tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post3303405552296553721..comments2024-01-23T18:07:34.779+00:00Comments on Spikemike...is breaking a leg: Marillion, Sounds That Can't Be Made, TOUR -Review- Manchester AcademyMichael Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275254793604286461noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-10017252750964093952014-11-06T18:48:26.809+00:002014-11-06T18:48:26.809+00:00Force of habit with the kisses I am afraid.. hehe ...Force of habit with the kisses I am afraid.. hehe sorryMichael Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275254793604286461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-12586928441262935782014-11-06T18:47:32.150+00:002014-11-06T18:47:32.150+00:00MR Anon...you never did xxx
MR Anon...you never did xxx<br />Michael Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275254793604286461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-6847687454639680532012-09-13T09:11:33.305+01:002012-09-13T09:11:33.305+01:00I am off to see the boys tonight at Wolverhampton ...I am off to see the boys tonight at Wolverhampton Civic, can't wait. Loving the new album. Will pass you my thoughts tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-76655336302761206562012-09-12T17:42:36.656+01:002012-09-12T17:42:36.656+01:00Hey Anonymous of 2.57 PM chuck me your name, grea...Hey Anonymous of 2.57 PM chuck me your name, great words, could use and abuse people like you and Hayley (the OP)to get some great music reviews and the like..would you be interested..?<br /><br />Michael Michael Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275254793604286461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-88097673552298969782012-09-12T14:57:26.342+01:002012-09-12T14:57:26.342+01:00I hadn't been able to see Marillion live since...I hadn't been able to see Marillion live since 2007 when I saw them in Wolverhampton on their 'Somewhere Else' tour, so I was looking forward to this immensely.<br />I wasn't disappointed. The new tracks stood up every bit as well as established material and Steve Hogarth was on fire throughout the show. I thought at one stage that he was p*ssed. The rest of the band were absolutely flawless. It's always a privilege to watch a guitarist like Steve Rothery being put through his paces and his playing was immaculate, at times calling to mind Andy Latimer, David Gilmour and Steve Hackett, but make no mistake, Rothery isn't an imitator. His guitar solos soar and fly unlike any other. They are pitch perfect and emotive. No 20 notes a second rubbish. Every guitar line is carefully thought through and played with total precision. The same can be said of Ian Mosley; the unsung hero of the group. He's always been one of my favourite drummers; silky smooth and unfussy, yet complex and powerful when required. Never showing off, just going wherever the music takes him and always delivering the goods. A top quality drummer in my view.<br />Messr's Trewavas and Kelly just do what they've doing for over 30 years; technical, rolling baselines that drive the music on with the former and dramatic/atmospheric soundscapes and shadings played with consummate skill with the latter.<br />Marillion blazed a trail of quality music for around 2 hours in front of a capacity crowd that was partisan in it's support of the band. Songs like 'You're Gone', Neverland', 'Fantastic Place' and 'Sugar Mice' are immediate crowd pleasing numbers that get everyone singing along, but 'Gaza', 'Real Tears For Sale' and 'The Sky Above The Rain' are deeper and more complex, requiring attention from the listener.<br />It was also good to hear Marillion playing a good chunk from the 'Holidays In Eden' album; always one of the band's most underrated efforts for me. This isn't music for the X-Factor generation. It's music geared towards people that want something more thought-provoking and emotional. Music that resonates and stays with you forever, rather than over-hyped, over-played, here today, gone tomorrow, production line trash.<br />In terms of Hogarth polarising opinion, I must admit that I loved him straight away when he first joined Marillion in 1989. He lost me a bit between 'Radiation' and 'Anoraknophobia', when his falsetto warbling started to grate and his low pitch, muttering of some lyrics became almost inaudible. He got it back together with 'Marbles', but was a bit hit and miss with 'Somewhere Else' and 'Happiness Is The Road'. His performances on 'Sounds That Can't Be Made' are nothing short of sensational and I have to agree with the original reviewer. I really don't think that we'd even be talking about Marillion in 2012 if it weren't for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-22006904158996458502012-09-12T08:41:28.223+01:002012-09-12T08:41:28.223+01:00Hi Tony, thanks for your comment. I'm really c...Hi Tony, thanks for your comment. I'm really cross I didn't get my act into gear and get a ticket for Sheffield before they all sold out! Was nice to speak to you at the gig. I always have to go on my own because my husband isn't a fan - which continues to amaze me :) HayleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3975713208495135740.post-86152040197439344832012-09-11T23:29:25.627+01:002012-09-11T23:29:25.627+01:00Great review Hayley,I was the chap you stood next ...Great review Hayley,I was the chap you stood next too and we had a little chat,it really was as good as you say in your review.Tony GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com