The softer side of Marillion...Two beautifully passionate songs led by their 2 amazing vocalists... Thanks for watching! 🐁 🥰

@ianvincent69

Ай бұрын

Ahh, Sugar Mice - the song that got me into Marillion. Try the whole album (Clutching at Straws) it's brilliant! Especially the first three songs that form a suite, showing Marillion at their best. Loving your musical journey. 👍

Extremely rare to see Marillion reviews coming up on these channels

@retroreactions....

17 күн бұрын

Yes...they're a great band so I try to keep them on semi rotation here. Much to discover still! Thanks so much for watching 😊

Fish is a Scot and his melancholy is totally of this land. Sugar mice are small condensed pink or white sweets that children of his era would have eaten for Xmas. Sugar mice obviously dissolve in water and when he sings we are sugar mice in the rain he is a dissolving man. Very touching.

Marillion are so great at portraying the triumphs and tragedies of the human race. It was a marevelous idea to play them back to back like this. Thank you!

Never get bored listening to these masterpieces, one for 37 years, the other for 35. Thank you for sharing your appreciation of Marillion, please don't make us wait too long for the next one from this amazing band. 💕

Two of the most beautiful songs from Marillion.

A good depiction of both singers. Fish is passionate and poignant in Sugar Mice. Steve Hogarth is haunting in Easter. Great way to end the day. Cheers!

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Hi there. Both sounded great in these 2 emotional songs. Glad you enjoy. Cheers my friend!

Weren’t they both just beautiful? So glad you liked!! 😘

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

YES! So happy I did a 2fer today. Marillion just has to be one of those bands where every song is touching, well crafted and beautiful in one way or another. The sign of top tier musicians and songwriters....Thanks for your patience 🤗

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Playing Estonia now in honor of you.. 😉

@helenespaulding7562

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions.... aw….you’re so sweet! 😘🤗

@helenespaulding7562

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions....so, now I’ll suggest another one…I’ll expect a reaction in about a year. Hehehe These Days by Jackson Browne

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Wow, I've heard Somebody's Baby a million times! Never knew who sang it. TD on the list! 😉

The Easter solo was a first take in the studio. Amazing.

@EnglishTomanotJuanma

28 күн бұрын

A first take that ended up being one ouf the most astonishingly beautiful guitar solos in the history of music.

Two brilliant tracks form a great band, who are still writing and playing better than ever. Steve Rothery's beautiful tones are a real trademark of this band. Years ago back in the 80s my brother was mad into them, I of course was young and foolish and thought they were just 'Genesis Lite'. How wrong I was they have had great albums over the years and their last one An Hour Before It's Dark was an amazing composition after all these years. Was lucky enough to see them live many times, the highlight for me was the Albert Hall in 2017 when they played Easter Live with mini orchestra as well, it was stunning with the whole audience singing along, an amazing sonic performance with again Steve Rothery playing the melodic line at the end over the violins, cello, flute and french horn. Great appreciation again Brandon.

Marillion is amazing band! Especially alive!

Marillion have always been one of my fav bands since their beginning. Great guys btw as well - met them (and Fish) on several occasions. The band influenced a mirad of proggers like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, or Spocks Beard, was one of the fav bands by members of Iron Maiden and their Brave album was where Radiohead got their genereal ideas (and their shift from Britpop to something more proggy) for OK Computer - Marillion thanked them by recording the album Radiation. Unfortunately outside the musician's world they were not very well known from the mid 80s til... they hit it big again with their recent albums FEAR and An Hour Before It's Dark.

Totally excellent choices, Brandon. I love EASTER. Outstanding Song. I think FISH had a good Voice. And, He's Scottish. Love Fish era best. Keep Rocking Ronnie SCOTLAND 😊

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Ronnie!! We meet again 🙂 So glad you love Easter too...such a beautiful song. Nice, I forgot for some reason that Fish was Scottish. Always a pleasure to hear more from Marillion. Thanks so much for stopping by and for being first here today! 🥇

@RonnieMcNairney

Ай бұрын

Hi Brandon, I love Genesis, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Rush, Marillion, REM, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Yes, Ronnie SCOTLAND ​@@retroreactions....

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Rush is back on the channel very soon and Uriah is on permanent rotation here after my first stunning reaction to them. Need to add REM and Wishbone to the channel eventually. They have been on the short list many times!

I’m always amazed that Rothery basically nailed Easter’s guitar solo on a first take.

You've found two old beauties. And still this band rocks on. Glad you enjoyed songs I've held close for 35 years.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

For sure! Look forward to more Marillion discoveries here.. Thanks for watching!

You're spoiling us tonight, Bandon : two beautifully melodic Marillion numbers. No doubt the band has lots of proggier material but Sugar Mice is special. I shiver every time I hear this big, burly Scottish bard admit “...if you want my address, it's number one at the end of the bar, where I sit with the broken angels clutching at straws and nursing our scars”. Ouch! As for Easter, one of the best from the “Hogarth” era, what with Steve Rothery's gripping guitar solo and the change-up that comes in like the winds of change, like a song of hope. Wonderful! 💙

Marillion MADE the '80s for me. They were the biggest thing going among me and my pals. When Fish left the group it was a gut-punch for us.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

That's awesome that this band was such a part of your life from 4 decades ago! Do you like any Hogarth era material?

A rare case of both leads being great. Steven Rothery is the glue.

Wow... Firstly, thank you for selecting this late 80s era of Marillion for reaction. Secondly, thank you for picking two incredible tracks from that era. Lastly, thank you for the very insightful commentary on these songs. ... Songs like Sugar Mice and Easter, despite being separated by their different eras of lead vocalists, will always stick with me as a soft spot of glory years for Marillion. Sugar Mice for the gritty literary beauty, Easter for the sweeping pastoral landscape. ... So blest to have both pieces gifted by these great musicians. ... Thanks again for the reaction!

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

You're very welcome and thanks for watching!

Two stone cold classic albums. ❤

lyrically i like fish more but cannae deny this is absolutely gorgeous

Pure 80's rock beauty for sure!! I got lost in the second song. Great video.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

The best times!! "Easter" special for sure, but speaking of getting lost, I highly recommend you hear their song "Estonia" if you don't know it. Another stunner!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaONyZixiKeuadY.html

@reneelyons6836

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I just now started watching Drowning Mona. Have a good night.😃💙🎵🎶🎶

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

HAHA, OMG I hope you like it. Mona is EVILLLLLL! 🤣 Good night 🤗

@reneelyons6836

Ай бұрын

It's Hilarious!! And lot's of great songs.🤣😀

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked! It's silly and crazy and fun!!

Una maravillosa canción cantada por Fish. Me encanta Marillion con Fish. Todos Rothery, Mosley, Trewavas, Kelly y Fish juntos haciendo magia. Saludos desde Argentina.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Sí, Marillion definitivamente hace magia. Me encantan estas 2 canciones. ¿Has escuchado "Estonia" de ellos? ¡Es precioso también! Gracias por mirar desde la hermosa Argentina. 💙

Nice to have Marillion back in the fold. Both great songs, each unique having a different singer. I’ve got both of these albums, a lot of good songs! You mentioned listening to “Estonia”…..definitely a great song, but you’ll need to listen to the title track from the “This Strange Engine” album. It a 17+ minute masterpiece! I’ve got several Fish solo albums, yet another rabbit hole if you dare!

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to hear their work. Ah yes, TSE still on the to do list. So many solo artists still to get to- Fish, Anthony Phillips, Peter Gabriel, Phil, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, David Gilmour, Roger Hodgson, Rick Wakeman, ahhhhhh!.....😀

Genesis has been my favorite forever, and Marillion became my second favorite pretty quickly. Highly recommend continuing to check them out. My favorites two from each singer are Misplaced Childhood (concept) and Clutching at Straws (thematic concept) with Fish, Brave (concept) and Marbles (thematic concept) with Steve Hogarth.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Hi Matt. Glad to hear that you love this great band so much. I've actually reacted to 6 other songs by them if interested, including the first half of Misplaced Childhood album.. I suppose on their next go around I should continue on with Misplaced Childhood... Thanks for watching!

@carlosjavier-ux2ig

Ай бұрын

The rest of Misplaced Childhood is even better than the three first songs. You will love it. And Brave, the full album from Hogarth era is a must. Marillion is my favourite band from 40 years ago. I love both singers. Amazing band.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Awesome....they will be on here for the life of the channel 🙂 Estonia is gorgeously great to me too!

One of the few fish songs I like and one of the first H songs I like. Fish went off to flounder in the pond of mediocrity and H propelled Marillion into the sublime they’re a shadow of their drab 80’s past thank god.

Good songwriting. The goal was for the music to highlight the story being told by the lyrics, solos/riffs matching. Not all artists can properly do this. Marillion, of course, does.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Glad you appreciate their talent and how it shines. Seems like we agree on tons of music!

As with Genesis, there's a cleavage between Fish and H eras regarding Marillion. I love both as I discoverded them from the very start and immediately accepted H's arrival and personality. I encourage you to dig deeper into their work.

Marillion were great, but just the stuff with Fish, my main inspiration for playing guitar was Steve Rothery as well.

There is really a lot to dig with Marillion, you just got a glimpse of both vocalists of Marillion. Sugar Mice is a nice song, but relatively nostalgic straight and simple of what the band were about, Fish voice is really good, and Steve Rothery's guitar solo very effective, but I suggest you try there old earlier songs that got more of progressive moods and also more keyboard solo delights by Mark Kelly (try "Fugazi" or "the Web" or "bitter suite"), the other song Easter were among my favorite with Steve Hogarth with that Irish mood, beautiful acoustic guitar and that Rothery's solo is particularly moving than ever, nice change in Rythm style in the middle, great choice (see also the songs "Splintering heart" and "the space" you might love it!) cheers Brandon!

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great analysis and for the 4 suggestions. I've added your votes. I have reacted to the first 5 songs of Misplaced Childhood already, so I've done Bitter Suite. Thanks!

@Musiquesaecouter

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions.... Ah yes! I supposed I went to comment and forgot probably, in fact it was about another long track on Misplaced childhood called "Blind curve" I swapped the names 🤔 check also a song called "Just for the record" on Clutching at straws😉

All albums with Fish as a vocalist are mandatory listening.

@robinzuiderveld

Ай бұрын

Just like all albums with Steve Hogarth as a vocalist.

Please react marillion , the space o neverdland

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Hi, I can add your vote for The Space, but I think Neverland comes from 2004, which is outside my channel time window...Thanks for watching!

Interesting to hear these again after a long break from Marillion. I don't love Sugar Mice as much as I used to. It now sounds a bit too close to a 1980's power ballad for comfort, and I don't like the self-pity in the lyrics, even though it has some great lines and it's one of Fish's best vocals. Still worth the price of admission for the guitar solo. But Easter still has the power to move me, and musically it's much more interesting.

Like with sequels to great movies, I don't bother. So Hogarth I gave a miss..(no disrespect to his talent).Sugar Mice is such a heart-breaking classic where Rotherey pours out the emotion on guitar, and Fish tells the story so well. Your daddy took a rain check😢💔Thank you again Brandon.

@tonyfurminger8308

Ай бұрын

You do that Fish isn't the original singer too, don't you? That was Doug Irvine, so by your own rules, you shouldn't be listening to anything post 1980. Rothers can still break your heart with one note. He even tops the solo in Sugar Mice, one of my favourite solos ever, with the ones he's done in The Great Escape, This Strange Engine, Care, loads more

@rokit430

Ай бұрын

Always saw Irvine as Electric Gypsy and Silmarillion guy, and as a bass player above all. So For me Marillion Main vocals was Fish...the Beginnining.

Brandon, my friend, totally off-topic, but as an '80s guy have you ever seen Giorgio Moroder's adaptation of the old 1927 silent movie "Metropolis"? (He took the original film and put a rock soundtrack on it. Stunning!) The soundtrack features vocals by Freddie Mercury, Pat Benetar, Bonnie Tyler, Jon Anderson, and others. I think your mouth would hang open in amazement.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Oh wow! Pretty sure I've heard of the movie (haven't seen it), but never knew about said Moroder treatment. Sounds pretty epic. Giorgio has been on the short list for quite a while to be added to my channel. What year was his version released?

@TheRKae

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions.... 1984. The songs on the CD are generally similar to what was used in the movie, so the CD is a good journey through the songs. The Jon Anderson song ("Cage of Freedom") is my fave! The only one that's starkly different is the Pat Benatar one ("Here's My Heart"). In the movie it's utterly beautiful; just an organ and her voice; but on the CD it's given a beat and "the pop song treatment." I don't know where one can see the movie these days. I have a blu ray of it, but it's out of print, I think. Maybe it's on a streaming service somewhere? You would LOVE it!

Nice songs, I've always enjoyed listening to Marillion but for some reason I never became a "serious fan" of them. All of the elements are there that I tend to go for but they didn't click for me in a major way for some reason. 🤷‍♂ I even saw them live once at a small club and they hung out at our table for a while after the show, Fish and the rest of the band were very nice! 😎👍 My first exposure to them was when a dear friend (R.I.P. Liz!) gifted me two albums by different prog bands I'd never heard of before and one was Marillion's Script for a Jester's Tear. (I'd recommend "Forgotten Sons" and "Grendel" off of that album). The other album was Fact And Fiction by Twelfth Night and after a full listen to each album I only wanted to listen to Fact And Fiction and did so over an over. On a technical level in all honesty I'd say that Marillion has superior musicianship, better production quality, and more immediately accessible writing, BUT something about the style, passion, and greater creativity IMHO of Twelfth Night really won me over and I regularly listen to the Fact And Fiction album to this day and almost never pull out anything by Marillion. Especially the song "We Are Sane" which is amazing to me, both with over the top creativity and fascinating, literally prophetic, lyrics that in 1982 spoke of the current situation we are in with smart phones and social media! Well worth reading the lyrics at least! Twelfth Night is often as prog rock as Marillion but they also incorporate some sounds/styles of New Wave.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Very cool that you got to hang with them. I can't remember, are you an IQ or Porcupine Tree fan? Two of my favorite discoveries through this channel for sure. I added your 2 Marillion votes. Hmm, don't think I've ever heard of 12th Night. Prog meets new wave? Sounds promising!

@JohnLRice

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions.... Oh yeah, I'm a long time fan of both IQ or Porcupine Tree! I even got in early with IQ and have one of their hand numbered first pressings of their album Tales From The Lush Attic. (1,000 copies, mine is in the mid 700's so not particularly special) I didn't get into Porcupine Tree until their In Absentia album which I love and I've seen them at least once live. Off of In Absentia I'd recommend "Blackest Eyes", "Trains", and "Gravity Eyelids" . . the whole album is really great! Twelfth Night is pretty obscure and the Fact And Fiction album is the only one I REALLY like. Before that album they were instrumental and sort of repetitive, but when they tapped Geoff Mann as vocalist he brought a LOT to the table, both singing, writing lyrics, adding extra instrumental parts during recording, and doing the album artwork. It's the only studio album he was on, and the band had many personnel changes over the years. Mann died in 1993.

Brandon, "Misplaced Childhood" B-side is waiting 4 u from centuries ago my friend, dividing that album into several reactions is a crime (I forgive you for that BIG detail), BUT to split it for a long period of time is the death penalty.

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

Please pray with me to the Fish gods for forgiveness for my unintentional sins..... 😏

@bigjapi1

Ай бұрын

@@retroreactions.... The "Lords of the Backstage" will forgive you of your sins... ONLY if you react to the entire B side in one drink, tekila shot style 😂

@retroreactions....

Ай бұрын

😁

I prefer FISH'S more poetic style, but Hogarth's more straight forward lyrics appeals to me, I love them both...but as I said I prefer FISH angst fueled lyrics.