jesterhud Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Marillion have made a exceptionaly bold move and pre-realeased their new album 'Happiness is the Road' to the Internet a month before it is actually released on CD. They are encouraging people to download it from this site, you just need to provide your e-mail address when you download it. Its a fantastic double album, great stuff, fave tracks so far for me are 'Essence' and 'The man from the planet marzipan'. Go here to get it http://www.musicglue.com/marillion It even made the BBC news website yesterday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7606029.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fledgehog Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 cool! i hope its good somewhere else was a little bit of a letdown imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofLerxst Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Only if Fish is singing with them again.....maybe not even then....Although I was always a huge Rothery fan...maybe as huge a fan as he is huge now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Do you get a choice of formats/bitrates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesterhud Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 I think the formats were Mp3 or WMA, but i wil be honest , the Mp3s i downloaded sound absolutly fine to my ears, they sound like a shop bought CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Anyone who has it should PM me with a link. They're giving the album away so it's not stealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 12 2008, 05:38 AM) f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Anyone who has it should PM me with a link. They're giving the album away so it's not stealing. I'm waiting for my pre-ordered Deluxe edition double cd, complete with 2 96 page hard covered books. The band, in an email to Marillion fan club members asked us to wait for the cd as the music in the download is "Less than CD quality". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowroolz Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 12 2008, 05:38 AM) f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Pay them a bit more for their time and effort then, the option's there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 12 2008, 01:38 AM) f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Anyone who has it should PM me with a link. They're giving the album away so it's not stealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'm a HUGE Marillion fan, and I can't wait to hear the record ! PLEASE COME TO THE STATES THIS TOUR, PLEEEASE !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowroolz Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 QUOTE (tick @ Sep 12 2008, 01:06 PM) I'm a HUGE Marillion fan, and I can't wait to hear the record ! It's a cracker, mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wartypig Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Excellent band....Had the pleasure of photographing them three times in the last couple of years...... http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g21/leemillward/Marillion%202-12-07/Img8801.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesterhud Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 12 2008, 12:38 AM) f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Anyone who has it should PM me with a link. They're giving the album away so it's not stealing. $1 !! come on please !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I hope the new one is good because the last one was a pile of shite. Still they are one of my favourite bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Man Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 It's on mininova to download . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theworkingman Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Awesome!! Can't wait to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I think I'll just wait and buy it when it comes out. I totally endorse "physical" music. It looks better. Although chances of Marillion albums impressing girls... let's be honest it ain't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrail Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindrift82 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 It's a great album, a little long but definitely a grower. I honestly can't find a weak track on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 This makes me happy! I listened twice maybe three times to SE. Radiation was not much good either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 QUOTE (jesterhud @ Sep 12 2008, 10:49 AM) QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Sep 12 2008, 12:38 AM) f**k, I don't want to bust out the debit card to pay a $1 service charge. Anyone who has it should PM me with a link. They're giving the album away so it's not stealing. $1 !! come on please !!! no shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 This sounds very promising. I've been listening to Somewhere Else again and it's not as bad as I originally thought. It's like a lot of Marillion albums, they tend to grow on me. Still though, it's not up to Marbles or Anarak standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 "desquiv1" is a member from RT who I've met at Rush and Marillion shows. He has one of the top viewed videos from the "Whatever is wrong with you" contest. Please view his video and help him win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 By the way, I think this is truly ground-breaking. A respectable band "giving" away their music. I think they have come to terms with the Music business in the 21 century. They realize that CDs cost $15-20 and concert tickets cost $30-70 or higher. They also realize that there is a whole lot of file sharing going on out there which is reducing CD sales. If they can give away the album for free (albeit it's MP3s) they might get more folks buying concert tickets that otherwise may not have... The album will be widely distributed and they might possibly grow their fan base, which will bring in more $$ in the long run.. I think it's a brilliant move, and they don't have to fight to keep their music from being pirated, saving them legal costs etc etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It has the sound of a band on autopilot for the most part, IMO. It's better than Somewhere Else by a good margin, but on the first couple listens, I really don't hear anything cataclysmic or spectacular. I don't hear any cringe-worthy songs like I did on Somewhere Else, but for me, Happiness is the Road really cements my feeling that they'll never come close to Marbles again. The Hard Shoulder is definitely better than Essence, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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