"Misplaced Childhood" by Marillion
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Topic: "Misplaced Childhood" by Marillion
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Subject: "Misplaced Childhood" by Marillion
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 22:58
 I just got Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood" on vinyl, and I'm pretty impressed. On ------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
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Posted By: the musical box
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 23:18
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all ive heard is the song "Childhood's end" and i wasnt impressed, at all. But, so many people on this forum recommend it , and i was wondering: Are the songs like the one i heard.? I preatty much wrote them off upon hearing that song, but i saw the ------------- something pretentious |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 23:25
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No,no,no,no....Childhood's End is perhaps the weakeast point of the album..the song before it is awesome...Blind Curve as well as Bitter Suite and Hearts of Lothian....try those out 1st. Also Waterhole(Expresso Bongo) is alot of fun as well! |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 23:30
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Childhood's End is the weakest point, I agree, if we consider it as an individual piece. But as part of the whole MC concept, its easy-going, pop-oriented hish spirit makes sense between the climatic explosion of Threshold and the fi |
Posted By: the musical box
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 23:34
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if the point of the mp3's on this site is to get listeners to like the bands presented, why do they choose the worst song?
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 23:35
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[QUOTE=Cesar Inca]
Childhood's End is the weakest point, I agree, if we consider it as an individual piece. But as part of the whole MC concept, its easy-going, pop-oriented hish spirit makes sense between the climatic explosion of |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 14 2004 at 05:22
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It's a good album and probably the peak of the Fish era Marillion.I'd rate it at about somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.Too much 'poppier' stuff on it though to make it 'essential' IMO. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: November 14 2004 at 11:59
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"Childhoods End?" is supposed to be blatantly poppy, very much in the vein of early U2-meets late The Police. The simple joy of rediscovering the inner child is to be celebrated in an easy going manner, in contrast with the dark, explosiv |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: November 14 2004 at 14:05
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It's a great album. It's like The Lamb, to look at most of it from a progressive point of view, you must look at it like the whole album is one big song. You should take in the whole album instead of separate song ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: November 16 2004 at 22:51
| Well I for one, am convinced and will buy it post haste. I also have only heard childhoods end, which although a catchy tune, wasnt very impressive. |
Posted By: Nerevar
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 03:13
| Misplaced Childhood is in it's whole the best Marillion albumb. If you take Childhood's End right out of it's context, you will, of course, see it as a bit poppy. However, if you look at how the album developes, this light and easily accessible tune serves |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 16:47
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the musical box wrote:Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: November 18 2004 at 12:08
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Oh of course, I see what you mean and I entirely agree. I wasn't really looking for some kind of conclusive statement regarding the record, just wanted more of a feel for the public opinion on it, but you're right, its impossible for any one piece of mu |
Posted By: Nerevar
Date Posted: November 18 2004 at 20:57
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Indoubitably... Fish was the backbone of the band and couldn't be replaced. Just read some of his lyrics and you'll see what I mean. Few song writers can match his unique talent. Steve Hogarth had some pretty big shoes to fill, taking over for ------------- "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: November 20 2004 at 08:56
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[QUOTE=Sweetnighter] |
Posted By: Arioch
Date Posted: November 21 2004 at 15:26
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Misplaced Chilhood is a brilliant concept album from beginning to end. ------------- Knight of the Swords Lord of Entropy Duke of Chaos |
Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: November 22 2004 at 15:55
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It's fantastic...beginning to end...you have to listen to it as a whole and not worry about individual songs. And by no means to find this to be "poppy" ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com"> 
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Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: November 22 2004 at 16:54
Don't you mean Fish was the Fishbone?  ... I' ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: November 22 2004 at 21:58
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Don't you mean Fish was the Fishbone? ... I'm too corny |
Posted By: Quacky
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 13:02
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Although I agree that Mispalced Childhood has its high and low points, I will confirm that it is a very good cd. But, as Peter has so eloquently affirmed, that is just my opinion. And I am very opinionated, in my ioinion
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: November 28 2004 at 15:31
| I think the album is awful. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 06:26
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I think it's a great album - the third installment of a magnificent 4-part concept. It's certainly the most popular, and more musically varied of Marillion's albums, with a more obvious 'feel' of a concept album, which is why it finds creedence wit |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 18:45
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[QUOTE=Certif1ed] However, "Script For A Jester's Tear" will always remain for me the superior Marillion album - and one of the greatest prog albums of all time - not for dazzling virtuosity (unless you count the lyrics!), but for sheer perfection, coh |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 03:48
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Yeah - Cinderella Search is brilliant; beats me why it didn't make it onto Fugazi rather than She Chameleon. I'd like to meet the 6th-former who could write lyrics as incredible as "Listen |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 04:37
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[QUOTE=Certif1ed] Yeah - Cinderella Search is brilliant; beats me why it didn't make it onto Fugazi rather than She Chameleon. I'd like to meet the 6th-former who could write lyrics as incredible as "
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 09:01
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OK, Fishheads, should I get Script, or Fugazi for my next Fishy Marillion disc? Which is more essential? |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 09:37
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SCRIPT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 09:43
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[QUOTE=Peter] OK, Fishheads, should I get Script, or Fugazi for my next Fishy Marillion disc? Which is more essential? |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 16:02
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[QUOTE=Peter] OK, Fishheads, should I get Script, or Fugazi for my next Fishy Marillion disc? Which is more essential? |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 19:19
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Well now, as other forum members have stated, music is, always has been, and always will be, a matter of personal taste. I hate pigeonholing as good music is good music, and bad is, well, bad However, some so
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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 19:39
| Well I bit the bullet and bought misplaced childhood and i must say that it was worth every penny. A great piece of prog music with some of the best on paper lyrics i have ever seen. Ill definetly buy some more Marillion. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 02 2004 at 03:36
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Get the 24-Bit Remastered versions if you can - not only do you get a bonus CD with all the B Sides (and being Marillion, the B-Sides are all great songs!), but the quality of the album is breathtaking too! And the choice between Script and Fuga |