BRAVE

Their masterpiece in my opinion. No question. Though I still don't get what 'Paper Lies' has to do with anything. The track 'Brave' is one of my favourites, along with 'The Space.', 'King', and 'The Invisible Man'. My guess is that the people who Just Don't Get It are, in this instance, really the ones with the lack of imagination. 'Brave' is quite simply the most emotionally focused Marillion album ever. It is not simply a flight of fancy about the background of the girl on the bridge. It is not even simply about child abuse. Oh, yes, that's the theme, in case the Just Don't Get It people hadn't realised - and I'd like to know precisely how you can criticise an album for being depressing when that's the theme. Yes, the girl has been abused; yes, she dies at the end. But what happens in between is not merely confined to the theme and is precisely more effective because of that. Maybe the flaw of the album is that you have to understand it to get it, rather than simply know what it's about.

The sleeve notes suggest that you should 'Listen To It Loud And With The Lights Out', and that is most definitely the best way. As close to genius as Marillion will ever get.

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