It is unusual to think about a band managing to record two albums that can be considered as being ‘classics’. To get one close to perfection is an enormous achievement but a second is phenomenal…
1985 saw the release of Marillion’s ‘Misplaced Childhood’. The album was an enormous success both commercially and with a more discerning audience. It contained two hugely popular singles, ‘Kayleigh’ and ‘Lavender’.
At the time, the frontman of Marillion was the larger than life Derek W. (more…)
It is unusual to think about a band managing to record two albums that can be considered as being ‘classics’. To get one close to perfection is an enormous achievement but a second is phenomenal…
1985 saw the release of Marillion’s ‘Misplaced Childhood’. The album was an enormous success both commercially and with a more discerning audience. It contained two hugely popular singles, ‘Kayleigh’ and ‘Lavender’.
At the time, the frontman of Marillion was the larger than life Derek W. (more…)
The video that is attached to the end of this ‘SEO Rapper – Improve through Moves’ post is brilliant. I don’t know who thought of it and wrote the lyrics, but it really is clever.
I think that there should be more videos like this one. What an excellent way to teach people about something and keep them entertained at the same time. Obviously, it is highly amusing as well…
Maybe someone could make a heavy metal one to promote (more…)
It is unusual to think about a band managing to record two albums that can be considered as being ‘classics’. To get one close to perfection is an enormous achievement but a second is phenomenal…
1985 saw the release of Marillion’s ‘Misplaced Childhood’. The album was an enormous success both commercially and with a more discerning audience. It contained two hugely popular singles, ‘Kayleigh’ and ‘Lavender’.
At the time, the frontman of Marillion was the larger than life Derek W. Dick, more commonly known as Fish. Having Fish as lead singer and lyricist had its advantages. His words literally made the songs what they were and they had a distinctly haunting quality about them. You know an album is going to be good when it opens with; (more…)
After reading this ‘Is Blood Thicker than Water’ post it got me thinking.
Yes, sometimes it is thicker… but sometimes it certainly is not. Even if you are lucky enough to have a close family then it can still be a bad thing. There is, after all, such a thing as ‘toxic intimacy’. Sometimes families can be downright claustrophobic. At least it is easier with your friends to some degree. That old adage of ‘you can choose your friends, but (more…)