HOLIDAYS IN EDEN

Marillion

Neo-Prog

3.15 | 771 ratings

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Bonnek
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Holidays In Eden further explores the more poppy inclination of Seasons End. There are a number of songs where they pull off their new sound with grace, but there isn't much that will really capture your attention.

The strong opener Splintering Heart even raised my expectations when I first heard this album. Hogarth's epic delivery blends in very well here with the synth and clean guitar driven rock. But the opener isn't representative for the entire album. There are a few more songs with a similar dramatic impact such as The Party, Waiting To Happen and 100 Nights, but mostly this is an album filled with gentle and harmless pop-songs that nobody was waiting for, especially not in 1991 where grunge and metal ruled the independent charts and where Dream Theatre filled in the vacant prog spot. Besides, most of these pop songs are rather unremarkable, with a notable exception for Dry Land.

Marillion had sure found them an excellent new singer. It's hard to contest that when hearing this album. The problem is they didn't know what course to take with their music. But that insight would soon dawn on them. 2.5 stars

Bonnek | 2/5 | 2010-2-11

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