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~~MicShazam~~ · 09-03-2017, 12:55 PM

This evening I decided to listen to some Marillion, what with Trollheart having mentioned them several times recently and me being annoyed that I can't seem to recall what they sound like, even though their album covers seem quite familier to me. I think my sister owns several of these, or perhaps those are her boyfriend's CD's. Many years ago, I was visiting my sister for a few days. I was alone in their house for an evening, so I remember going through randomly picked CD's from the shelf and Marillion was among those I picked out. So I have heard some of their material, I guess.

Misplaced Childhood (1985)

I think this album cover must be famous. It seems very familiar to me. I listened to the entire album and pretty much enjoyed it. It did seem like the best songs were the very first on the disc (Pseudo Silk Kimono and Kayleigh), but I was pretty on board with the whole album none the less. At times it got a bit more prog than I prefer, but nothing too objectionably cheesy. Some times, solos or other guitar or keyboard details actually sounded damn good. I'm going to have take a trip through this album again some day.

Made Again (1996)

I'm pretty much just going by what albums are uploaded in full on YT for now, so this was next for me. I realized after a couple songs that it was live. They're really good live! It sounds very precise, vivid and full of life. Very good production on this live recording. The singer really has good command of his voice. I like brighter voices like his. He's like a higher pitched, more vulnerable sounding David Gahan crossed with Carly Simon.

I decided to only listen to half of disc 1 of 2 so I could go find something else from the band. Pretty good though. I can't mention a single highlight as such, but the songs struck me as generally pretty solid.

Fugazi (1984)

Turns out it's not easy to find their albums on Youtube, so this might be the last I'm checking out for now. This one came out one year before the first one I checked out. The singer sounds somewhat different on the first track, but I think it's the same guy.

Very 80's sounding booming drums. Sounds a bit like it was recorded at the bottom of a well, but that might be the Youtube upload, since it seems like the uploader recorded his LP playing out loud in the room instead of capturing the audio output feed directly with his computer.

The synths sound a bit corny here. A bit like the soundtrack to some 80's fantasy movie or something. Still, not saying it's bad, just that the album that comes after sounds a bit more sophisticated and nice.

I'm just going to let this album play out, probably also go through side 2 since I see he uploaded that too.

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OK, so, that was my little Marillion odyssee for tonight. I liked a lot of what I heard. Hard to say whether they will really catch on for me, but they're nice enough to listen to. Favorite element of the band: Probably the singer. I like his voice and his upper register vocals. He reminds me a bit of both Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, but I like him better than either.

09-03-2017, 12:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	This evening I decided to listen to some Marillion, what with Trollheart having mentioned them several times recently and me being annoyed that I can't seem to recall what they sound like, even though their album covers seem quite familier to me. I think my sister owns several of these, or perhaps those are her boyfriend's CD's. Many years ago, I was visiting my sister for a few days. I was alone in their house for an evening, so I remember going through randomly picked CD's from the shelf and Marillion was among those I picked out. So I have heard some of their material, I guess. Misplaced Childhood (1985) I think this album cover must be famous. It seems very familiar to me. I listened to the entire album and pretty much enjoyed it. It did seem like the best songs were the very first on the disc (Pseudo Silk Kimono and Kayleigh), but I was pretty on board with the whole album none the less. At times it got a bit more prog than I prefer, but nothing too objectionably cheesy. Some times, solos or other guitar or keyboard details actually sounded damn good. I'm going to have take a trip through this album again some day. Made Again (1996) I'm pretty much just going by what albums are uploaded in full on YT for now, so this was next for me. I realized after a couple songs that it was live. They're really good live! It sounds very precise, vivid and full of life. Very good production on this live recording. The singer really has good command of his voice. I like brighter voices like his. He's like a higher pitched, more vulnerable sounding David Gahan crossed with Carly Simon. I decided to only listen to half of disc 1 of 2 so I could go find something else from the band. Pretty good though. I can't mention a single highlight as such, but the songs struck me as generally pretty solid. Fugazi (1984) Turns out it's not easy to find their albums on Youtube, so this might be the last I'm checking out for now. This one came out one year before the first one I checked out. The singer sounds somewhat different on the first track, but I think it's the same guy. Very 80's sounding booming drums. Sounds a bit like it was recorded at the bottom of a well, but that might be the Youtube upload, since it seems like the uploader recorded his LP playing out loud in the room instead of capturing the audio output feed directly with his computer. The synths sound a bit corny here. A bit like the soundtrack to some 80's fantasy movie or something. Still, not saying it's bad, just that the album that comes after sounds a bit more sophisticated and nice. I'm just going to let this album play out, probably also go through side 2 since I see he uploaded that too. --- OK, so, that was my little Marillion odyssee for tonight. I liked a lot of what I heard. Hard to say whether they will really catch on for me, but they're nice enough to listen to. Favorite element of the band: Probably the singer. I like his voice and his upper register vocals. He reminds me a bit of both Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, but I like him better than either.