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Often referred to as the leaders of the neo-progressive movement of the early 80s, Marillion is a great deal more than that. They are purveyors of soulful, powerful, and deeply-moving music, with a long-standing reputation of impressive live shows and an imposing, faithful and loyal global fan base.
It would seem that much of the foreboding in our last album FEAR turned out to be well-founded, notes Steve Hogarth. For this one I set out to avoid writing about the pandemic at all costs because I thought every other artist would be. When push came to shove though, it was impossible not to reference it. It has become part of life so theres no ignoring it creatively just as theres no ignoring it, period.
However, the pandemic isnt our biggest problem, the mass extinction and the climate-gone-mad is where we really need to blow our economies personal and national, he adds. Were going to have to save the earth whether were hippies or billionaires. Thats got to be our number 1 priority. Were gonna have to be hard on ourselves. It was this thought that shaped the overall lyrical arc of this album. Despite the bleak concept, musically its rich and perhaps our most upbeat work for many years. There is also a love song to Leonard Cohen and a song about a big diamond.
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