Post Tagged with: "Marillion"

by / on January 29, 2013 at 10:02 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

‘We were never darlings of the media’: Steve Rothery credits rabid fanbase for Marillion’s successes

Marillion is currently touring behind the well-received Sounds That Can’t Be Made, though you’d hardly know it based on radio airplay — even in their native England. Long-time guitarist Steve Rothery says that’s par for the course.

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by / on October 1, 2012 at 9:49 am / in Monthly Best-of Lists, Uncategorized

Best of September 2012: Reader picks include Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, Jeff Lynne

Bob Dylan, both with and without his legendary collaborators the Band, roared to the top of Something Else! Reviews’ reader poll for September 2012 — with entries at both Nos. 1 and 2.

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by / on September 17, 2012 at 8:20 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Aimee Mann, Band of Horses, Ben Folds Five, Lonnie Smith, Marillion

New Music Monday gets off to a quick start with great stuff from Aimee Mann, Band of Horses, Ben Folds Five, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Marillion.

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by / on September 16, 2012 at 11:28 am / in Concerts, Progressive rock, Rock Music

'Some things age better than others': Steve Hogarth discusses how Marillion's set lists balance the old and new

Back now with an impressive return-to-form record, Marillion is in the midst of a well-received tour. Exploring the fresh revelations found in Sounds That Can’t Be Made is the easy part, though.

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by / on September 13, 2012 at 8:54 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Marillion – Sounds That Can’t Be Made (2012)

There’s a reason most prog albums leave the epic song for the end, as Marillion’s new album makes clear. They begin here with “Gaza,” a dramatic rumination on the senselessness of war, and then struggle for a while to regain momentum.

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by / on September 4, 2012 at 2:39 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! sneak peek: Marillion, "Gaza" (2012)

Marillion’s “Gaza” is a sweeping testament to the lingering power of the prog-rock epic, yet it remains — and this is what gives the track its resonance — firmly rooted in today’s world.

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by / on July 17, 2012 at 5:06 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Something Else! sneak peek: Marillion, "Power" (2012)

Even as Marillion puts the finishing touches on their forthcoming 2012 studio album, the prog rockers have released a new song — called “Power.”

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by / on July 2, 2012 at 8:05 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Asia, Shorty Rogers, Marillion and a gold-plated Bob Dylan

Asia’s return-to-form release from its original superstar lineup highlights a week that also includes new live and studio stuff from Icarus Witch, Jefferson Starship, Marillion and Nile

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by / on April 27, 2012 at 7:09 am / in Friday Morning Listen, Progressive rock, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: Porcupine Tree – The Incident (2009)

I don’t usually spend a lot of time dumping on music that I don’t like. This is pretty much an ironclad rule when it comes to reviews. It’s the most pointless kind of writing, rarely rising above the level of drunken frat-boy snark.

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by / on February 11, 2012 at 7:39 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Marillion – Somewhere Else (2007)

Marillion returned three years after their epic, widely lauded Marbles concept piece with another self-produced album. While no one seriously expected them to top such a feat, all ears were curious

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