I had never even heard of them until a year or so ago. I heard the song "Estonia" and after hearing the story behind it (the shipwreck) I'm not sure I've ever heard a more emotional song. The melody is great and the lyrics will really hit home!
It’s wonderful to see Marillion on here . They are such a wonderful band and Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery are able to project such emotion in every song .
Oh, dear; the inevitable battle of the lead singers. I love Fish, but he left 36 years ago. I’m so excited for you to experience Marillion! I’ve been hoping you’d get to them since I first saw your channel. You’ve got sooo much good music ahead of you! You should check out “This Strange Engine,” which is autobiographical lyrically and definitely goes on a journey musically. Also “Ocean Cloud” and “The Invisible Man,” both from the album Marbles Less time consuming but equally compelling are the songs “Fruit of the Wild Rose” “Quartz” and “Dry Land.” I’m gonna stop now, because I could go on for a long time. Just know I envy you the fantastic music awaiting your discovery!
I was there that evening, and it was stunning to watch. Everything was perfect that night, Steve's voice, the band, the orchestra, the venue, and lighting, absolutely sublime. If you ever get a chance, see Marillion and visit the Royal Albert Hall. It's one hell of a special space. Thanks for covering Marillion, this is one of my favourite songs. ❤
Marillion should have been so much bigger than they are, such an underrated british legacy band that carry a negative stigma thanks to bristish radio and press, 40 amazing years of amazing music and a die hard loyal fan base that most bands could.only dream of having. Great video BTW.
Marillion are fine as they are. Never really wanted to be much bigger and if they'd become, that would have probably destroyed them. They are not ones like Kiss...
Wow, this is definitely the best reaction video I've ever seen, and I've seen hundreds. If anyone ever asks me why I've loved this band so much for almost 40 years, I'll recommend this video. By the way, 2 years later I was at both concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Well done, Elizabeth!
Hi Elizabeth. Thanks for doing this. As a lifelong Marillion fan I can truly say this was one of the greatest concerts I have been to. Steve Hogarth is one of the most expressive and passionate singer I know. Hope to see some more Marillion songs on the channel.
@@Tinus-pi3il Fish _was_ Marrillion - without him they would never have existed. Like Plant, Bon Scot, David Lee Roth and Axle. They made the groups work. At least STP, INXS and Joy Division had the good grace to disband or change the name. Hogarth's group should have called themselves something else.
H said if they knew then what they knew now, they would have changed their name. For some reason, even after being quite popular in the '80s, they had a massive stigma attached. Nobody really knows why, but the media hated on them and radio stations refused to play them from the '90s onward. Even this century people assume they're out of date, irrelevant prog rockers without even hearing anything since the '80s. It's a mystery and a tragedy.
I was fortunate to see Marillion a few times with both Fish and the Steve line ups back in the 80's and 90's. Both versions were epic live but seeing them tour the "Brave" album they knocked it up a few tiers. They played the whole album (it was a concept by the way) and it really was out of this world. I saw them a few times on that tour and just drank the sounds of the album before and after I purchased it. I'll not ask you to make content on that album as it would last a whole season at least. It still seems odd that some call Steve the 'new' Marillion singer when he's been with them for decades. Many thanks for sharing. Top job Elizabeth.
Steve H walked off stage after this song, told their manage ,Lucy, he might have blown his voice....Then went back on stage, and sang beautifully. He was 61 at the time of filming
In an interview he says that he wanted to sing them in the key they were written in but wasn’t sure he could. He did it anyway. The results speak for themselves I think 👍
@@spkr4thdd This is a tone lower than the original I think...this is the first song where they've done that, since it's SO ridiculously high at the end.
Steve R - the man who introduced a Squier guitar to the Royal Albert Hall... Then, Mike R has also commented how he happened to buy a few brilliant Squiers and used them with the Mechanics. Budget guitars can be unequal and gems can happen, matching or exceeding _proper_ Strats.
Reminds me of when I saw Bowie in 2000 something - when singing some of his older songs he couldn't get the high notes he used to be able to. Same with H. I remember when Seasons End came out , I loved it and this track was the stand out for me. But it seems like he's never managed to nail those notes like he did in the studio 20 odd years ago. Still, such an emotive voice it doesn't matter - especially to us that have known and loved these songs for decades.
@@digibirder yes very true, it hits you even harder with the realisation I had that his vocals here somehow fit with the feelings and emotions within me these last 11 months. A kind of transcendent synergy. A very moving and humbling experience. I'm a big Fish fan but only SR could sing this the way it was meant to be.
Tear Away by Drowning Pool I swear on everything that exists that you wont regret it! I HAVE been listening to it 24/7 for the last 2 years,its too good.Dave' s vocals will shatter you
The outro of course, but what's that entire intro (before the song begins as on the album)? I mean, who's composed and arranged that - the band or somebody else (an external musical collaborator, perhaps like Michael Kamen had more then once assisted Pink Floyd). Whose music is that?
The "Special" thing I've noticed about Steve Hogarth is the way he commits himself to the song, he gives himself out completely to it and it's noticeable. I've seen them live a few times and it's always sublime.
I was at this gig. Flew up from Australia just to attend their inaugural performances at the Royal Albert Hall where I stayed for merely 4 nights before returning to Oz in time to get back to work. I'll do it again! 😊
How did you hear of Marillion? I never heard of them until I started listening to a classic rock internet radio station (based in Netherlands). I’m Australian too. Lived in Sydney during the eighties. Radio was dominated by Aussie rock which I couldn’t stand at the time (I liked Italo/house at the time besides Queen, Foreigner and other UK and US rock).
@@mandybarlow I first discovered them through Dream Theater when h and Rothers played Easter with the band and Pete being in Transatlantic with Mike Portnoy. Been a fan for about 25 years? From NZ too and I've seen them countless times...
This was on Hogarth's first Marillion album. The hopeful lyrics of "we are all the same" is a direct contrast to Fish's (their first singer) depressing end of the previous album where "we're all drowning, clutching at straws." Now I'm really interested in hearing a review of a Fish era song to contrast with Hogarth's voice.
Such an amazing band, and I love Steve’s vocals. There is a medley of songs on the Brave album, the Great Escape/Last of You and falling from the moon that is so beautiful
@@clansome It's a bottleneck in this case, not an Ebow. An Ebow sounds way differernt. Plus, you can see he's using a bottleneck if you look carefully.
@@abonham82 Absolutely. He's been doing it for over 40 years! What he does for the music when he's not soloing is just as great. He weaves in countermelodies and complementary harmonies that give Marillion's music so much depth and re-playability.
Finally Marillion here ❤❤❤ Great reaction 👍🏻 Steve Hogarth is always a little nervous when they play this song live because of the high vocals. Check the studio version, where his voice is 28 years younger. He was 61 at this concert. Other recommendations are (all live of course): Ocean Cloud 🚣 Power 💪 The Great Escape 🥀 Somewhere Else 💔 This Strange Engine (studio version, highest vocals, at the end😮🤯🎤)
Listing recommended songs is always impossible with Marillion... cause when you get started... there's no stopping :) Most songs they've done are amazing but yes, one tends to go for the epics of course, hehe.
WOOOOOOT!!!! OMG I have been hoping for this for literally years! It never seemed to get enough votes and I gave-up lol. Can't wait! Also the members are super nice chaps and would likely welcome a tea-time chat :D
Most artists create music to be heard. Marillion creates music to be EXPERIENCED. Thank you so much, I am very happy you are finally getting to enjoy Marillion. This performance is truly stunning. So much emotion in Steve Hogarth's voice and all the musical arrangements. This band has given me infinite joy over the years, one of my reasons for living
I haven't even watched this yet... but I am so unbelievably stoked!!!!! Marillion is an immense band that I think you will fall deeply in love with Elizabeth. Behind Rush, they are my go to when I need a course correction. Please do the title track to "Happiness is the Road" Or "Neverland" and/or "Invisible Man" from Marbles.
Finally! You'll love 'em. This is a cracking song (and a brilliant version too) but there are many, many brilliant Marillion songs to choose from. Estonia (with friends from the orchestra) is truely beautiful! Oh and Neverland (that song saved my marriage, I kid you not).
Steve Hogarth is without a doubt one of the most emotive vocalists I've ever heard. He really delves into the human condition and extracts the beauty, heartbreak, tragedy, triumph, joy and humour that resonates within us all and delivers a vocal expression that is just so honest and heartfelt. I particularly love his vocal approach, lyrics, songwriting, melodies and phrasing on the first 5 Marillion studio albums he appeared on as his range was naturally greater due to his youth but unlike most vocalists who tend to be a shadow of their former youthful selves, Hogarth has continued to deliver quality later in his career also. The studio version of 'The Space' is definitely worth visiting as he sings the melody and phrasing differently in sections and sings the coda a full tone higher which is really impressive.
For the folks talking about Fish....yeah, he is great, and the first 4 albums are fantastic. But if you dropped off after Fish left, you're missing out. The Steve Hogarth era has some really, really great stuff.
And as good as Fish was, Steve has been there longer than fish ever was. And personally, I feel that people trying to compare the two Marillions are comparing apples and pears. I just wish people would allow Steve to shine without ‘yeah but no but FISH!’. It irritates me no end. 😀
@@mrfluffyminstrel Looking back and thinking about this, Fish was my emotional connection with Marillion,, I never gave Steve H a chance., he could have been excellent and I believe he was from listening to fans opinions, but there was such a strong emotional connection with Fish i wasn't interested in giving Steve H a chance. Was that wrong? No it just was what it was. Fish was my guy.
For my part, to ask who is the best between Fish and h is like asking someone which of his/hers children they love the most. They're different but you love them equally.
@@mrfluffyminstrel Well, there are many fans, or should I say Freaks and Anoraks, who don't compare. I'm one of that. I enjoy both versions of the band. I have Fish days and I have h days. My mood makes the decision. I also love the Fish and h solo stuff. Long story short, I enjoy the best of both worlds...without comparing.
Estonia with orchestra would be great. Great song that helped lot of people with message. At beginning you feel sorrow, but at the end something changes and you you take life/ death in a different angle. Worked for me for sure.
Marillion has been a staple of my listening habits since the late '80s. Remember, they started with Fish (Derek Dick), who ALSO has a very unique voice. Now, since '89 with Hogarth, the uniquely emotional qualities of Marillion are, to me, even deeper. Fish had deeply emotional lyrics as well as a voice to match, IMO, Hogarth does also...and it fits so well with all the music they've written over their many many years. I was privileged to FINALLY get to see Marillion in Montreal in 2023. One of the greatest musical experiences of my life. Some songs drive me to tears.
No autotune there! Marillion is amazing! And that song takes us back to when Steve just joined the band. I was fortunate to see the Season's End concert, and his singing blew me away back then too. And yes, I love both eras and I am not comparing them, thanks.
I'm a big old man, and Steve Hogarth's voice is the only thing that can make me cry, weep even. Hell, shed a few just watching this. I've seen Marillion live eight times, happens every time. Please check out "Estonia" with friends from the orchestra. You'll love it.
37 minutes of analyzing my all time favorite band of all time, I cannot ask for more! great reaction again I saw them live probably 70 times, flew from Canada to Netherland twice to be at their ''Weekends'' Marillion is the best kept secret in prog music! Do you know that they invented crowdfunding back in 1997? they probably have the best and loyal fans that normally buy their next album before they even start to write it? Please do more in the future... Greeting from Montreal, Canada
When we lost our first family dog to a ruptured pancreas two years ago, Estonia randomly came on Spotify in the car. I was a total wreck tears streaming down my face. I tweeted about it a few days later and Marillion reached out to say sorry about losing my dog. Such a wonderful band.
Never in a million years did I think Marillion would make it onto your (or any other reaction) channel. H's voice....incredible. There are many other great songs to check out - THANK YOU!
Well, we were born on the charismatic voice. But our little reaction channel has been doing Marillion. But we learned from the best without the charismatic voice. There would be no us.
Even though I've been following from the start, I've only seen them once. That said, it was in their home town of Aylesbury in September 2022. Absolutely bloody fantastic group.
OMG, we talked about how Misplaced Childhood is one of my favourite albums and seeing Opeth and Jethro Tull live just a few weeks ago in a completely unrelated chat, it's a small world, nice seeing you here.🤣
@@davidbarrass Since h joined the band I can honestlly say I have only listened to Misplaced Childhood again, and that only in passing. After the split neither "party" did really, really well commercially. It would have been interesting nonetheless to see how Fish would have approached Season's End as virtually all of it was written when he quit. You can hear songs that would have suited him quite well, but the band were already asserting themselves and not being his backing band which is what was needed. If he had stayed the quintet wouldn't have lasted another decade.
This has been a long time coming. Thank you so much for sharing your insight on one of my all time favourite bands and singers! Please do Seasons End next...
Superb analysis. To answer a couple of your queries Steve Hogarth was 61 at the time of this perfomance. And that mournful sound at the start wasn’t a synth it was Steve Rothery on the guitar. The whole band are masters of their craft but Hogarth’s voice is as you rightly say unique, so expressive, so emotive, yet with raw power. I was lucky enough to be there for this and at times the hairs would stand up on the back of your neck and move you to tears. Hands down the greatest concert I’ve ever been to 🙂
This is why I follow Elizabeth. She picks up on Mr. h's total conviction to the music on her first listen to the song. His heart and soul are 100% committed, and he generously lives the part for all of us. Sharing that with The Charismatic Voice takes it to another level for me.
Hogarth is a massively underrated singer. He should have been a superstar. Such richness, depth, and emotion in his voice. Seasons End is a masterpiece. More please!
At last, Britain's Best Kept Secret on TCV, I can die happy now. Hopefully you'll carry on and react to more music by them. Neverland, The Great Escape and Gaza are superb, always find the live versions. That mournful quality at the beginning is done by the totally underrated Steve Rothery on the guitar Cool little side note, when the tickets for the Royal Albert Hall went on sale, they sold out, all 4600 seats, in under 10 minutes
Maybe a reaction vid to the earlier, Fish-era stuff would be good.
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I'd love to see you making a video about Marillion's first singer Fish.. he's such a great singer... Lots of songs to pick... And he just ended his solo carreer last year... Please do it
Agreed. I saw Marillion in a mid-sized club just after Steve joined and they were good. But I never got into their post Fish output and lost interest in them.
Outstanding! I was there that night on stage right and it was absolutely incredible! Your analysis of the moment brought me back to the excitement of the show and it was wonderful to see your enthusiasm for this band and Steve Hogarth's voice. Thank you!
They're one of those rare bands who have a loyal following of fans that will support them down any road they want to go, they have 100% creative freedom as they own their own record company. Though they can tour all over the world and make a very good living they also have the freedom to walk the streets in relative anonymity, this is the sort of band that I would love to be in, all the advantages with none of the crazy stuff.
Lovely reaction Elizabeth. The string introduction is much like the interlude you heard for Phil Collins In the air tonight live performance,it sets a mood. I have to congratulate Patreons with this choice because its not a well known track from the Seasons End album. Thanks for adding the super thanks by the way,its helpfull for me as i dip in and out of the channel rather than having a subsciption.
Thank you, Owen! Yes, Digibirder is a fantastic patron who has introduced me to the likes of Marillion and Big Wreck, and I absolutely adore every piece of music he's passed my way. Any future Marillion tracks will surely get his advice for live performances! And thank you for the super chat here! It's truly, truly appreciated. ♥
I was at this gig. A culmination of 30+ years of being a fan. This song started the second set for the night and blew me away. The string quartet are known as In Praise of Folly. They played the main keyboard for this song and so Mark Kelly, the keyboard player, had to develop a new part to expand the song. They played for the entire second set. The arrangements were stunning. The live album’s fantastic. After this Marillion released an album called With Friends from the Orchestra which reimagines many of their songs with the quartet and French horn with the band. Amazing stuff.
I grew up with the early albums with Fish, Script for a Jester's Tears and Misplaced Childhood have a special place. Steve Hogarth has an awesome expressive voice and Steve Rothery is awesome at conveying emotions in his solos, like in Incubus and Easter. So great that they are still making cool music.
@@bobbralee1019so do i, the only they have in common is the name, soncomparing is a bit unfair. I brought script for a jesters tears because of the cover, it was something new then. I was tired of synth pop, and was ready for something new, and boy oh boy, this was something new! I've listened to them since then. So you are right, it's two different groups.
@@bobbralee1019 I love Fish-era Marillion, but couldn't get into his solo stuff. I'd rather see her react to...I dunno, maybe the first three songs of Clutching at Straws.
I was at that gig,RAH perfect location for a uniquely special performance. The band were on fire,Steve's voice was exceptional and his stagecraft held the audience in the palm of his hand.The best gig I've ever seen,it was a privilege to witness!
Been a Marillion fan for over 35 years, UK's best keept secret, fantastic and emotional music, if you don't have it, buy the live Blueray consert from Royal Albert hall, it gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it
I appreciate you reacting to this gorgeous song. A first rate performance at a first rate venue. Marillion should be known world wide, they're just so good.
Oh wow. This is one the reasons why I love your show. I would have never heard of them. Such a great song sorta sounds like the old Moody Blues. Thank you.
You're in for a treat! They have a huge back catalogue, and they are still putting out great albums. Anything from "With Friends From The Orchestra" is wonderful. "Estonia" is a particular standout.
You young lady are about to be blown away, although Sugar Mice is my favourite song, has so much meaning in today's society yet is 30 odd years old. I always enjoy your wee bit of magic that you add, so thank you :-)
Oh man...yeah, I mentioned Kayleigh, Slainte Math, and Torch Song above...but Sugar Mice is another of those songs that really just gets you with the emotion and absolute poetry of lyrics that is so much a part of the Marillion experience.
@@Gall0wglasexcept for Incommunicado, the whole of Straws is just amazing. I just can't get into Incommunicado at all. Couldn't when it first came out and still can't some 35+ years later.
Yes, absolute talent! But they don't show off. The talent shows in the musical choices they make in their songs. All five members do what's best for the piece, as a team. They don't compromise on that to this day, without repeating themselves.I can enjoy the first album as much as the current one.
The Space will always feels like the first years of adulhood for me. A mix of beauty and scare from the ideas evoked. A wonderful creation... carved into beings who heard it at the proper time.
Finally! Marillion are one of the best prog and art rock bands. EL&P, Pink Floyd, Yes on the same level, totally unique. The guitarist and singer are among the greatest rock artists.
I’m so glad you have done this review, also commented before and asked you to look at Marillion, this is one of the songs I suggested . Brilliant review😊
Marillion - and especially this song - and especially this VERSION of this song - it's something I've wanted to hear you react to for-e-vah. How wonderful to hear you analyze this amazing voice. The closing section of a very long doing of theirs called This Strange Engine might be his finest performance in their entire repertoire.
There's something like a Moody Blues Days of Future Passed vibe that is making this nostalgic though it's the first time I've heard this, and maybe something Asia-ish and Pink Floyd-ish. Nobody reacts like you, Elizabeth. You are so passionate! I love this channel! I learn so much, and truly appreciate you.
And this is why you love live music. In a studio, this outro would probably be reworked over and over until it was near perfect. Live, you get emotion. Real emotion. Something I find missing in a lot of music today...
I only discovered Marillion 3 months ago as they as far as i know didn't come to Australia and if it wasn't for the music player on my Motorola phone i would not have found them. I am 74 and still listen to alternative rock, have been a Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and Genesis fan since the late 60''s. Marillion as far as I'm concerned are up there with these bands, just powerful moving rock, music. Merry Christmas to all the Marillion fans out there,,,Cheers from Maroochydore, Queensland. Oh, and Steve Rothery, you are up there with the best !
Marvelous analysis as always. He has almost a Truman Capote-like vocal tone. Unexpected but very, very pleasant. Love his slides also. Love this symphonic metal genre. The synth melody is killer. It sounds like a siren's call. Love the swells combined with the strings. The guitar is also reminds me of a David Gilmour solo. WOW. Beautiful!
I've been watching your awesome videos for a long time now and I've been listen to Marillion since the mid-1980's - they are, by far, my favorite band of all time. I can't begin to guess how many times I've though, "I wonder what she would think of Marillion?" I believe I've mentioned them a few times now in the comments section, but never really thought my sole suggestion would compel you to to give them a listen. I'm glad that I'm not the only one that was pushing for you to give them a try, and that you've finally taken a dive into them. Watching your reaction and hearing your thoughts brought many tears to my eyes, as does Marillion. You've put into words, so eloquently, what I've always thought and been feeling about this band and h (Hogarth's nickname) for decades. They truly are on another level. h knows how to pour out his emotions every time he steps up to the mic and the band knows how to accompany that emotion, so incredibly well. I suggest listening to Estonia, Invisible Man, Ocean Cloud, and so many others! I also recommend listening to material from the 90's, just to hear how h's voice has changed over the years. The title track to Season's End is a great example. Marillion are so magical and I'm so happy that you agree - I hope you keep digging into them. Welcome to the Marillion family!
Welcome to Marillion. So much more to listen to. They have two distinct eras (with Fish and with Hogarth) and they're both wonderful. You'll hear the early genesis and Pink Floyd influences but they were their own band, plus I love Steve Rothery and Mark Kelly (probably the most underrated keyboard player ever).
You put into words what I have never been able to...that quality of his voice where you hear multiple octaves. I thought I was crazy so thank you for explaining it!
Once you come across the wonderful music and storytelling lyrics of the brilliant Marillion and the expressive and emotional singing of Steve Hogarth, you are in for an amazing experience.
This was a long time coming - H has one of the most unique and amazing voices in music and soundscape that Marillion creates is one of the most intense things ever. I've seen them at least a 1/2 dozen times and I don't think I've ever walked out of a show without having shed a tear. There is simply nothing like them. You need to check out some of the tunes off Brave - especially Runaway or Goodbye To All That
Please do marillion doing OUT OF THIS WORLD live HD version makes my hairs on neck stand up every time I play it , it's a song about Donald Campbell losing his life breaking the speed record on water in his specially made rocket boat called BLUEBIRD ...300 MPH on water...its awesome , love your enthusiasm on steve h vocals ,he's awesome live .seen marilllon loads of times ..
Seeing Pete Trewavas (bass) reminds me of the brilliant prog super group he's in, Transatlantic, where every member joins in on the vocals. The band includes members of Marillion, Dream Theater, Flower Kings, and a little bit Pain of Salvation, and of Course Neal Morse (Spock's beard) ua-cam.com/video/nBDYH2lMmvk/v-deo.html It's sooo gooooood, but reacting to this one would take a day or two in the pace of Elizabeth, so why not just enjoy this in your free time?
I am so, so delighted that you have discovered Marillion. This magnificent group had been the soundtrack of my life throughout, right from the Fish years to now. Whilst this is an outstanding track, I implore you to listen to the live version of Neverland from the Marbles album. The passion flowing from every note of every instrument is overwhelming. p.s. have a little listen to some of the early Marillion as well. Very different sound with Fish in the lead, but it's raw and invigorating.
If you want to hear more excellent Steve Hogarth, I would suggest the studio version of Easter from the same album 'Seasons End'. In this RAH film, he is 61. He was around 33 when he first recorded with Marillion in 1989. You have to hear him when he's younger. Also if you want a deep, dark, yet ultimately beautiful and inspiring masterpiece of an album, listen to Brave from 1994. Beyond brilliant!
To me, Hogarth is the greatest male vocalist in progressive rock today. So many different aspects to his voice and so many great performances to be explored.
I had the honour of playing in the band that opened for Marillion at a concert in 2007. Gifted musicians. I was especially impressed with Ian Mosley. Even at the soundcheck he was incredible.
Finally !... ^^ Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! … :) I was hoping that one day you would take a peek at Marillion. Such a terrific band !! As an opera singer, you should also listen to "Seasons End - With friends at St David's". The band is accompanied by this small symphonic orchestra which gives a unique dimension to this beautiful song. The sound production is truly awesome. Every musical instrument can be heard (violins, french horn, transverse flute, etc…). H is a phenomal singer who "lives" every line of his lyrics !! He truly embodies the songs he performs on stage... Oo Seeing him « live » is magical. PS : I am sorry for the mistakes. I am not fluent in English… "-"
Yes! Live Marillion is the best. With their excellent videos you can begin to experience the incredible energy and their concerts. But better still is to experience it in person and feel the vibe in the room. Truly magical.
@@digibirder I could not agree more… :) Moreover, seeing H live allows you to enjoy his incredible sense of humor which he shares with the other members of the band and the audience… ^^
Marillion is a band that’s overlooked and under appreciated, which is a shame because they have a long career of consistently great music. (They do have a very dedicated cult following, of which I’ve been a member for 25 years). With so many good songs of theirs to pick from, I’m surprised you picked “The Space,” which is not one of the band’s more well-known ones (it’s more like a really deep cut). However, I’m glad you’re starting your journey with the band. Now you need to do some analysis of songs like “Script for a Jester’s Tear,” “Forgotten Sons,” “Kayleigh,” “Sugar Mice,” and “Easter.”
So glad you enjoyed Marillion, a band I have followed since their beginnings over 40yrs ago!!!! They are just superb, genuine emotion in every song backed up by fantastic playing and singing. Please please try some more soon p.s. love you channel and found seeing my favorite band here made me emotional too - isn't music fantastic!!!!
One of the best bands in the world, and so few people know it.
La trovavo migliore band quando alla voce c'era ancora Fish.
I do! Saw them last at Bath forum.... phenomenal
@@duke_1980 My God, this MIMIMIMIMIMIMI still today?
@@mpdsmartphone9323 A wonderful band with Fish on vocals, good memories. And what an extremly good band it is today. They breathe music :-)
I’ve been a fan since 83 when I heard He Knows You Know
I had never even heard of them until a year or so ago. I heard the song "Estonia" and after hearing the story behind it (the shipwreck) I'm not sure I've ever heard a more emotional song. The melody is great and the lyrics will really hit home!
It’s wonderful to see Marillion on here . They are such a wonderful band and Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery are able to project such emotion in every song .
Oh, dear; the inevitable battle of the lead singers. I love Fish, but he left 36 years ago.
I’m so excited for you to experience Marillion! I’ve been hoping you’d get to them since I first saw your channel. You’ve got sooo much good music ahead of you!
You should check out “This Strange Engine,” which is autobiographical lyrically and definitely goes on a journey musically.
Also “Ocean Cloud” and “The Invisible Man,” both from the album Marbles
Less time consuming but equally compelling are the songs “Fruit of the Wild Rose” “Quartz” and “Dry Land.”
I’m gonna stop now, because I could go on for a long time. Just know I envy you the fantastic music awaiting your discovery!
I was there that evening, and it was stunning to watch. Everything was perfect that night, Steve's voice, the band, the orchestra, the venue, and lighting, absolutely sublime.
If you ever get a chance, see Marillion and visit the Royal Albert Hall. It's one hell of a special space.
Thanks for covering Marillion, this is one of my favourite songs. ❤
Sooo jealous! ❤❤❤
I'm bloody absolutely jealous !! 🤭
I was there. And I thank the universe for Marillion each and every day. ❤
Ditto. One of my best gigs of all time.
One of the greatest live performances ever.
Marillion should have been so much bigger than they are, such an underrated british legacy band that carry a negative stigma thanks to bristish radio and press, 40 amazing years of amazing music and a die hard loyal fan base that most bands could.only dream of having. Great video BTW.
Marillion are fine as they are. Never really wanted to be much bigger and if they'd become, that would have probably destroyed them. They are not ones like Kiss...
Can you explain more? I'm from México and all my life I've loved this Band. Why they carry a stigma?
Wow, this is definitely the best reaction video I've ever seen, and I've seen hundreds. If anyone ever asks me why I've loved this band so much for almost 40 years, I'll recommend this video. By the way, 2 years later I was at both concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Well done, Elizabeth!
The best voice i've ever heard in my life! Marillion is one of the most underrated bands in history!!
Soooooo pleased you have finally found the vocal talents of H and the music of Marillion. They are amazing.
Hi Elizabeth. Thanks for doing this. As a lifelong Marillion fan I can truly say this was one of the greatest concerts I have been to.
Steve Hogarth is one of the most expressive and passionate singer I know. Hope to see some more Marillion songs on the channel.
Great singer, great song but Fish was the one that set them apart from other bands.
At lease that's my opinion. Less polished, more political, raw.
@@Tinus-pi3il Fish _was_ Marrillion - without him they would never have existed. Like Plant, Bon Scot, David Lee Roth and Axle. They made the groups work.
At least STP, INXS and Joy Division had the good grace to disband or change the name.
Hogarth's group should have called themselves something else.
H said if they knew then what they knew now, they would have changed their name.
For some reason, even after being quite popular in the '80s, they had a massive stigma attached. Nobody really knows why, but the media hated on them and radio stations refused to play them from the '90s onward. Even this century people assume they're out of date, irrelevant prog rockers without even hearing anything since the '80s.
It's a mystery and a tragedy.
The artistic and emotional output of this band is from another planet. I found a better way of life thanks to their music !
Love Marillion, one of my fav bands from the 80's. What a great voice and an awesome story teller.
I was fortunate to see Marillion a few times with both Fish and the Steve line ups back in the 80's and 90's. Both versions were epic live but seeing them tour the "Brave" album they knocked it up a few tiers. They played the whole album (it was a concept by the way) and it really was out of this world. I saw them a few times on that tour and just drank the sounds of the album before and after I purchased it. I'll not ask you to make content on that album as it would last a whole season at least. It still seems odd that some call Steve the 'new' Marillion singer when he's been with them for decades. Many thanks for sharing. Top job Elizabeth.
Steve H walked off stage after this song, told their manage ,Lucy, he might have blown his voice....Then went back on stage, and sang beautifully.
He was 61 at the time of filming
In an interview he says that he wanted to sing them in the key they were written in but wasn’t sure he could. He did it anyway. The results speak for themselves I think 👍
@@spkr4thdd It’s not the original pitch. It’s a bit deeper…
@@spkr4thdd This is a tone lower than the original I think...this is the first song where they've done that, since it's SO ridiculously high at the end.
Steve R - the man who introduced a Squier guitar to the Royal Albert Hall... Then, Mike R has also commented how he happened to buy a few brilliant Squiers and used them with the Mechanics. Budget guitars can be unequal and gems can happen, matching or exceeding _proper_ Strats.
Reminds me of when I saw Bowie in 2000 something - when singing some of his older songs he couldn't get the high notes he used to be able to.
Same with H. I remember when Seasons End came out , I loved it and this track was the stand out for me.
But it seems like he's never managed to nail those notes like he did in the studio 20 odd years ago.
Still, such an emotive voice it doesn't matter - especially to us that have known and loved these songs for decades.
Great to see Marillion get a hearing. One of the best live bands I have seen with such a great following.
The outro of this song is amazing, his vocals so strong and deeply emotional. Marillion finally getting the true recognition they so richly deserve.
Steve Hogarth really bares his soul when he sings. It really hits you hard.
@@digibirder yes very true, it hits you even harder with the realisation I had that his vocals here somehow fit with the feelings and emotions within me these last 11 months. A kind of transcendent synergy. A very moving and humbling experience. I'm a big Fish fan but only SR could sing this the way it was meant to be.
Tear Away by Drowning Pool
I swear on everything that exists that you wont regret it! I HAVE been listening to it 24/7 for the last 2 years,its too good.Dave' s vocals will shatter you
The outro of course, but what's that entire intro (before the song begins as on the album)? I mean, who's composed and arranged that - the band or somebody else (an external musical collaborator, perhaps like Michael Kamen had more then once assisted Pink Floyd). Whose music is that?
The "Special" thing I've noticed about Steve Hogarth is the way he commits himself to the song, he gives himself out completely to it and it's noticeable. I've seen them live a few times and it's always sublime.
Wow, that is a stunning performance! I love the variety of things that you review and break down!
I was at this gig. Flew up from Australia just to attend their inaugural performances at the Royal Albert Hall where I stayed for merely 4 nights before returning to Oz in time to get back to work. I'll do it again! 😊
👍🏻👌🏻👏🏼
Now that is a commute!
How did you hear of Marillion? I never heard of them until I started listening to a classic rock internet radio station (based in Netherlands). I’m Australian too. Lived in Sydney during the eighties. Radio was dominated by Aussie rock which I couldn’t stand at the time (I liked Italo/house at the time besides Queen, Foreigner and other UK and US rock).
@@mandybarlow I first discovered them through Dream Theater when h and Rothers played Easter with the band and Pete being in Transatlantic with Mike Portnoy. Been a fan for about 25 years? From NZ too and I've seen them countless times...
Congratulations! Passions deserve all kind of effort.🎉🎉❤
This was on Hogarth's first Marillion album. The hopeful lyrics of "we are all the same" is a direct contrast to Fish's (their first singer) depressing end of the previous album where "we're all drowning, clutching at straws." Now I'm really interested in hearing a review of a Fish era song to contrast with Hogarth's voice.
Such an amazing band, and I love Steve’s vocals. There is a medley of songs on the Brave album, the Great Escape/Last of You and falling from the moon that is so beautiful
Oh, and the "mournful synth" sound near the start is Steve Rothery's guitar. That guy is a genius.
Yup exactly. Played using an Ebow, something Steve is very fond of.
Rothers is like a second lead vocalist. So lyrical and melodic all the way through the songs.
@@clansome It's a bottleneck in this case, not an Ebow. An Ebow sounds way differernt. Plus, you can see he's using a bottleneck if you look carefully.
He is absolutely a guitar god on par with all the usual suspects
@@abonham82 Absolutely. He's been doing it for over 40 years! What he does for the music when he's not soloing is just as great. He weaves in countermelodies and complementary harmonies that give Marillion's music so much depth and re-playability.
Finally Marillion here ❤❤❤
Great reaction 👍🏻
Steve Hogarth is always a little nervous when they play this song live because of the high vocals. Check the studio version, where his voice is 28 years younger. He was 61 at this concert.
Other recommendations are (all live of course):
Ocean Cloud 🚣
Power 💪
The Great Escape 🥀
Somewhere Else 💔
This Strange Engine (studio version, highest vocals, at the end😮🤯🎤)
The live version of Power is so... well, powerful!
Listing recommended songs is always impossible with Marillion... cause when you get started... there's no stopping :) Most songs they've done are amazing but yes, one tends to go for the epics of course, hehe.
Love Power, but Fantastic place must be in there too......Live of course.
Estonia, Out of this World and Splintering Heart.
Marillion my favorite band, just love Steve Hogarth, a voice so expressive, gets me every time. I am so glad you are doing this.
H sings with so much passion! Such an underrated band, such an underrated singer.
WOOOOOOT!!!! OMG I have been hoping for this for literally years! It never seemed to get enough votes and I gave-up lol.
Can't wait! Also the members are super nice chaps and would likely welcome a tea-time chat :D
Not a band I know, but people have compared Fabio Lione to their singer, so it will be good! 😉😉
Teatime with h would be amazing!
sounds like you and alot others got your wish with this one
@@user-scott-pearce LOVED it.
@@TheBaconWizard Good to hear
Most artists create music to be heard. Marillion creates music to be EXPERIENCED. Thank you so much, I am very happy you are finally getting to enjoy Marillion. This performance is truly stunning. So much emotion in Steve Hogarth's voice and all the musical arrangements.
This band has given me infinite joy over the years, one of my reasons for living
Could I please like this comment twice??
I haven't even watched this yet... but I am so unbelievably stoked!!!!! Marillion is an immense band that I think you will fall deeply in love with Elizabeth. Behind Rush, they are my go to when I need a course correction. Please do the title track to "Happiness is the Road" Or "Neverland" and/or "Invisible Man" from Marbles.
So glad to see you react to this! So many good tracks to listen to: Easter, Neverland, Estonia, Happiness is the Road, Gaza...
Finally! You'll love 'em. This is a cracking song (and a brilliant version too) but there are many, many brilliant Marillion songs to choose from. Estonia (with friends from the orchestra) is truely beautiful! Oh and Neverland (that song saved my marriage, I kid you not).
Steve Hogarth is without a doubt one of the most emotive vocalists I've ever heard. He really delves into the human condition and extracts the beauty, heartbreak, tragedy, triumph, joy and humour that resonates within us all and delivers a vocal expression that is just so honest and heartfelt. I particularly love his vocal approach, lyrics, songwriting, melodies and phrasing on the first 5 Marillion studio albums he appeared on as his range was naturally greater due to his youth but unlike most vocalists who tend to be a shadow of their former youthful selves, Hogarth has continued to deliver quality later in his career also. The studio version of 'The Space' is definitely worth visiting as he sings the melody and phrasing differently in sections and sings the coda a full tone higher which is really impressive.
For the folks talking about Fish....yeah, he is great, and the first 4 albums are fantastic. But if you dropped off after Fish left, you're missing out. The Steve Hogarth era has some really, really great stuff.
And as good as Fish was, Steve has been there longer than fish ever was. And personally, I feel that people trying to compare the two Marillions are comparing apples and pears. I just wish people would allow Steve to shine without ‘yeah but no but FISH!’. It irritates me no end. 😀
@@mrfluffyminstrel Looking back and thinking about this, Fish was my emotional connection with Marillion,, I never gave Steve H a chance., he could have been excellent and I believe he was from listening to fans opinions, but there was such a strong emotional connection with Fish i wasn't interested in giving Steve H a chance.
Was that wrong? No it just was what it was. Fish was my guy.
For my part, to ask who is the best between Fish and h is like asking someone which of his/hers children they love the most. They're different but you love them equally.
@@mrfluffyminstrel Well, there are many fans, or should I say Freaks and Anoraks, who don't compare. I'm one of that. I enjoy both versions of the band. I have Fish days and I have h days. My mood makes the decision. I also love the Fish and h solo stuff. Long story short, I enjoy the best of both worlds...without comparing.
And then there's Holidays in Eden. 🤣 Brave was a brilliant album though, on par with anything they put out with Fish.
I recommend "Estonia" for the next video (Marillion with friends from the orchestra).
Or Neverland...😉
Excellent suggestions
Neverland is such a great song...top5 of all marillion-songs. And i have a sweet spot or "Man of a thousand faces".
Estonia with orchestra would be great. Great song that helped lot of people with message. At beginning you feel sorrow, but at the end something changes and you you take life/ death in a different angle. Worked for me for sure.
Marillion has been a staple of my listening habits since the late '80s. Remember, they started with Fish (Derek Dick), who ALSO has a very unique voice. Now, since '89 with Hogarth, the uniquely emotional qualities of Marillion are, to me, even deeper. Fish had deeply emotional lyrics as well as a voice to match, IMO, Hogarth does also...and it fits so well with all the music they've written over their many many years. I was privileged to FINALLY get to see Marillion in Montreal in 2023. One of the greatest musical experiences of my life. Some songs drive me to tears.
Great to get your impressions of my favourite band - they have so many gems to explore
No autotune there! Marillion is amazing! And that song takes us back to when Steve just joined the band. I was fortunate to see the Season's End concert, and his singing blew me away back then too. And yes, I love both eras and I am not comparing them, thanks.
My favorite band! Marillion has a deep rabbit hole, so you might want to dive in!
I'm a big old man, and Steve Hogarth's voice is the only thing that can make me cry, weep even. Hell, shed a few just watching this. I've seen Marillion live eight times, happens every time. Please check out "Estonia" with friends from the orchestra. You'll love it.
MARILLION? Yoooo one of my favourite bands of all time I love this!
37 minutes of analyzing my all time favorite band of all time, I cannot ask for more! great reaction again
I saw them live probably 70 times, flew from Canada to Netherland twice to be at their ''Weekends''
Marillion is the best kept secret in prog music!
Do you know that they invented crowdfunding back in 1997? they probably have the best and loyal fans that normally buy their next album before they even start to write it?
Please do more in the future... Greeting from Montreal, Canada
Marillion has changed the musical landscape in the last 40 years.
I think you would drown in a flood of tears if you did a reaction to Marillion song Estonia from their 2006 Somewhere in London live dvd.
When we lost our first family dog to a ruptured pancreas two years ago, Estonia randomly came on Spotify in the car.
I was a total wreck tears streaming down my face. I tweeted about it a few days later and Marillion reached out to say sorry about losing my dog.
Such a wonderful band.
I guess you mean 'the great escape'
Never in a million years did I think Marillion would make it onto your (or any other reaction) channel. H's voice....incredible. There are many other great songs to check out - THANK YOU!
Well, we were born on the charismatic voice. But our little reaction channel has been doing Marillion. But we learned from the best without the charismatic voice. There would be no us.
Finally, a REAL singer! 😊
Great introduction song to the Steve H. era!
H is the best prog-rock singer & performer going today IMO
My favorite band ever ! Seen them 12 times...they never fail to amaze live ! Glad you got around to them !
Even though I've been following from the start, I've only seen them once. That said, it was in their home town of Aylesbury in September 2022. Absolutely bloody fantastic group.
OMG, we talked about how Misplaced Childhood is one of my favourite albums and seeing Opeth and Jethro Tull live just a few weeks ago in a completely unrelated chat, it's a small world, nice seeing you here.🤣
I stopped listening to Marillion when Fish left, but I'm willing to give them another go, any recommendations to transition to Hogarth Marillion?
@@davidbarrass Since h joined the band I can honestlly say I have only listened to Misplaced Childhood again, and that only in passing. After the split neither "party" did really, really well commercially. It would have been interesting nonetheless to see how Fish would have approached Season's End as virtually all of it was written when he quit. You can hear songs that would have suited him quite well, but the band were already asserting themselves and not being his backing band which is what was needed. If he had stayed the quintet wouldn't have lasted another decade.
@@davidbarrass - Neverland
This has been a long time coming. Thank you so much for sharing your insight on one of my all time favourite bands and singers! Please do Seasons End next...
Superb analysis. To answer a couple of your queries Steve Hogarth was 61 at the time of this perfomance. And that mournful sound at the start wasn’t a synth it was Steve Rothery on the guitar. The whole band are masters of their craft but Hogarth’s voice is as you rightly say unique, so expressive, so emotive, yet with raw power. I was lucky enough to be there for this and at times the hairs would stand up on the back of your neck and move you to tears. Hands down the greatest concert I’ve ever been to 🙂
This is why I follow Elizabeth. She picks up on Mr. h's total conviction to the music on her first listen to the song. His heart and soul are 100% committed, and he generously lives the part for all of us. Sharing that with The Charismatic Voice takes it to another level for me.
Hogarth is a massively underrated singer. He should have been a superstar. Such richness, depth, and emotion in his voice. Seasons End is a masterpiece. More please!
At last, Britain's Best Kept Secret on TCV, I can die happy now. Hopefully you'll carry on and react to more music by them. Neverland, The Great Escape and Gaza are superb, always find the live versions.
That mournful quality at the beginning is done by the totally underrated Steve Rothery on the guitar
Cool little side note, when the tickets for the Royal Albert Hall went on sale, they sold out, all 4600 seats, in under 10 minutes
Maybe a reaction vid to the earlier, Fish-era stuff would be good.
I'd love to see you making a video about Marillion's first singer Fish.. he's such a great singer... Lots of songs to pick... And he just ended his solo carreer last year... Please do it
I'll second that.
I agree.
Love Marillion with fish, fishes solo work is also great. The track Garden of Remembrance is utterly stunning
Agreed. I saw Marillion in a mid-sized club just after Steve joined and they were good. But I never got into their post Fish output and lost interest in them.
@@cholomiteI just got bored with Hogarth partly through every album. Fish was a bit Broadway but amazing.
Marillion are absolutely sublime, great stuff!
At last, someone prepared to look and listen to Marillion, live. Steve Hogarths voice is excellent 🤘
Outstanding! I was there that night on stage right and it was absolutely incredible! Your analysis of the moment brought me back to the excitement of the show and it was wonderful to see your enthusiasm for this band and Steve Hogarth's voice.
Thank you!
Elizabeth's energy is infectious! Just like Marillion!
Marillion!!! Thank you so much from a Marillion fan since 1987.
'84 for me. Assassing was my intro.
They're one of those rare bands who have a loyal following of fans that will support them down any road they want to go, they have 100% creative freedom as they own their own record company. Though they can tour all over the world and make a very good living they also have the freedom to walk the streets in relative anonymity, this is the sort of band that I would love to be in, all the advantages with none of the crazy stuff.
Lovely reaction Elizabeth. The string introduction is much like the interlude you heard for Phil Collins In the air tonight live performance,it sets a mood. I have to congratulate Patreons with this choice because its not a well known track from the Seasons End album. Thanks for adding the super thanks by the way,its helpfull for me as i dip in and out of the channel rather than having a subsciption.
Thank you, Owen! Yes, Digibirder is a fantastic patron who has introduced me to the likes of Marillion and Big Wreck, and I absolutely adore every piece of music he's passed my way. Any future Marillion tracks will surely get his advice for live performances!
And thank you for the super chat here! It's truly, truly appreciated. ♥
I was at this gig. A culmination of 30+ years of being a fan. This song started the second set for the night and blew me away.
The string quartet are known as In Praise of Folly. They played the main keyboard for this song and so Mark Kelly, the keyboard player, had to develop a new part to expand the song.
They played for the entire second set. The arrangements were stunning.
The live album’s fantastic. After this Marillion released an album called With Friends from the Orchestra which reimagines many of their songs with the quartet and French horn with the band. Amazing stuff.
I attended this gig too. The most amazing concert . Poor old steve was just getting over a cold but he still belted it out.
I grew up with the early albums with Fish, Script for a Jester's Tears and Misplaced Childhood have a special place. Steve Hogarth has an awesome expressive voice and Steve Rothery is awesome at conveying emotions in his solos, like in Incubus and Easter. So great that they are still making cool music.
Same. I left Marillion behind after Fish left. He had something special.
Loved their early stuff as well. I dropped off after that.
I almost treat them as two separate groups, it would nice to see our wonderful opera singer react to a Fish solo song
@@bobbralee1019so do i, the only they have in common is the name, soncomparing is a bit unfair. I brought script for a jesters tears because of the cover, it was something new then. I was tired of synth pop, and was ready for something new, and boy oh boy, this was something new! I've listened to them since then. So you are right, it's two different groups.
@@bobbralee1019 I love Fish-era Marillion, but couldn't get into his solo stuff. I'd rather see her react to...I dunno, maybe the first three songs of Clutching at Straws.
I was at that gig,RAH perfect location for a uniquely special performance.
The band were on fire,Steve's voice was exceptional and his stagecraft held the audience in the palm of his hand.The best gig I've ever seen,it was a privilege to witness!
Been a Marillion fan for over 35 years, UK's best keept secret, fantastic and emotional music, if you don't have it, buy the live Blueray consert from Royal Albert hall, it gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it
I appreciate you reacting to this gorgeous song. A first rate performance at a first rate venue. Marillion should be known world wide, they're just so good.
Oh wow. This is one the reasons why I love your show. I would have never heard of them. Such a great song sorta sounds like the old Moody Blues. Thank you.
You're in for a treat! They have a huge back catalogue, and they are still putting out great albums. Anything from "With Friends From The Orchestra" is wonderful. "Estonia" is a particular standout.
You young lady are about to be blown away, although Sugar Mice is my favourite song, has so much meaning in today's society yet is 30 odd years old. I always enjoy your wee bit of magic that you add, so thank you :-)
Oh man...yeah, I mentioned Kayleigh, Slainte Math, and Torch Song above...but Sugar Mice is another of those songs that really just gets you with the emotion and absolute poetry of lyrics that is so much a part of the Marillion experience.
@@Gall0wglasexcept for Incommunicado, the whole of Straws is just amazing. I just can't get into Incommunicado at all. Couldn't when it first came out and still can't some 35+ years later.
this band has so much talent and needs to be heard wider.I've been listening the watching them since the first album
Yes, absolute talent! But they don't show off. The talent shows in the musical choices they make in their songs. All five members do what's best for the piece, as a team. They don't compromise on that to this day, without repeating themselves.I can enjoy the first album as much as the current one.
The Space will always feels like the first years of adulhood for me. A mix of beauty and scare from the ideas evoked. A wonderful creation... carved into beings who heard it at the proper time.
Love Marillion. Both lead singers are great. Can't think of a song of theirs I skip when listening. Glad to see they're getting some attention here 🙂
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! Marillion is finally here! Been wishing for Elizabeth to check them out for so long ...
Finally! Marillion are one of the best prog and art rock bands. EL&P,
Pink Floyd, Yes on the same level, totally unique. The guitarist and singer are among the greatest rock artists.
Yes! One of my favorite singers of all time.
I’m so glad you have done this review, also commented before and asked you to look at Marillion, this is one of the songs I suggested . Brilliant review😊
Marillion - and especially this song - and especially this VERSION of this song - it's something I've wanted to hear you react to for-e-vah. How wonderful to hear you analyze this amazing voice.
The closing section of a very long doing of theirs called This Strange Engine might be his finest performance in their entire repertoire.
There's something like a Moody Blues Days of Future Passed vibe that is making this nostalgic though it's the first time I've heard this, and maybe something Asia-ish and Pink Floyd-ish. Nobody reacts like you, Elizabeth. You are so passionate! I love this channel! I learn so much, and truly appreciate you.
My two favorite bands - The Moody Blues and Marillion with Steve Hogarth, and I do get what you're saying. Also love Asia and Floyd.
And this is why you love live music. In a studio, this outro would probably be reworked over and over until it was near perfect. Live, you get emotion. Real emotion. Something I find missing in a lot of music today...
Fantastic to see a Marillion reaction. Seen them so many times over the years. My local band from Aylesbury. The Market Square Heroes.😊
Mine too 😊
I love both iterations of Marillion, both Fish and Hogarth bring a uniqueness to the band, a unique band with completely unique frontmen.
Agreed
I only discovered Marillion 3 months ago as they as far as i know didn't come to Australia and if it wasn't for the music player on my Motorola phone i would not have found them. I am 74 and still listen to alternative rock, have been a Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and Genesis fan since the late 60''s. Marillion as far as I'm concerned are up there with these bands, just powerful moving rock, music. Merry Christmas to all the Marillion fans out there,,,Cheers from Maroochydore, Queensland. Oh, and Steve Rothery, you are up there with the best !
Merry Christmas to you too! I agree with your assessment 100%.
Marvelous analysis as always. He has almost a Truman Capote-like vocal tone. Unexpected but very, very pleasant. Love his slides also. Love this symphonic metal genre. The synth melody is killer. It sounds like a siren's call. Love the swells combined with the strings. The guitar is also reminds me of a David Gilmour solo. WOW. Beautiful!
Check out “Seasons End” (the album that this song closes). You won’t be disappointed. Steve Rothery’s guitar solo on “Easter” is legendary.
I've been watching your awesome videos for a long time now and I've been listen to Marillion since the mid-1980's - they are, by far, my favorite band of all time. I can't begin to guess how many times I've though, "I wonder what she would think of Marillion?" I believe I've mentioned them a few times now in the comments section, but never really thought my sole suggestion would compel you to to give them a listen. I'm glad that I'm not the only one that was pushing for you to give them a try, and that you've finally taken a dive into them.
Watching your reaction and hearing your thoughts brought many tears to my eyes, as does Marillion. You've put into words, so eloquently, what I've always thought and been feeling about this band and h (Hogarth's nickname) for decades. They truly are on another level. h knows how to pour out his emotions every time he steps up to the mic and the band knows how to accompany that emotion, so incredibly well. I suggest listening to Estonia, Invisible Man, Ocean Cloud, and so many others! I also recommend listening to material from the 90's, just to hear how h's voice has changed over the years. The title track to Season's End is a great example. Marillion are so magical and I'm so happy that you agree - I hope you keep digging into them. Welcome to the Marillion family!
"Season's End with Friends at St. Davids" is wonderful!
Welcome to Marillion. So much more to listen to. They have two distinct eras (with Fish and with Hogarth) and they're both wonderful. You'll hear the early genesis and Pink Floyd influences but they were their own band, plus I love Steve Rothery and Mark Kelly (probably the most underrated keyboard player ever).
You put into words what I have never been able to...that quality of his voice where you hear multiple octaves. I thought I was crazy so thank you for explaining it!
Marillion!!! Fantastic!!! - and one of my favourite live performances of theirs also :)
Once you come across the wonderful music and storytelling lyrics of the brilliant Marillion and the expressive and emotional singing of Steve Hogarth, you are in for an amazing experience.
A perfect A+ for an Elizabeth Reaction, lots of Sound, impressive Voice, could be a deep Space Rabbit Hole 🙂 # letsgettoit
This was a long time coming - H has one of the most unique and amazing voices in music and soundscape that Marillion creates is one of the most intense things ever. I've seen them at least a 1/2 dozen times and I don't think I've ever walked out of a show without having shed a tear. There is simply nothing like them. You need to check out some of the tunes off Brave - especially Runaway or Goodbye To All That
Please do marillion doing OUT OF THIS WORLD live HD version makes my hairs on neck stand up every time I play it , it's a song about Donald Campbell losing his life breaking the speed record on water in his specially made rocket boat called BLUEBIRD ...300 MPH on water...its awesome , love your enthusiasm on steve h vocals ,he's awesome live .seen marilllon loads of times ..
This would be my choice.
Can’t recommend the Marillion track “Easter” enough. Such a beautiful catchy song ❤
Seeing Pete Trewavas (bass) reminds me of the brilliant prog super group he's in, Transatlantic, where every member joins in on the vocals. The band includes members of Marillion, Dream Theater, Flower Kings, and a little bit Pain of Salvation, and of Course Neal Morse (Spock's beard)
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It's sooo gooooood, but reacting to this one would take a day or two in the pace of Elizabeth, so why not just enjoy this in your free time?
I'm glad that she picked up a song from the best phase of Marillion, with the best singer of this band. Great Steve H!
I am so, so delighted that you have discovered Marillion. This magnificent group had been the soundtrack of my life throughout, right from the Fish years to now. Whilst this is an outstanding track, I implore you to listen to the live version of Neverland from the Marbles album. The passion flowing from every note of every instrument is overwhelming.
p.s. have a little listen to some of the early Marillion as well. Very different sound with Fish in the lead, but it's raw and invigorating.
Live performance of Estonia is also amazing. Their best song is Ocean Cloud.
Also love This Strange Engine - some amazing contrasts in that.
Omg Marillion live with h . This is just made for your channel
If you want to hear more excellent Steve Hogarth, I would suggest the studio version of Easter from the same album 'Seasons End'. In this RAH film, he is 61. He was around 33 when he first recorded with Marillion in 1989. You have to hear him when he's younger. Also if you want a deep, dark, yet ultimately beautiful and inspiring masterpiece of an album, listen to Brave from 1994. Beyond brilliant!
To me, Hogarth is the greatest male vocalist in progressive rock today. So many different aspects to his voice and so many great performances to be explored.
Agreed. I'd love to hear H sing one of the main characters on an Ayreon rock opera.
Absolutely
I had the honour of playing in the band that opened for Marillion at a concert in 2007. Gifted musicians. I was especially impressed with Ian Mosley. Even at the soundcheck he was incredible.
In Canada? I think I have live recordings somewhere..
Finally !... ^^ Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! … :)
I was hoping that one day you would take a peek at Marillion. Such a terrific band !!
As an opera singer, you should also listen to "Seasons End - With friends at St David's". The band is accompanied by this small symphonic orchestra which gives a unique dimension to this beautiful song. The sound production is truly awesome. Every musical instrument can be heard (violins, french horn, transverse flute, etc…).
H is a phenomal singer who "lives" every line of his lyrics !! He truly embodies the songs he performs on stage... Oo Seeing him « live » is magical.
PS : I am sorry for the mistakes. I am not fluent in English… "-"
Yes! Live Marillion is the best. With their excellent videos you can begin to experience the incredible energy and their concerts. But better still is to experience it in person and feel the vibe in the room. Truly magical.
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I could not agree more… :)
Moreover, seeing H live allows you to enjoy his incredible sense of humor which he shares with the other members of the band and the audience… ^^
@@loiclefebvre7958 It's like having a house party where your best friends are the band.
Marillion is a band that’s overlooked and under appreciated, which is a shame because they have a long career of consistently great music. (They do have a very dedicated cult following, of which I’ve been a member for 25 years). With so many good songs of theirs to pick from, I’m surprised you picked “The Space,” which is not one of the band’s more well-known ones (it’s more like a really deep cut). However, I’m glad you’re starting your journey with the band. Now you need to do some analysis of songs like “Script for a Jester’s Tear,” “Forgotten Sons,” “Kayleigh,” “Sugar Mice,” and “Easter.”
Often in the shadow of other bands like Genesis.
@@Temeraire101yeah, the band has been unfairly called a Genesis ripoff.
So glad you enjoyed Marillion, a band I have followed since their beginnings over 40yrs ago!!!! They are just superb, genuine emotion in every song backed up by fantastic playing and singing. Please please try some more soon p.s. love you channel and found seeing my favorite band here made me emotional too - isn't music fantastic!!!!
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Marillion has been a part of my life since 1987. I listen to a lot of music but listening to Marillion is like coming home.
Another track that demonstrates Steve H's great vocal range is NEVERLAND especially from "A Sunday Night Above The Rain" (2013)
Great performance...