Thanks for reviewing this track from one of the best bands in the world. Marillion with Fish were fantastic but when Steve Hogarth “H” joined he help take the band to a whole higher level. They have an amazing catalog of work; and the latest album “An Hour Before It’s Dark” is stunning :)
Steve Rothery is making a record with Steve Hackett, release will be end of this summer.. can't wait... I've seen to them many times. Last year I was at the Marillion Weekend and next year too, here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱. I think it's the only band in the world that organizes a whole weekend for their fans. Amazing. There are loads of gems among their songs. Neverland (live '09, weekend 🇳🇱) is amazing! The great Escape (live '13) too. If you like long songs, check out Ocean Cloud (about an ocean rower) and Gaza.
Hi there, and thanks for sharing your reaction to The Space, one of the classics of post-Fish era. You might also want to listen to its All One Tonight - Live at the Royal Albert Hall version, because it's an amazing performance, with the help of a small orchestra. Believe me you won't regret spending the time to watch & listen to it. Anyway, Misplaced Childhood was their third album and probably their masterpiece, but they kept writing great stuff along with Steve Hogarth and there's a great deal of discography of 35 years to listen to. One thing you might need to know about this wonderful band is that they have the most loyal fans & followers all around the world. Those fans paid for the album production expenses & financed the whole tours, way before "crowdfunding" have become a thing, when they have gone independent & founded their own record label. So, welcome to the amazing world of Marillion and I hope you'll give them more time in your channel. Cheers & regards from a 56-year-old-avid-follower who has been listening to the band since the age of 16.
Marillion have been part of my life on and off since 1983. This song is one of my favourites. It's such a powerful and dramatic performance I live and breathe every second of it. The song is basically about that feeling of exhilaration you get in that moment when life seems like an open goal in front of you, the possibilities are limitless, and you are completely oblivious to the wreckage and damaged people you leave in your wake. And you are also alone in that feeling, because no-one can share it with you. Been there, done that - and regretted it since. Steve Hogarth's voice is really shredded here, I think it was the end of a three night run of shows, and they may have dropped the key from the original recording. When I saw the band on Steve Hogarth's first tour his voice was absolutely pure. You can find that performance on the Stoke Row to Ipanema DVD. I definitely recommend the Season's End album. It was the beginning of a new era for Marillion. Other songs I recommend with Steve Hogarth: King, This Strange Engine, Neverland and Out of this World. The live performances are passionate but inconsistent, the studio performances are less interesting as a fan but maybe easier on a new listener.
I've loved Marillion since the mid 80's when I first discovered them as an exchange student in Germany. I love both the Fish and Hogarth eras. They have evolved over the years. My absolute favorite song of theirs though is "The Great Escape". But they have so so many great ones. Too many to list here. Have fun discovering their catalog. Oh, and btw, Misplaced Childhood was their 3rd album, not their first.
Followed Marillion since the start. Enjoyed the Fish era, but loved Hogarth. Didn't see them live until the Brave tour 1994. Saw them twice on the Marbles tour 2004. Then moved to New Zealand. Travelled back in 2017 and 2019 for their convention weekends. Hogarth sometimes puts the strain in his voice in my opinion to add to the anguish in the theme. The best live performances are the Great escape, Neverland and Gaza.
Thanks, Glenn and Adrian, good reaction as always. Marillion are a great band with their own characteristics, and they are the pioneers of fan-funded music and have remained that way ever since. Steve Hogarth is originally a keyboardist and singer and remained so with Marillion. On TH-cam, there is a good conversation by @DougHelvering with him from 2022. By the way, Hogarth is a master of drama on stage, he could easily be Paulina Villarreal's teacher on this, which, by the way, I love about both of them.
You asked us if we ever saw Marillion, as if Marillion, like a lot of first-generation prog bands, is no longer a living, breathing band. Well, they are maybe close to retiring, but they are still putting out albums and touring. They are all in their late 60's now, but still doing one of the things I love about them, which are "Marillion Weekends", where fans travel to a venue city to attend multiple Marillion concerts. The only venue located in North America for the 2025 set of weekends is Montreal next March, where they will play two differenet setlist concerts where if you buy the inexpensive main floor tickets, you can easily see the band from about 25' or less directly in front of the state.. The sound and lighting are top-notch, and at some point during the weekend you could easily bump into one of the band members out and about during the day. If you had the chance to go back in time and see the Beatles, or Classic Yes, or Peter Gabriel's Genesis, how could you pass on that opportunity? For a few years now, you still have the chance to see Marillion live in concert without needing a time machine. If you go, you won't regret it. If you don't go, you'll be filled with regrets for years to come. Rumor has it that they won't return to Montreal in 2027.
Thanks for the tip. By the way, Steve Hackett's modern Genesis shows are every bit as amazing as I believe an early Genesis show would have been! Still one of my favorite concerts of all time was seeing him at The Egg in Albany NY where every seat is amazing.
40 + years of music to catch up on. And it all sounds different. They've continuously evolved their sound over the decades and are now working on their next album. Just dive in anywhere and you'll hear something different. One of my favourites is "The Invisible Man".
Thanks! Me gustó esto. Puedo escuchar muchas cosas de esos años en este tema. Ahora bien, cuando nombran música de Escocia, pienso en Gerry Rafferty y su álbum City to City!
In the 70s Marillion were a Genesis knock off band with a pseudo Peter Gabriel, Fish. A lot of people in England really like them and they have some really good songs. The members of Genesis like them and I think felt flattered. It's like they created a Genesis genre.
Misplaced Childhood was their third album, but by far the best known. Marillion fans are mostly divided in Fish fans and Hogarth fans. I do have their first two Hogath albums and saw them live twice at the subsequent tours, but I decided I did not like Hogarth's voice enough to continue following them. I do however like a lot of Fish' solo albums. But the Fish era Marillion is epic.
there are some who prefer Fish era and some who prefer Hogarth era and some (like me) who love both. I first got to know the band right as fish left and H joined, so I was discovering Fish era songs at the same time as the first H era album (Season's End). Maybe that's why I don't have a preference? But I do think that H has taken the band a lot further than Fish ever would have, imho. I recommend to you to listen to both and form your own opinion.
Thanks for reviewing this track from one of the best bands in the world.
Marillion with Fish were fantastic but when Steve Hogarth “H” joined he help take the band to a whole higher level. They have an amazing catalog of work; and the latest album “An Hour Before It’s Dark” is stunning :)
this band is above all else , best band ever, they have so much gold to discover for you guys if you wish to do so
Steve Rothery is making a record with Steve Hackett, release will be end of this summer.. can't wait...
I've seen to them many times.
Last year I was at the Marillion Weekend and next year too, here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
I think it's the only band in the world that organizes a whole weekend for their fans. Amazing.
There are loads of gems among their songs.
Neverland (live '09, weekend 🇳🇱) is amazing!
The great Escape (live '13) too.
If you like long songs, check out Ocean Cloud (about an ocean rower) and Gaza.
Hi there, and thanks for sharing your reaction to The Space, one of the classics of post-Fish era. You might also want to listen to its All One Tonight - Live at the Royal Albert Hall version, because it's an amazing performance, with the help of a small orchestra. Believe me you won't regret spending the time to watch & listen to it. Anyway, Misplaced Childhood was their third album and probably their masterpiece, but they kept writing great stuff along with Steve Hogarth and there's a great deal of discography of 35 years to listen to. One thing you might need to know about this wonderful band is that they have the most loyal fans & followers all around the world. Those fans paid for the album production expenses & financed the whole tours, way before "crowdfunding" have become a thing, when they have gone independent & founded their own record label. So, welcome to the amazing world of Marillion and I hope you'll give them more time in your channel. Cheers & regards from a 56-year-old-avid-follower who has been listening to the band since the age of 16.
Great song time to listen to Neverland live that song blew my mind. Genesis wish’s they could be Marillion 😀
Magnificent, wow wow wow 👌👌👌
Marillion have been part of my life on and off since 1983. This song is one of my favourites. It's such a powerful and dramatic performance I live and breathe every second of it. The song is basically about that feeling of exhilaration you get in that moment when life seems like an open goal in front of you, the possibilities are limitless, and you are completely oblivious to the wreckage and damaged people you leave in your wake. And you are also alone in that feeling, because no-one can share it with you. Been there, done that - and regretted it since. Steve Hogarth's voice is really shredded here, I think it was the end of a three night run of shows, and they may have dropped the key from the original recording. When I saw the band on Steve Hogarth's first tour his voice was absolutely pure. You can find that performance on the Stoke Row to Ipanema DVD. I definitely recommend the Season's End album. It was the beginning of a new era for Marillion. Other songs I recommend with Steve Hogarth: King, This Strange Engine, Neverland and Out of this World. The live performances are passionate but inconsistent, the studio performances are less interesting as a fan but maybe easier on a new listener.
Please check! Neverland, great escape
I've loved Marillion since the mid 80's when I first discovered them as an exchange student in Germany. I love both the Fish and Hogarth eras. They have evolved over the years. My absolute favorite song of theirs though is "The Great Escape". But they have so so many great ones. Too many to list here. Have fun discovering their catalog. Oh, and btw, Misplaced Childhood was their 3rd album, not their first.
Big fan and saw them live with 'Brave'
Me too, 1994 in Hamburg in the "Docks".
Followed Marillion since the start. Enjoyed the Fish era, but loved Hogarth. Didn't see them live until the Brave tour 1994. Saw them twice on the Marbles tour 2004. Then moved to New Zealand. Travelled back in 2017 and 2019 for their convention weekends. Hogarth sometimes puts the strain in his voice in my opinion to add to the anguish in the theme.
The best live performances are the Great escape, Neverland and Gaza.
Marillion is best band alive!
Thanks, Glenn and Adrian, good reaction as always. Marillion are a great band with their own characteristics, and they are the pioneers of fan-funded music and have remained that way ever since. Steve Hogarth is originally a keyboardist and singer and remained so with Marillion. On TH-cam, there is a good conversation by @DougHelvering with him from 2022.
By the way, Hogarth is a master of drama on stage, he could easily be Paulina Villarreal's teacher on this, which, by the way, I love about both of them.
We enjoyed checking this song out. Thanks very much
You asked us if we ever saw Marillion, as if Marillion, like a lot of first-generation prog bands, is no longer a living, breathing band. Well, they are maybe close to retiring, but they are still putting out albums and touring. They are all in their late 60's now, but still doing one of the things I love about them, which are "Marillion Weekends", where fans travel to a venue city to attend multiple Marillion concerts. The only venue located in North America for the 2025 set of weekends is Montreal next March, where they will play two differenet setlist concerts where if you buy the inexpensive main floor tickets, you can easily see the band from about 25' or less directly in front of the state.. The sound and lighting are top-notch, and at some point during the weekend you could easily bump into one of the band members out and about during the day.
If you had the chance to go back in time and see the Beatles, or Classic Yes, or Peter Gabriel's Genesis, how could you pass on that opportunity? For a few years now, you still have the chance to see Marillion live in concert without needing a time machine. If you go, you won't regret it. If you don't go, you'll be filled with regrets for years to come.
Rumor has it that they won't return to Montreal in 2027.
Thanks for the tip. By the way, Steve Hackett's modern Genesis shows are every bit as amazing as I believe an early Genesis show would have been! Still one of my favorite concerts of all time was seeing him at The Egg in Albany NY where every seat is amazing.
40 + years of music to catch up on. And it all sounds different. They've continuously evolved their sound over the decades and are now working on their next album. Just dive in anywhere and you'll hear something different. One of my favourites is "The Invisible Man".
album: "F E A R" (2016) The new kings....Thanks from Greece
Thanks! Me gustó esto. Puedo escuchar muchas cosas de esos años en este tema. Ahora bien, cuando nombran música de Escocia, pienso en Gerry Rafferty y su álbum City to City!
The best band on the planet
In the 70s Marillion were a Genesis knock off band with a pseudo Peter Gabriel, Fish. A lot of people in England really like them and they have some really good songs. The members of Genesis like them and I think felt flattered. It's like they created a Genesis genre.
Misplaced Childhood was their third album, but by far the best known. Marillion fans are mostly divided in Fish fans and Hogarth fans. I do have their first two Hogath albums and saw them live twice at the subsequent tours, but I decided I did not like Hogarth's voice enough to continue following them. I do however like a lot of Fish' solo albums. But the Fish era Marillion is epic.
I have herad that the best era was when Fish was with the band.
Well, you heard wrong.
there are some who prefer Fish era and some who prefer Hogarth era and some (like me) who love both. I first got to know the band right as fish left and H joined, so I was discovering Fish era songs at the same time as the first H era album (Season's End). Maybe that's why I don't have a preference? But I do think that H has taken the band a lot further than Fish ever would have, imho.
I recommend to you to listen to both and form your own opinion.
Sorry Band !
Marillion without Fish , Finish ! KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK...
Hogart is the best!