Marillion: 'Holidays in Eden' Deluxe Edition | Unboxing & Review

[@a.debree6771]

Always get a laugh when garbage gets polished and some bandmember tries to apologize for it.

[@a.debree6771]

@@Terlingua I hope you can find some clown shoes to fit your long toes...

[@uncleambient]

Like the old saying goes "Those that can do, those that can't criticize"

[@a.debree6771]

@@uncleambient Can you explain why a weak and very commercial album can't be criticized.

[@damian9171]

Weak? Good songs, great sound, beatifully played. Even these few pop songs are really nice, great live versions. Anyone can criticize but man, weak?! I would say that the music created today is quite strange and rather emotionless, but that's just my personal feeling.

[@a.debree6771]

@@damian9171 I got the album on release date and had concert tickets in my pocket. I do not expect to buy this a turd time.

[@yngveklevjer6160]

"No One Can" is simply a brilliant pop song! I love its catchiness, warmth, wounderbility, sensebility, feel, simplicity and its strong simple and effective lyrics.

[@mcmac1272]

Holidays In Eden is one of my favorite albums!

[@TheJohno1961]

It is my favourite Marillion album, so I can't for this to drop on my doormat!

[@markcorbett7402]

This is their best album…….cover. A beautiful, dreamy piece of art which nicely mirrors the music.

[@charlesnolan7602]

I am a Prog fan of 51 years listening. When Season's End was released, I thought it was quite a great move for Marillion. In 1992 I saw Marillion twice in Spring and October. The live Splintering Heart as concert opener was powerful! As for the album, Holidays in Eden, it was one of my top favorite albums of 1992. I say "Prog enough" for this album. It is a solid Marillion album and ranks high for me.

[@lonegroover]

I love this record. I especially love No-one Can. I don't care if it's accessible and melodic, that's a glorious song.

[@maxdunord2451]

It's a great record. It's a pity that Waiting to Happen was never released as a single and promoted by bloody EMI

[@titusgeorge9280]

I was going to comment myself, so tired of people hating on this song…compared to other “love songs” out there, it’s unique and wonderful musically and lyrically. “The days before you came were really all the same, a greyness I used to call freedom”…love it.

[@classicalbum]

I'm sure it's a great love song, but I prefer love songs to have a twist or an edge to them. And this album is just too poppy for me. The new mix is better though

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Why it wasn't a big hit is a mystery, as a pop song I think it's a better composition than How We Live's old song "Dry Land" which at the time was the Marillion single I saw them perform on a German TV show and sadly not "No One Can". There was also a European music (awards?) show where they played several songs, I believe playback. As for live footage, I wish they'd release the (I think Dutch) gig that Super Channel showed around that time, brilliant it is. For the concert stuff in this new release alone, I just might buy this.

[@carldavies7418]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 can you direct me to said dutch gig or where it was please I'd love to hear that.

[@ziggypop79]

I find this one underrated, I listen to it quite often, my favourite track is “Waiting To Happen” & “Splintering Heart”.

[@GodivaGamer]

Love this album.

[@grantwallace1882]

I have always loved this album. Looking forward to my second Marillion concert in November.

[@FundamentalsUK]

Underrated imo, some great tracks 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@MARBLES81]

Brilliant album. Can’t wait to get it.

[@rikgay857]

I absolutely adore this album…in my top 3.👍👍

[@Ricky2374]

This album was my entry point to the band back aged 17 in 1991. While my head knows it’s not there strongest as such, I’ll always have a soft spot for it and love it to this day.

[@NmDPlm31]

Looking forward to getting my copy for sure, though. I find this album to be a little more charming than many fans. It’s not their best outing but I don’t think it deserves the level of contempt it tends to get.

[@bellyofanarchitect]

I remember buying it here in Austria, it came with a metal badge with the Marillion logo on a leatherstring to wear around the neck. Great album. Worse to come.

[@andrewlivings6124]

Love Dryland

[@MrWheeler715]

I've been a fan (California) since 86. Saw this tour in 92. Sadly, they don't play in L.A. too often anymore. I liked this album enough when it came out, but I haven't listened to it too much lately. If the mix does for these songs what the 2007 remixes did for Genesis, I will definitely be purchasing this.

[@Supersimagicguy]

Love this album, the singles on it properly got me into Marillion. I was aware of Kayleigh and Lavender before this but the singleton this album just pulled in and opened the floodgates to explore more.

[@Gazmonster1]

This was the first Marillion album I bought on release. Looking forward to the box set. Great review, as always!

[@tabbycat55]

I love this album and Season’s End. I think for hardcore prog fans they sound “poppy”, but honestly these albums didn’t do so well because they are of a better caliber. I also think there was a struggle because Fish was so identified with the band that it was hard to accept H at first…I even took a break from Marillion at the time. However, when I rediscovered them a few years later, I was in love with the band anew. I wish they would stop remixing what was brilliant the first time. As all bands do, they grew and matured with every album. “Fixing” the old stuff is just wrong, IMHO. The albums build on each other and hold a charm that connects me emotionally with the times decades ago. The new versions jar me out of my pleasant memories.

[@michaelfavreau7617]

I`ve always loved this album. Of coarse I`ll buy the new version on vinyl. Marillion can do no wrong for me

[@mickb44]

already ordered from them a month ago,yes its not their best album but i prefer to a few later on.

[@Fogeyspasm]

Can't wait to get this. Love the album and looking forward to the 5.1 mix.

[@Nephilim-81]

I am incredibly tempted to buy it. 😎

[@rodneyleith]

I pre ordered it from racket records on the day it was announced....can't wait to get it

[@SJHUE]

I enjoyed the review and although I was planning on giving this a miss and sticking with the 2008 remaster I am now interested to hear the new mix. Btw I always enjoyed this album.

[@CorkDave1]

Very good review I have already ordered mine prior to the review

[@patrickjoneill4551]

My very first Marillion album, it's great.

[@theturtleproject]

im looking forward to getting this

[@seamuscolgan7654]

Thanks for the informative review 👍

[@classicalbum]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danielmoore4693]

Having been a fan of the band since just after the release of Misplaced Childhood, I remember being quite disappointed by Holidays in Eden's pop orientation. (Especially vexing since I'd made a long trip to a not-so-nearby record store to procure it!) But I know what you mean about having a production that's true to the performance. I'd already gotten a CD/EP containing a live version of Splintering Heart, so I knew it was actually a blisteringly awesome song and full of grit when performed in front of fans, but seemed so watered down by the time it got onto the album!

[@progmeup]

Did I miss it or did you skip over Dry Land? Although that's a cover of Hogarth's earlier band, I love it. Unboxing doesn't have to mean you showing every page ;) Leave some surprises open for the buyer ;) Likewise, I find reading all the track titles out loud a bit unnecessary, since the details are all over the web anyway. I don't understand why the proper version of "I Will Walk On Water" isn't there at all, or why the non-album tracks (two of which were even part of the album in the US) didn't get remixed at well... In case you're not aware of it yet, I can recommend the 2011 live recording of the album. They mess up "No One Can" but otherwise that's long since been my favourite version of the album. I also like the slight tracklist change and think they should've done that with this remix too. Do I plan to buy this? Already preordered :D

[@stuarthopkins1308]

I'm more of a fan of the Fish era but Splintering Heart is easily one of my favourite Marillion songs. When that guitar solo comes in after 'But not as much as this' Wow!

[@arongatt]

Already bought it mate , the 5.1 is a good mix.

[@jamiethorstenberg1033]

This album isn't bad. Like Dry Land and Cover My Eyes

[@uncleambient]

You have an excellent voice good Sir.

[@classicalbum]

Thank you kindly!

[@moyaterry8493]

Much like Abbey Road for the Beatles, the closing songs of this album are classic Marillion. I liked the album on release and never understood why it was so divisive at the time, although, admittedly, it’s a million miles away from Fugazi.

[@luisroberto2142]

one question please - the release is for the 16th of september.........How did you get ? cheers

[@rodneyleith]

Also it will be a sighed copy

[@patrickburke427]

I think when you make an album they way it is is how it’s intended. With the exception of the brave remaster which was too hot, and what they did with Radiation, I don’t feel any of these needed a new mix. I’m extremely annoyed the songs that are missing from the two cd version and they have abandoned the original mix. Why can’t these be complete?

[@stevecowder4774]

That's a rather attractive box set. I don't think I'd ever seen one quite like it. Very tempting considering I've been wanting to explore the Hogarth side of Marillion. I'm certain that would be a good way to begin. I did however manage to discover a rare copy called " B'sides Themselves. " Released in '88, containing what would seem to be some of the last recordings of Fish with the band.

[@classicalbum]

This is not the best album to explore Hogarth Marillion

[@stevecowder4774]

@@classicalbum 👍 that's good to know. Thanks for the heads-up.

[@foxtrotnow]

I became a Marillion fan during the Fish years. Just my opinion, but I'd start with "Season's End" and go forward from there. Not knowing how I would react to Hogarth, I was pleasantly surprised after listening to him sing on this his debut effort with the band. You have much to look forward to with h. I envy you.

[@stevecowder4774]

@@foxtrotnow Appreciate the insight on Hogarth. I'm sure he's worth looking into. And as a long time Genesis fan, I find it very interesting that Marillion had 2 different front men to carry them through their history the same way Genesis did and yet Marillion was heavily influenced by them. There are times when Fish's vocals were very Gabriel like, especially on Script for a Jesters Tear. That would be the album that initially lured my attention to this band.

[@davesomers7354]

That’s a compilation of Fish era ‘b’ sides

[@lamecasuelas2]

Those guys put Out some.quality box sets, it's bad that i don't like Marillion

[@pauldavis645]

Love no one can

[@lucasjankowski7117]

No one can is bland and uninspiring, the title track is at least mediocre. But apart from this, HiE is a pretty good album. Splintering Heart is one of my Marillion's favourite (and it is also a perfect opener for a live show), The Party (especially the instrumental bridge towards the end of the song) is phenomenal. Waiting to happen is easily among their best ballads. The end suite is a fine enclosure (especially The Rake's Progress).

[@rael2099]

I might get the vinyl version (I got the Fugazi vinyl box set which is fine, although lacking of the b sides). To this day I dislike Hogarth's voice, lol. This album cemented the fears I had when I listened to Seasons End, an imminent pop direction. Dry Land is a great pop song. No one can as well. I'm not a pop hater, on the contrary, but I don't expect prog bands to do that, some do it fine, like Camel, some break our hearts horribly like Genesis. To be honest, they did a decent job here with some really top notch pop songs. Yet, nothing to go crazy about after the great run with Fish. Brave is a fantastic album despite the awful vocals. I wish the box set was cheaper.

[@pedrorocha9722]

I finally understood why Hogarth's singing turns me off: no matter the backing track, slow, fast, happy, sad, his emotional delivery is always the same. Makes it all flat and predictablel, of course.

[@michaellupton335]

Ermmm..Dryland?

[@musicborst]

Why cut and paste the recording after every sentence? I stopped watching this after 5 minutes, was getting a headache...

[@classicalbum]

I have no idea what you mean...

[@Jojo-yl4qx]

Bad album imo. Pretty weak .

[@sspbrazil]

Their weakest album, but I bet the boxset is nice.

[@MARBLES81]

It isn’t

[@sspbrazil]

@@MARBLES81 by far it is.

[@sizzlechest69]

@@sspbrazil I think it's better than Somewhere Else, for one.

[@sspbrazil]

@@sizzlechest69 meh..

[@sizzlechest69]

@@sspbrazil not sure what that reply means.

[@glennpowell3444]

I never got into the band to be fair.I just couldnt expect their sound to make a good live band. Too produced and clinical to make it a live experience which arguably is what its all about at the end of the day?Yes they became very much the favour in the 80,s and I tried but meh....And I just dont get these box sets.I dont even look at photos of my own past life nevermind some random bands.Its all stinks of a quick buck from a band that has ran out of ideas.Motorhead would never have considered the nonsense I hope.

[@progmeup]

I've got lots of live albums by the band and they're all fabulous. Both Fish and Hogarth really give it their all when faced with an actual audience. "The Invisible Man", the encore at the 2011 show where they played the entirety of Holidays in Eden is a good example - far superior to the album version.