[jester1470]

As there appears to be somewhat of a resurgence of my fave band on here figured I'd post this, quoted from the marillion.com website:

The single for You're Gone will be released in 3 separate formats in the UK on 19th April 2004.

By our calculations, in the current UK single market, if you go out and buy one single each, we'll go Top 40. If you go out and buy two versions, we'll go Top 20. If, however, you'd like to make an old dog very happy, you could dig-deep, get into eight quids-worth of debt and buy 3 copies or more of our single, in which case, we'd almost certainly go Top 10 and I'd have my first ever Top 10 single just before my 45th birthday!! (bizarre, or what?!) Marillion would become a household name and not simply remembered by Mr and Mrs Joe Bloggs for "Kayleigh". There is no better time for this to happen, as it would set up perfectly this PEACH of an album that we've just finished, and this PEACH of a tour that we're about to embark upon.

Steve Hogarth, 4 March 2004


Well i'll do it, I think it'd be great to see them getting some recognition as being a good rock band instead of the Genesis clones they're still unfairly tagged with !!

I've seen Marillion liove about 20 times and they're still a superb band, really an amazing kick ass live band, although I have not been too impressed with the last few albums, I've been reliably informed that the new stuff is superb, and the live tracks I heard last year seem to back that up.

There appears to be a few of us going down to the Barrowlands show in July, should be a good one, not seen them in the Barra's since the lenengary Brave Tour in 94, we should look at meeting up for a drink down there. I'm heading down with Blair Cunningham, who along with Jo McCafferty supported Marillion and their lead singers solo tour a few years ago.

For anyone going to that gig its well worth considering the Fish gig in Glasgow next month, should be a great night, apparently the Fish dates are superb and the support Never Tjhe Bride are pretty good, and their singer does a duet with Fish. Fish's new album is oneof the best snce he left Marillion in 89, I think it may be the gig of the year for me,

Cheers

Stuart