Marillion Monthly - January 2024 - Back to the studio and four quick questions
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2024
- Happy New Year! Ok, we''re already a month in, but we hope you have had a fantastic start to 2024. This year the band are going to be concentrating on creating some brand new music for you and will no doubt be busy with chord progressions, word writing and working out how it all fits together, so we begin our first Marillion Monthly of the year with a request from Lucy...
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► Tell us how you discovered Marillion! ◀
Send a 20-30 second video of yourself telling us the story of how you started listening to the band, where you were and how old you were.
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Send your clips to - memories@marillion.com with 'How I discovered Marillion' in the subject line. If your file is too large to email then please use a service like WeTransfer or Dropbox.
► Send us a video to intro the next edition of Marillion Monthly ◀
Film yourself in a great location and simply say to camera 'Hi, I'm / we're (insert your name(s)) from (insert location) and welcome to the latest edition of Marillion Monthly'.
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► Send us your Marillion Memories ◀
Send a 20-30 second video of yourself telling us about your favourite memory of Marillion ... it might be a time you met the band, a favourite show, how you met some new people/ romantic partner through following the band, the first time you heard the music. Anything Marillion related!
Please film in landscape, not portrait!
Send your clips to - memories@marillion.com with 'Marillion Memory' in the subject line. If your file is too large to email then please use a service like WeTransfer or Dropbox.
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I really enjoyed Pete's "master classes" during the lockdown. I'd love to see the other guys talk about and pick apart their parts to songs.
Yes they were great
I'll back this, too. Seeing how they do what they do is always fascinating. Tours and explanations about gear, guitars, and other tools is always interesting.
I concur, really brilliant!
i would love to see some more of the instrument set ups for sure
I'd like to see Pete & Ian chatting about how they work together and, then breakdown a few of their favourite sections of songs so we can hear the rhythm section in isolation. A rhythm section masterclass 😊
Would love to see Ian do more detailed demos & breakdowns of his iconic grooves and fills.
3:12 Without a single second of hesitation, Steve gives us the answer to an "impossible" question ! Bravo !
Really like to look back at the graphic design artists and process of album covers and merchandise over the years. It would be interesting to hear from the artists about their impressions of the music and the band and what they were trying to convey
Thinking this through more I’d like to see the relationship between the band, the music and the various media used in Album cover art, Photography and performance art/ video and concerts. I think this was touched on in one of the previous monthlies.
"Wouldn't matter, really. As long as we were together." YES. ♥♥♥
Maybe little selfish, but I’d love to know about their own listening. What about a run through of each member’s record collection (CD/download… however they listen!) as an idea? Or if one band member is a very prolific collector maybe concentrate on one big collection!
This might suit the newer fans most (but hopefully everyone would enjoy): a comprehensive tour of the studio and Racket premises, please. I would particularly like to see 'behind the scenes' eg your office, Lucy, where people are drafted in to help with sending magazines etc. We've seen little bits in previous MM and elsewhere but the whole kit and caboodle would be amazing. Thank you!
Yeah, This.
Can we see the band members playing each others instrument instead of the usual one lol.
May be Mr. Mosley on vocals lol
That would be hilarious! 😂
Hiya all at Marillion central! Great start to the New year hearing the band are back in the studio. As for future monthlies, I really enjoyed seeing Steve H exploring the 'wardrobe' of past gigs and it gave us a chance to see a little more of Marillion's HQ so Studio/green room tours, old props etc would make good episodes too!
I really do enjoy the "ask the band random questions" idea because it's often great insights into how they think and what they're about. Obviously this year any studio clips would be welcome, especially glimpses into the new album. And maybe a vlog about the cruise especially for those of us who aren't doing it.
I’d like to see the studio setup: microphones, di-boxes, cables, preamps, screenshots of computers, headphones etc. Basically all the stuff between instrument and ears.
I have no question but I wish Ian could do some "how to play video tutorial’s" of some tracks..😊 I am semi drumplayer and love his art to play…
Great band....keep making great albums.
Something really special that Marillion did during COVID lockdown was a fan-participation video to the song "Made Again" Even though we are free of lockdown, that might be fun again, maybe with another track?
How about some interviews with the various visual artists that have created the album cover art 🎨.
I will second that!
I know you said nothing in the studio, and I'm not asking for new music, but I do like an interesting Marillion cover. Get all the band in the studio and play them a track then give them just 1 hour to produce a their cover version of it...I'm not sure it's actually going to be possible for Marillion to do anything in the studio in only an hour, but it'd be really interesting to watch it "as live"
I would like the band to go over one of their albums, like an in depth revisit, talking about their experience when making the record, how they feel about the songs now , what musical parts of songs they enjoy, their thought process behind the music etc
Great idea, like a Marillion legacy
Interview with in praise of folly and their times playing and recording with the band
Yes! And Choir Noir.
The bandmembers doing their other passions/ hobbies
Thank you Lucy and Marillion for sharing! There is a maxim that states: “a mix is never finished but abandoned”. It most certainly applies to my own humble music, and I’d love to get them behind a mixing desk muting tracks and soloing sections to discuss how a song got made and what they are most proud of and what they wished they would change.
p.s. someone told me my guitar solo on my latest song sounds like something Steve Rothery would play. Best. Compliment. Ever! :) Thank you Steve for being such an inspiration. :)
When Mark showed his gear, he didn't go into his goto sound sources. He replied in my comment he could do that in a later episode. It would be awesome to look into his workflow of building his sound for a song.
Also, I just luv seeing the band being so candid -they all so charming in a British way as one would say -more topics to ponder: favorite cereal, favorite way to unwind, fav comfy spot in the house, can u imagine life not on the road -retirement! Stay tuned for more as my brain works!
Ian & Lucy Angel Fish, brought a tear to my eyes, how gorgeous. 😍
Not sure for these monthly updates, but a Making Of full-length docu movie from the studio would be GOLD. Love from Sweden
#Marillion 🎸
I’d love to get a glimpse of Marillion in a band rehearsal, how they approach the live arrangements. Is it easy to find out which songs work in a live context or is it a question of trial and error? How are the light shows and the video projections designed - is this steered by the band, how do they decide which video artists to ask and so on. Perhaps that would be an entire own video: how the production for a new show starts and which stages it goes through…
Pete! Such sweet answers
Would love to see behind the scenes of tours and maybe a video of each member about how they write music on their instruments (for Steve H lyrics).
A few random ideas for content: 1) A more in-depth tour of the Racket Club; we see bits and pieces but it would be good to get a proper look 2) Perhaps talk about old venues you've played in the past and revisit any local ones, discussing any memories of the locations and what's there now. 3) A day in the life of.. concentrate on one band member and follow them around for the day... 4) Interview with editor of concert videos... what's their process etc. 5) Interview with the people who design the graphics that appear on the back-wall 6) Concerts that went wrong... and why... how to deal with faulty equipment on-the-fly. Tales from the road. 7) Let's see inside those tour buses - talk to the people who provide them... the service they provide etc.
Thanks Lucy! An interwiev with Michael Hunter would be awesome!
That episode was remarkably emotional. Well done Lucy/Tim on such a amazing questions. So much packed into such a short time span. Loved it.
I like hearing the band members talk about each other and would to hear what each members think are the others best performances i.e Steve Rothery on Pete’s top 5 bass parts and so on
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Merch packing & shipping -for some reason I just like to see the stacks of merch!
I'd love to see some interviews with other musicians or 'celebs' to talk about what Marillion means to them. I never got to see the Misplaced Childhood show by the writer and comedian Will Smith, but would love to hear how he came to write it. It would be interesting to get other musicians' views on the impact Marillion have had on them and the music industry (crowdfunding etc...).
If each band member could choose two tracks each by other artists, that would suit Marillions magic interpretation.
A deeper inside into each members music influences and how they were influenced by them. Maybe also speaking about artists and albums which are still special for them.
Jordan Rudess does some great videos / tips on playing piano.
I’d love to get a few tips from Mark !
I would like to watch the boys watching their early live shows. Commenting on their playing, their boyish good looks and possibly evoking old memories of their early days together. Xx perhaps the Rock Steady gig or the rock in Rio set.
For me, I'm very interested in a room tour of the racket club.
I'd love to hear members of the band try and remember how they perform material differently over the years. How did having computers and samplers on stage change Mark's job and was it liberating or frustrating to have to retool the repertoire? When H retired the MIDI gloves did parts migrate to other band members or just get forgotten? And coming right up to date, with Luis on stage, sometimes H had to forego his piano. How did that impact what material could be played? How would the band members react to being told they had to go on stage tonight with only the same equipment they used in 1989?
A feature that highlights some of the different vinyl, CD, posters and memorabilia that is rare, unique or special so we can all geek out on the Marillion library of "stuff". 😲
Also as an aspiring guitar player, short clips on how to play licks or songs on guitar or keys from the band would be so much fine. Many artists are creating these videos and they seem to get lots of views. Would love to learn from the source as opposed to another hobbiest who may or may not get it right. 🎸
Personally, the live recording of Neverland with the gathering of fans sitting around was emblematic of Marillions sheer class both musically and personal.In these terrible days of open genocide, a similar recording of the brilliant " GAZA" with fans would be absolutely perfect. They are really the only voice in music who have had the testicular fortitude to shine the spotlight on this open sore of our sorry state of humanity....❤🇮🇪❤️🇵🇸🔥.... Here's hoping
Fantastic! :)
Would love to see CTTE thru the bands’s eyes… little selfies w/the musicians they meet, snippets of what they watch, maybe video from the stage after they play?
Abit odd but all members sing their fave MARILLION MOMENT ,,Mark k diddly widdling his fave keyboard ,,sTEVE doing a vocal fave guitar riff ,,, PETER DOO PY DOING HIS FAVE BASSLINE ,, mr MOSELY det det derling his fave drum beat ,, STEVE H BEING HIMSELF AS USUAL
Sorry LUCY sings too a widdly diddly too
I think we all enjoyed the tributes paid by celeb friends on the weekend anniversary edition.
So how about tracking down celeb fans? What was their introduction to the band, first gig, best memories.
Just thoughts really.
A lot of good ideas above. How about a zoom interview with key members of TFC (the front row club)? crazies that they are.
I really liked hearing about Ian's Lunch with Gavin Harrison and their drum gear/playing.
Would be great to hear the members talk more about their own playing/singing, and possibly having musician friends of the band joining them and have it be a conversation between two musicians, rather than between Lucy and the band member. Dare to be in dephs and nerdy.
Maybe have Bass talk Between Pete and Nick Beggs, Drum Talkbetween Ian and Gavin, Guitar talk with Steve R and one of all the 100 guitarists he knows. Etc etc.
I'd love to see a prior studio album featured each month and have the five members and producer give commentary on each. The making of the album. The songs. The song orders. Etc.
I’d really like to see marillion in Florida again!
I would like to know more about the light shows at gigs, Yens has done some brilliant stuff and it would be great to see how the lights for a gig/ tour are developed, what input does the band have ?, when do they see the lighting for the first time etc
The fullmoon Update from Peter gabriel last year Was quiet imteresting. Something like that would be wonderful. Like if they do Studio sessions or some behind the scenes at a concert. Stage desing and Soundcheck and lighting. I am a huge light show fan if its done well i am in awe.❤❤
I'd like an interview with Mike Hunter about how he goes about assembling jams into songs and an album. I know he's camera shy, so quite happy for him not to be shown, but I'd be fascinated to hear him talk about the whole process.
Walk round the studios to see the set up. As much behind the scenes as you can bear to show! Outside interests of the band too!
I wish for more nerdy gear talk. I would really love to see Pete’s bass collection, and of course all the others stuff too.
Hi Lucy, I think we got some great content over the year but I was thinking back to one of the times you went LIVE on Facebook and showed some of what it's like day to day. With the success of the Easter T-Shirt Mark mentioned that he was thinking of other designs looking back on the albums. Perhaps it would be good to see how he looks at designing it getting approval etc. and see the design sent off for production and then the final product or products being reviewed? Marillion has had some brilliant merchandise over the last few years and it would be great to see the creative minds working it all out.
Being a technical type, would love a run through of the bands concert sound setup up including FOH and monitors. Marillion are rare in still using, I believe, an analogue FOH console (thumbs up from me) and I'd love to hear more about that. Is it Phil doing FOH now, I know Ian Bond has been in charge at times too?
There's loads of behind the scenes vids on this very subject, but none (yet) for Marillion?
Of course, needs to be filmed at a gig, so appreciate it might be a while!
I think it would be really interesting for fans who don't know how live sound works, seeing as it's the method by which every fan has ever heard the band live 😀 😉
Thanks so much for this!
I would love to know if any of the band members have any memories of when they played in my home state of Minnesota in the 80's. I know they headlined with Fish at First Avenue in 1987. Did they take any photos with the famous First Avenue "Star Walls"?
Also do they have any memories of the shows they played in St.Paul, MN opening for Rush?
And perhaps even the show on the Seasons End tour in 1990 at the Mirage club?
Maybe a new segment or 1 special episode could be about Marillion touring memories? perhaps even include photos or video if possible?..I'd love to hear any memories from the Ronnie Scott Jazz Club that H and Rothers did with Dream Theater in 1995.
We could survey fans’ favorite non-Marillion songs, then ask the band if they think specific songs are in the top ten surveyed or not.
What would I like to see on Marillion monthly?
- Ian making a trifle
Shine on you...was what i played at his funeral..but in his coffin i put every cd from marillion laid them on his chest with his sun glasses & his mobile phone...i gave him plenty to listen to he would of appreciated it...he loved marillion 2014 he passed i was away in the middle East cam back he was in hospital for a week got a blood clot died...i was gutted last time i saw him we was listening for holidays in Eden having a coffee
Would love to know what goes behind the scenes at creating Marillion's wonderful merch. No other band has merch as fabulous as Marillion
Maybe take an iconic gig, but not the already covered ones, and get each member of the band to talk through their memories
Well, you just said the musicians wouldn't do it, but to watch and listen to 15 minutes of one of their studio jams would be really cool! Anyway, besides that I hope they return to Brazil and tour here so I could see Marillion one more time! Cheers!
'Shine on your crazy diamonds' 😊👍
I’d be interested to hear them to discuss a demo they created and how it changed in the recorded version and why?
Some ideas (factoring in that the band won’t be super accessible due to writing and recording):
- tour of Racket that includes time spent on the bits and bobs around like the award on the table or the poster on the wall and stories about said items.
- similar to the above but the bits of merch that are around that might be rare or one of a kind
- collectors corner where Marko comes in to show off some items from the past from his expansive collection
- deep dive in the attic of old stage gear and wardrobe and such with stories from those who were there
- what goes into booking a tour or the marketing plan for an album
You all are amazing! Thanks so much for doing this! Who are Marillion's favorite bands that opened up for them over the years?
I'd love to see some of Steve Rothery's solos and guitar parts tabbed and played/demonstrated by him. I mean, I've got similar equipment to Steve, I even know where some of the notes go, but I still sound like a frekkin' chartered surveyor (if you know what I mean) ;) . He has such a distinctive sound and style - in all seriousness it's not something I'd even attempt to replicate (only a fool would) but I'd love to see 'it' up close. The Civic in Wolves is great, but I've never been able to get THAT close... Much love.
❤
Steve R is looking healthy and well.
I’d like to see them each play a short lick they like from a favorite song.
behind the scenes with everyone at Racket
I have a general idea as a possible topic for Marillion Monthly “celebrity fans???” .. I ask prompted by 2 things recently - listening to an audible book travel book by Dom Jolly where he says at one point something like “time to put in my earbuds and listen to Marillion - he then writes a bit about why he is a fan” (I did not see that line coming) and also from watching Slow Horses where we know Will Smith (the UK comedian and screen writer - not the violent Oscar winner) mentions a Derek Rothery character and from knowledge of seeing his show at the Edinburgh festival about being a Marillion fan we know he is a fan.
Are there other celebrity fans?
Steve's Cocktail Corner!!
Brilliant
Please another weekend Marilion in Lisbon❤
The band jamming
If I could phone myself when I was younger it would be to tell me to go a certain gig. I was working at an engineering company and a fellow engineer came up to me and said he and another colleague were putting on a gig in Berkhamsted for a really “fabulous” band called Silmarillion. I was a fool and didn’t go. Real shame as Steven Wilson apparently went there that night.
Berkhamsted Civic Centre was the first gig under the name Marillion. It did happen March 1st 1980. Around 60 people attended including a 12 year old Steven Wilson. I'm curious to know who our fellow engineer was that has put up their first gig in this lineup.
I would love to see special guests with the band if possible could you please come to Aylesbury and do something
I would love to hear more amazing guitar solos on the new album. A keyboard solo would also be really cool.
interviews with the crew telling us about what they do .
I'd like to hear Marillion do their "Spirit of Eden", a super ambient experimental album
Well if we could have an interview with Mike Hunter I'd be pretty happy! I'm sure that man has fascinating isights into the Marillion world. Also don't forget bin day!
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I would like to see a tour through the record/cd collection of each band member.
Could you do a few videos that show how the crew set up for gigs - maybe one on the sound is set up, another on the lighting etc etc
Ian - "Oh dear" LOL
Ian cracks me up every time I look at him. What an amazing chap! I'm from the States, am I allowed to use "chap"?
Lucy Dear, I would like to see Mr. Rothery go over his effects board and show what sound each component creates!
Hi Lucy,
How's about showing us around Racket Records, your stock and shipping, chat with the busy folks behind the scenes, etc....?
Another thing that I would love you to discuss with the band and/or Mark and team is any live albums that you are thinking about releasing on vinyl. Maybe we could have a viewers poll and get us folks to vote from a selection of feasible choices??
Having more in death visits in equipment would be very interesting. Also I'd like to know more if there is any new music that inspires them or they find interesting. New music and new bands as well, since we all know that more "mature" bands release new music as well:)
I'd love to see the band deconstruct a song or two and really go into the individual parts. Play isolated tracks so we can hear just they keys, just the sound effects, just the drums, etc. and discuss why the song was constructed in that way. I am not musical in any way, so I'd love to get some insight into how the band decides on chords that evoke an emotion or how a melody is mated to the instrumentation. It might help me understand why I can be so moved by your music.
A sort of “Roundtable” with other musicians would be great
A tour of Ian's kit for the drum nerds please!!
Sorry im on about my brother wilf ...but it was all about are convention last one before he died ..listening to holidays in Eden bless him
I would love to see videos featuring former members like brian jelliman, diz minitt etc speaking with band about the old days, some excuting anecdotes
I just wanna play Ian’s drums again ! 🥁😊
I understand the secret about Marillion music is that it is being composed through jamming sessions. I would be very interested to know more about how these sessions are organised - is that is the proper word - if not witnessing part of one of these sessions through this channel, if that is not a big ask. Thanks!