special version of the album (sorry I meant deluxe campaign edition). Well I'll get in a months time (!). It will be the same as the shop version except it will come in a nice box with a plush booklet with all the names of the people who stumped up the cash to pay for it. All I can hope is that they spell gullible correctly! ;).
A lot of people like special / deluxe doesn't make them gullible. I'm not a huge fan of just paying early to finance a recording but I do with Marillion because I like having a deluxe version.
I'm still bemused why anyone can get upset by this. Does it matter the album is availble to download prior to the release date? Do these people usually get upset when an album they have on pre-order turns up on torrent sites before they get their copy?
Well at least I started a decent discussion about the album. Just to move it along a bit what do people think of it after a few listens? One thing for me seems to be the music works better played in a massive 100 plus sitting rather than letter Itunes pick up on one of the songs randomly.
Oh and final question: Anyone got the bootleg 6 cd set ordered?
Jazzatola
13-09-2008, 10:52
Oh and final question: Anyone got the bootleg 6 cd set ordered?I've ordered the box set direct from Racket. Apparently it comes with a signed A4 print too. Quite looking forward to that.
barcelona26051999
13-09-2008, 15:25
I've ordered the box set direct from Racket. Apparently it comes with a signed A4 print too. Quite looking forward to that.
Blimey, i'm skint now! Had to order it for the signed print alone!
I've ordered the box set direct from Racket. Apparently it comes with a signed A4 print too. Quite looking forward to that.
Is Fish doing a slightly different version?
Is Fish doing a slightly different version?
Think it's the same - boxset plus A4 print autographed by the five members of the band at the time. Incidentally you can read some of the sleeve notes over at Fish's website.
As for HITR, I'm still loving it and it's rapidly reaching "classic" status to my ears. There's not one song that I actually dislike, love the production (never thought I'd be saying that after Somewhere Else!) and think it all hangs together really well as a cohesive body of music. I may have to go to even more gigs than I'd planned :)
its been a long long time...
I was a big fan of Marillion with fish (saw them in 1987, St Austell), once he left than I have never heard a single song with the new vocalist, dunno why, just switched to other bands.
Got Misplaced Childhood with the mail last week and put it on, haven't heard it in years, well its still as brilliant as I remembered, no dated 80s issues here.
So I will give this new album ago - as its free... although how on earth do you know if you are downloading the version they want using p2p?
Jazzatola
26-09-2008, 21:19
The idea is that they released it to P2P before the pirates had a chance to, so that by now the torrent with the most seeds and therefore the one you're most likely to click on is the one controlled by the band.
But if you want to be certain, you don't have to go via P2P. Here's the link you need: http://www.musicglue.com/marillion
I'm still holding out for the physical version. :nuts:
I'm still holding out for the physical version. :nuts:
When is that going to ship?
mmm unsure about this... will these .wma files play on my phone (main listening device) - I presume they won't work in itunes and I presume you cannot burn them as an audio cd?
A member of their staff is leaving messages on other albums saying stuff like "this is illegal don't download" - Whereas its ok to p2p the latest album in a DRM form... why didn't they do a normal download like radiohead did? instead of using p2p, which must be the majority of stuff is illegal.
mmm unsure about this... will these .wma files play on my phone (main listening device) - I presume they won't work in itunes and I presume you cannot burn them as an audio cd? ............... why didn't they do a normal download like radiohead did? instead of using p2p, which must be the majority of stuff is illegal.
Just download the MP3 versions from musicglue.
achookang
27-09-2008, 09:20
mmm unsure about this... will these .wma files play on my phone (main listening device) - I presume they won't work in itunes and I presume you cannot burn them as an audio cd?
A member of their staff is leaving messages on other albums saying stuff like "this is illegal don't download" - Whereas its ok to p2p the latest album in a DRM form... why didn't they do a normal download like radiohead did? instead of using p2p, which must be the majority of stuff is illegal.
After giving your email address and some very basic demographics (like which county/city you live so you can receive concert news etc) you get the choice of d/l wma for seeding on p2p sites, or standard MP3s to do which as you will. :thumbs: So you could put them on your phone, iTunes, or burn to an audio CD.
sorted - thanks Bish and achookang... should learn to read!
Jazzatola
27-09-2008, 19:21
When is that going to ship?Some time between now and the official release date, October 20th. As far as I know, the album was sent to manufacturing a few weeks ago so it shouldn't be too long.
mmm - firmly in the Marillion first version camp... much prefer the voice of fish, not keen on this other guys at all...
brendonw
30-09-2008, 13:57
which albums with H on vocals have you listened to Orac ?
:)
Just new one, musically i like it and it has echoes of the first 4 albums at times.
brendonw
30-09-2008, 15:25
Could try some of the earlier H albums, maybe Brave or Afraid of Sunlight.
Brave is the most "prog", AOS is my favourite of the h era and is a wonderfully atmospheric album.
He does seem to have developed a fairly annoying habit of mumbling a lot of the lyrics these days. And what's all that singing some of the high notes deliberately (one hopes) out of tune malarkey?
dazza001
30-09-2008, 17:17
This is the first album they've done for a few years that's got me seriously interested... I bought everything they ever did up to Brave and saw them live 3 times (twice with H, and once w/ Fish - who I got to interview some years later around the time of Internal Exile - happy memories of that :)) But I just kind of got out of the loop a bit, although I picked up Radiation (some good songs on there, but the whole thing killed by awful production) and dot com. I never owned Marbles, but heard lots of good things about it, and am looking forward to playing the new one a bit more now it's on my iPod. The Barrowlands show in Dec '89 has to be one of the greatest gigs I've ever been to...
Ah well - enough memory lane. But I hope this album does well...
Dazza
Jazzatola
01-10-2008, 12:53
...although I picked up Radiation and dot com...That's quite unlucky really as they're probably the weakest of the last four albums. Anoraknophobia is good and Marbles is exceptional and an essential purchase. All IMHO obviously.
Brozyniak
16-10-2008, 08:34
Returned home from work last night to find Happiness on the road on my mat. I've resited the temptation to listen to it from the net and am looking forward to enjoying the album for the first time.
For those of you who haven't seen it the special edition consists of two hardback books, one for each cd, comprising pictures and lyrics, with the names of the prefunders credited every few pages or so, all presented in sturdy box.
Returned home from work last night to find Happiness on the road on my mat. I've resited the temptation to listen to it from the net and am looking forward to enjoying the album for the first time.
For those of you who haven't seen it the special edition consists of two hardback books, one for each cd, comprising pictures and lyrics, with the names of the prefunders credited every few pages or so, all presented in sturdy box.
Got mine as well. Its pretty nice isn't it?
brendonw
17-10-2008, 06:56
Returned home from work last night to find Happiness on the road on my mat. I've resited the temptation to listen to it from the net and am looking forward to enjoying the album for the first time.
For those of you who haven't seen it the special edition consists of two hardback books, one for each cd, comprising pictures and lyrics, with the names of the prefunders credited every few pages or so, all presented in sturdy box.
You'll be just as impressed with the content of the CDs too :D
Brozyniak
17-10-2008, 08:27
Sits nicely on my shelf next to the Marbles box.
Only had a chance to listen to the first CD last night and I am impressed, Essence is my fave track so far. A vast improvement over the last album.
What's with the blank track on the first CD?
Jazzatola
17-10-2008, 09:59
********! Nothing here yet... :cry:
Mine arrived today, very nice and almost identical to the Marbles packaging except it comes with two books instead of one.
brendonw
17-10-2008, 17:26
Still waiting.............
What's with the blank track on the first CD?
It's just a pause to separate the last track from the rest as it's effectively a bonus track and not part of the overall "arc" of the preceding stuff.
Jazzatola
21-10-2008, 15:31
Finally got my copy yesterday. It's all a little overwhelming at first but a few tracks are starting to stand out: This Train Is My Life, Liquidity, Trap The Spark, Especially True and Real Tears For Sale are my current favourites.
Although I downloaded the tracks I only ever played it once and now my copy has arrived I've concentrated on Volume 1 - Essence. I love Nothing Fills The Hole but it's way too short, take away the intro and the end you're left with about 1 min 19 sec of actual song :( From then on though Vol 1 is superb with Woke Up, Trap the Spark, A State of Mind & Happiness is the Road all being great tracks.
Jazzatola
19-11-2008, 14:50
I have a spare ticket for the Forum gig tonight. Not asking for more than face value obviously but if you're interested, reply here.
EDIT - Too late! Going offline now!
I have a spare ticket for the Forum gig tonight. Not asking for more than face value obviously but if you're interested, reply here.
EDIT - Too late! Going offline now!
For future reference all sales must take place in the classifieds and not the music forum.
Jazzatola
20-11-2008, 00:07
Good point. Obvious really. Sorry about that.
So, has any other forum member just returned from Port Zelande in the Netherlands. I just had my first Marillion weekend experience and the gigs were absolutely sublime.
Shamelessly ripped from the MOLF ( www.marillion.com/forum ) the setlists for each night were as follows (READ NO FURTHER IF YOU ARE GOING TO MONTREAL AND DON'T WANT TO KNOW!)
FRI: "SEASONS END - FEATURED ALBUM"
The King of Sunset Town
Easter
The Uninvited Guest
Seasons End
Holloway Girl
Berlin
After Me
Hooks in You
The Space
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The Release
The Bell In The Sea
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The Man From The Planet Marzipan
Essence
Asylum Satellite #1
Whatever is Wrong With You
Happiness Is The Road
SAT: "TRACKS OF OUR YEARS..."
(All tracks written ~ not necessarily recorded ~ in year X)
This Train Is My Life - 2008
Somewhere Else - 2007
Real Tears For Sale - 2006
State of Mind - 2005 < FIRST LIVE OUTING?
The Damage - 2004
Genie - 2003
Drilling Holes - 2002
When I Meet God - 2001
Map of The World - 2000
A Legacy - 1999
Cathedral Wall - 1998
Estonia - 1997
An Accidental Man - 1996
Out of This World - 1995
Lap of Luxury - 1994
Hard as Love - 1993
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No One Can - 1992
The Party - 1991
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Cover My Eyes - 1990
Slainte Mhath - 1987
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Garden Party - 1981
SUN: "THE EPIC EVENING"
A Few Words For The Dead
This Town / The Rakes Progress / 100 Nights
This Is The 21st Century
Ocean Cloud
If My Heart Were a Ball It Would Roll Uphill
Interior Lulu
Kayleigh / Lavender / Heart Of Lothian
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The Invisible Man
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This Strange Engine
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Neverland
I never thought I'd hear them do Kayleigh / Lavender / Heart of Lothian again - I think it's ten years since any of them got an airing - but the Saturday night list was the pick of the three. Just too much special to talk about in the setlists, but real credit to h for Sunday, where he had to delay the gig by half an hour due to food poisoning (or was it too much beer!), spent the whole gig looking very ill and emotional, yet put in one of his best performances.
The three nights were absolute perfection, and to achieve that without playing some of their more regular favourites was something special. To think that these sets missed out the likes of Afraid of Sunlight, King, Beautiful, Splintering Heart, Fantastic Place, Runaway, Mad, Great Escape, Hotel Hobbies / Warm Wet Circles / That Time of the Night and Sugar Mice!
I have very little doubt that I will do everything possible to be at the next Weekend, although I just could not see how they can improve on this one.
Jazzatola
25-03-2009, 15:00
I've never been to any of the weekends as it just seems a bit too much Marillion all at once for me. But on the other hand, the setlists are always fantastic. I hope they put some of these out as Racket releases.
Agree with everything Hedgie said, it was an absolutely magical weekend all round, even the weather was just about as good as it could have been. The gigs were all stunning, with an excellent big fat sound mix that suited the music perfectly. I have never in all my years of seeing this band seen them get an ovation like they did on the Sunday night - it just went on and on :) Convention gigs are always special because of the general vibe from the audience but this time the band really pulled out all the stops.
Oh and it was all extensively filmed so expect CDs and DVDs at some point!
Lucy's rock disco..erm...rocked too!
These weekends are so much more than just the gigs though, it's as much about meeting up with old (and new) friends and generally having a great time. I haven't laughed so much since, well probably the last M weekend two years ago.
There will be acoustic-ish (full band) gigs later in the year :)
Did anyone catch Mark Kelly on Radio 2 today commenting about YouTube and moaning about his low PRS royalty cheque, it was something like 0.6p. While part of me can see their point I do find Marillion's constant stance on piracy a little tiresome. You would have to be an extremely wealthy fan to purchase ever product the band release.
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