Marillion - Happiness is the road

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VÖ: 20.10.2008
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Die Wahl der Qual
Die Vertriebswege von Marillion-Platten sind mittlerweile ähnlich verständlich wie die deutsche Steuergesetzgebung. Wollen wir doch mal Licht ins Dunkel bringen. Variante 1: Frühbestellung auf der Marillion-Website. Dient vor allem der Vorfinanzierung der Studiokosten, und man wird in der Thanks-Liste erwähnt. Variante 2: Einkauf im Webshop von Marillion. Auf die diversen Editionen soll hier nicht eingegangen werden. Variante 3: Kauf im Laden. Schade nur, dass man dort aas Doppelalbums nur einzeln bekommt. Variante 4, und das ist in der Form neu: Bittorrent anschmeißen und warten. Der Clou: Der mit DRM versehene Song schaltet ein Popup (ja, aus einer Audio-Datei!), der Benutzer erhält gegen seine E-Mail-Adresse den Link zum "korrekten" Download und darf noch aussuchen, was er bezahlen will. Alles verstanden? Fein.
Das alles ist für den Hardcore-Fan ohnehin relativ egal, der hat eh Variante 1 gewählt, für den Rest darf durchaus die Sinnfrage gestellt werden. Denn bereits das lyrische Konzept lässt schwere Kost erwarten. Der Sinn des Lebens darf's in diesem Fall sein, zumindest auf Disc 1 namens "Essence", man soll sich ja Herausforderungen stellen. Entsprechend schwerfällig und bedeutungsschwanger geht's dann auch los. Atmosphäre schön, Soundscapes gut, aber wenn die Songs dermaßen sedierend sind wie "Essence" oder "A state of mind", dann benötigt der Hörer schon viel Sitzfleisch. Gelegentlich blitzt wahres Können auf, doch essentiell wirkt hier mal extrem wenig.
Wenn dann noch das eigentlich passable "Happiness is the road" durch einen gequält-nöligen Refrain dermaßen versaut wird, schwillt die Zornesader des Hörers. Nur gut, dass in dieser Rezension die "Vollversion" zur Debatte steht, denn bereits die ersten Tracks der "The hard shoulder" betitelten zweiten Scheibe (im übrigen ohne Konzept-Drumherum) zünden plötzlich. Da wird auf "Thunderfly" fröhlich geartrockt, da darf Pete Trawavas auf dem selten dusselig betitelten "The man from the planet Marzipan" endlich wieder vernünftige Bassläufe zeigen - Marillion plötzlich so old school wie nie.
Schön anzuhören sind auch noch die wunderbare Pink-Floyd-Schlagseite von "Asylum satellite #1" oder der swingende Mittelteil von "Throw me out"; bravourös das für Marillion-Verhältnisse fast schon giftige "What is wrong with you". Geht doch, warum nicht gleich so? So könnte der Hörer aufgrund einer wirklich sehr guten zweiten Platte versöhnt sein. Und es könnte sein, dass so mancher Komplett-Käufer Platte Nummer Eins im Cover verstauben lässt. Oder, viel schlimmer, dem Doppelalbum gleich ganz die kalte Schulter zeigt.
Highlights
- Woke up
- Thunderfly
- The man from planet Marzipan
- Whatever is wrong with you
Tracklist
- Vol. 1 - Essence: Dreamy street
- This train is my life
- Essence
- Wrapped up in time
- Liquidity
- Nothing fills the hole
- Woke up
- Trap the spark
- A state of mind
- Happiness is the road
- Half full jam
- Vol. 2 - The hard shoulder:Thunderfly
- The man from the planet Marzipan
- Asylum satellite #1
- Older than me
- Throw me out
- Half the world
- What is wrong with you
- Especially true
- Real tears for sale
Gesamtspielzeit: 106:04 min.
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2008-09-10 22:40:03 Uhr
MARILLION PIONEER P2P (PEER-TO-PEER) RELEASE OF NEW DOUBLE ALBUM‘HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD’ P2P RELEASE DATE: 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2008 GENERAL RELEASE: 20th October, 2008 (www.marillon.com) 10th September, 2008 – Today, Marillion become the first band anywhere in the world to release their new album (Happiness Is the Road) legally using P2P (Peer to Peer) internet networks for distribution. Widely recognised as the first band to truly embrace the Internet’s potential to interact with fans since circa 1996, Marillion have taken the step of partnering with Internet technology company, Music Glue to harness the legal use of P2P sites and release their 15th studio album, Happiness Is The Road. With more than 90% of all acquired music in the UK being downloaded or shared via P2P websites according to the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), Music Glue’s technology creates a unique interactive band-to-fan interface mechanism that does not normally exist at the point of download. Having downloaded a song, an interactive window appears on the music fan’s computer with a video message from Marillion speaking directly to the consumer, telling them about their new album, the band’s latest news, the forthcoming Marillion tour and all the products and merchandise available at marillion.com. Music fans can listen to the track, and have the option to join the email mailing list, allowing access to a DRM-free version of the track. Marillion in no way condone the use of P2P sites for the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. By giving their consent to distribute Happiness is The Road using the Music Glue model, Marillion are embracing the potential worldwide super-distribution of P2P networks to connect with downloaders, enabling an interactive dialogue rather than having no contact at all with potential new fans. On adopting this new model for distribution Marillion’s keyboard player Mark Kelly said: “While we don’t condone illegal file sharing, it’s a fact of life that a lot of music fans do it. We want to know who our file sharing fans are. If they like our new album enough, then we want to persuade them to pay something for it or at least come and see us on tour. Music Glue is the means to achieve this goal, and to give us back something positive from the dire situation most artists find themselves in today”. Music Glue founder Mark Meharry said: “Until now, fans that acquire music via P2P networks have been treated as thieves by the global recording industry. From a legal perspective it is difficult to argue in favour of the fans on this issue, however, from a commercial point of view, P2P provides access to more fans, on a global scale, than ever thought possible via traditional distribution methods. If you talk to the young, modern music fan (which we do on a regular basis) they see the situation very differently and believe that they are loyal and financially supportive of the artists they love, by purchasing gig tickets & merchandise, plus they happily consume sponsored branding as part of the overall experience. Music Glue allows creators of music to interact with these fans via P2P in a positive way that actually generates revenue. Our model requires a paradigm shift, away from the traditional legal perspective and forward to commercial common sense.” Happiness Is The Road is a 110 minute 2CD set co-produced by the band and Michael Hunter. The first album is entitled ‘Essence’ - an adventurous musical trip exploring life’s biggest question; “What’s it all about?!”. Alongside their signature rock orchestration, Happiness Is The Road also references elements of pop, dub and soul, and draws influence from artists as diverse as The Beach Boys and Marvin Gaye to Interpol, The Doors, Traffic, Pink Floyd and David Bowie. The album also sees Marillion experimenting with a host of new instruments including, dulcimers, glockenspiels, a harmonium, French horns, a harp and a zither and even sleigh bells, and has been expertly crafted into a multi-dimensional sonic landscape by Michael Hunter. The second half of the Happiness Is The Road double album is The Hard Shoulder, a collection of songs that draw their inspiration from far and wide including, space aliens America, love found and lost, sanity found and lost, and Sinead O’Connor. According to Marillion’s lead- singer Steve H, the two albums that form Happiness Is The Road are a truly complete and contrasting set, “In many ways, Happiness Is The Road represents our broadest and most wide-ranging collection of influences to date. The music was written in the usual way - by jamming and listening, more jamming, more listening but with this album I think we’ve pushed our boundaries and redefined the Marillion sound once again.” Marillion have sold more than 15 million albums in a career spanning three decades and the release of Happiness Is The Road also sees the band embarking on a string of live dates across the UK this autumn. For more information and tour tickets go to: www.marillion.com |
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Surftipps
- http://www.marillion.com/
- http://www.musicglue.com/marillion
- http://www.myspace.com/marillion
- http://www.youtube.com/marillionofficial
- http://www.thewebgermany.de/
- http://www.marillionweekend.com/
- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/8573/marillio n.html
- http://home.swipnet.se/~w-102250/bands/marillion_info.html
- http://www.green-lavender.de/
- http://www.morain.de/marillion_setlists_1980_-_1988.html
- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marillion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marillion
- http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/m/marillion/
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/marillion
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