Disco de Marillion: “marillion.com”

I have been a hard core Marillion fan since 1884 and I have to say that, with the exception of "This Strange Engine", "Marillion.com" is the worst CD the band has released to date. I thought that the band might be back on track after "Radiation" which was the best CD since "Brave" (a CD which may be one of the best I'ver ever heard and which should be remembered along with "Misplaced Childhood" as one the band's greatest efforts). However, "Marillion.com just doesn't do it for me. The CD seems rushed and not a single track has the depth or quality that are typically of most of Marillion's work. Don't get me wrong, these tracks are still better than most of the garbage you will hear on top 40 radio, but this CD is no where near the quality of of Marillion's early years or of the better CD's they have released over the last 10 years. It should be noted that many of the newer fans, who have had less exposure to Marillion's other work, are giving this CD high marks. Do yourselves a favor and buy the remastered copies of "Childhood's End", "Clutching at Straws", Seasons End" and "Brave", and get "Radiation". You won't be disappointed and you will get to hear the neo-progessive rock at it's best. Better luck next time!

The 11th Marillion album, the the 7th featuring Steve Hogarth sees the band seemingly in more refelective mood as we end the 20th century.

Anyone who labours under the impression that Marillion belong in the 80's need to listen to this to hear how the band have retain a fresh, inventive edge to their own style of music that holds it's own with bands like Radiohead and Travis.

Hogarths vocals shine and is able complimented by Steve Rothery's driving guitar and Mark Kelly's strong keyboards. Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosely also combine to provide a ruthm section bands would die for.

Highlights include "Go!", "Deserve" and "Interior Lulu", the latter a nod towards the Marillion epics of old and a great song albiet marred by a bonkers keyboard bit in the middle.

It's not an album that makes an immediate impression, but like good wine it matures with time.

It's shame the music media treats Marillion with contempt - their job is to report and highlight good music and by continually shunning Marillion, they're *not* doing their jobs...

In their 11 studio-album career, Marillion have managed four albums which are excellent from start to finish: Misplaced Childhood, Season's End, Afraid of Sunlight, and now Marillion.com. The experimentation done on "Radiation" has come to fruition in this set of songs which balances the old and the new perfectly.

This album will most likely go down in history, like many Marillion discs, as the greatest album nobody heard. And that's a shame, because very few bands these days could write a song like "go!" and make it work as well as it does here. I can't think of any band today that could write something like "Interior Lulu" and not have the PR people pulling their hair out because it's not single-worthy. Bands come and musicians go...but these guys are artists in every sense of the word, and marillion.com is easily one to be hung in the gallery alongside Afraid of Sunlight and Clutching at Straws.

Calling all Marillion fans...let everyone know that this is the Marillion album the US has been waiting for. Poppy, yet complex! "Rich," "Deserve," "Tumble Down the Years," and "a Legacy" are sure to win new fans. I'd classify marillion.com as a mainstream album, though how can any of us classify this great band? If the Radiation CD comprised Marillion's experimental effort to grunge an audience, then marillion.com leads one to think that the band has finally come upon the magic formula of music that satisfies the old Fish-heads while showcasing Hogarth's magic voice!This album will leave all American Marillion fans dying for a US tour!