The Year 2012 and the sounds it makes.

[thatmarkguy]

Whether they still even qualify as 'prog' is a matter of some debate, but new Marillion is due out in the next month.

First track ("Power"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aZxKeANsIw

[soup567]

Whether they still even qualify as 'prog' is a matter of some debate, but new Marillion is due out in the next month.

First track ("Power"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aZxKeANsIw

I don't know why they wouldn't still qualify as prog, (sure they've gone a little poppier with Hogarth in some instances, but not completely) but I do know I'm excited for their new album. When I saw them in June, Power was the only song from their upcoming album that they played. I enjoy the song, so hopefully the rest of the album is as good or better.

[killer_roach]

I don't know why they wouldn't still qualify as prog, (sure they've gone a little poppier with Hogarth in some instances, but not completely) but I do know I'm excited for their new album. When I saw them in June, Power was the only song from their upcoming album that they played. I enjoy the song, so hopefully the rest of the album is as good or better.

Considering that Hogarth-era Marillion has been a singles-oriented band, I have a feeling that Power is likely the best track on the album, or close to it. Still, it's a good song.

[thatmarkguy]

Considering that Hogarth-era Marillion has been a singles-oriented band, I have a feeling that Power is likely the best track on the album, or close to it. Still, it's a good song.

While true, it does pique my curiosity that the new album is 8 tracks and over 72 minutes. With 'Power' being only 6 minutes, that leaves the rest of the tracks averaging almost nine and a half minutes each.

With modern Marillion, I usually like their singles and their long-form songs - it's everything in between (the album filler that comprises some 60+% of their albums) that has been awful. That average track length foretells of some long-form songs.

The longest song on Somewhere Else is under 8 minutes. Only one song on each of the Happiness Is The Road discs breaks 8 minutes, the longest at 10:05. I'm hoping the return to lengthy songs means a return to songs like The Invisible Man, Ocean Cloud, and Neverland (three 12+ pieces on the full edition of Marbles, IMHO their last strong album. It had good short singles, too.)

[killer_roach]

Ah, hadn't heard that the running time was that long. That does hold some promise, then.

[afterstasis]

Woke up to new Dino Jr and finally a legit rip of The Seer.

[jawillroy]

Bob Mould's latest is streaming for free online, and it's eating my face right now.

I preordered my copy from Merge, and I am watching the mail for it like a little kid.

[supernova1324]

Even more bummed that I won't be able to see him in San Fran since it's the day before I move in to Davis, pretty good so far though.

[a21schizoidman]

Bob Mould's latest is streaming for free online, and it's eating my face right now.

I preordered my copy from Merge, and I am watching the mail for it like a little kid.

im seeing him perform it in full with Copper Blue in a few weeks, however the original show i was going to attend on that Thursday i will have to miss due to work, but i got my ticket for the Friday show as well

[Hungryfreak]

What's that new Mountain Goats leak? Yes, I love you, too.