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Marillion continue on their merry musical adventure, revisiting an album’s-worth of songs and stamping them anew in a leaner, focused light. The aptly titled Less Is More isn’t a watered-down album of hard rock “unplugged,” changed only by the use of acoustic instruments; rather, Marillion take a set of songs and treat each like molten glass, carefully reshaping by twists, turns and swirls. And it is a fan delight. Less Is More avoids obvious retelling of tracks such as “Script For A Jester’s Tear,” “Sugar Mice” or “Easter” and instead digs up lesser-known tunes, often from lesser-lauded albums including This Strange Engine, marillion.com and Anoraknophobia, and reinvents them. The sound is intimate and spectacular, and the highlights are many.
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Marillion – Less Is More
Posted in CD and Record Reviews 
Tags: alice in wonderland, brave, interior lulu, marillion, mark kelly, pete trawavas, steve hogarth, strange engine, sugar miceMarillion’s Steve Rothery on “Happiness Is The Road”
Do you remember your first math class? After being introduced to the wide world of numbers, you began learning that 1+1 = 2; 2+2 = 4; 2+3 = 5; 6 +3 = 9 and so on. As well, it didn’t matter if you wrote 2+3 or 3+2, the answer is still five. This is known as the commutative property of addition. But for some entities, 1+1+1+1+1 doesn’t equal 5 no matter how it’s written!
Posted in Interviews Tags: commutative property of addition, double cd, marillion, mark kelly, prog rock, steve hogarth, steve rotheryMarillion – Somewhere In London, DVD review
Marillion, it seems, are always either filming, recording, touring or all three at once. Somewhere In London is a twin-DVD package showcasing the band doing what it does best, playing live to an overjoyed audience.
Disc 1 captures the band live during the final nights of Marillion’s 2007 Somewhere Else tour, at The Forum in Kentish Town, London. As usual, lead singer Steve Hogarth delivers passionate performances, and we’re reminded why this group has such a devoted following. The musicianship is tremendous, and each band member’s personality shines throughout the show. Additionally, the sound and video footage is awesome and truly gives the viewer a sense of being there. And that’s important, because the audience members are totally into it.
