Echo Echo...

[robinbloke]

Great night yesterday at the calling, managed to survive dancing most of the night away pretty well, this gym lark must be doing something good.

My parrotpenguin was well received and he gained a few fans, I managed to keep my hat as well, huzah!

Pictures of my pirate penguin self on flickr, dodgey self timer balancing act!

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[katzenfabrik.livejournal.com]

Ah, Marbles is terrific. I thought it was a return to form after Anoraknophobia, which I do like but took a long time to grow on me. My friend Martin, whose life I warped by introducing him to Marillion at the age of 15, has a copy of their latest album but I've not yet had a listen. Should be a good show regardless, I think!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Hunting down a ticket as we speak, well, type!

I was introduced to Marillion by a guy named Mark Kelly, spookily the same name as their keyboard player and, if I remember correctly, the only original band member left!

I'll have to beg/borrow/cadge a listen of Marbles from you so I can hear what they are doing at the moment - although I suspect their gig will be mostly the new stuff I'll be hoping for Uninvited Guest at least.

Last time I saw them Steve had a cricket bat he'd modified to play as a keyboard, was a great show :)

[katzenfabrik.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome to borrow Marbles from me at some point - the very pretty boxed hard copy is at home but it's been copied to my laptop.

That is pretty spooky. I first heard Marillion when I found a couple of new, still shrink-wrapped CD singles on the bookshelf at home. Nobody would admit to putting them there, which I think is also quite spooky...

I've seen them once, in June 2004 - I think Steve had the cricket bat then too. It was fantastic :D

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Did you preorder Marbles? As if I remember that was their web-based album and those that did got their names in the album sleeve as a 'thankyou'.
Regardless I'd love to hear a copy, been missing out on their recent stuff as I say.

Mystery of the hidden CDs eh? Dark secrets or interdimensional musical gateways... hopefully the latter as it's much more interesting.

I've only seen them once myself as well; and... rummages through music I have Afraid of Sunlight, Anoraknophobia, Brave, Clutching at Straws, Crash, Holidays in Eden, Best of Both Worlds, Misplaced Childhood, Radiation, Script for a Jesters Tear and Seasons End, if you'd like a copt of any of those in return - the last of which I heartily recommend if you haven't heard it; Clutching at Straws is also well worth a listen if you're not Fish-a-phobic.

[katzenfabrik.livejournal.com]

I did pre-order Marbles and my name is in there somewhere. I wanted to pre-order the new one but was skint at the wrong time :(. I can probably burn you a copy for the next Calling or WUS if you're likely to be there.

I think I've got most of the same albums as you, except I've never heard Crash and lost my copy of Radiation years ago. I'd be extremely glad to borrow that - I miss it!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Ah, curse my typoid fingers; I meant to type 'crash course' there, rather than 'crash' it's a sort of sampler CD of Marillion stuff than an album.

I should be at both the next WUS and Calling, so I'll bring along a copy of Radiation for you should you be there.

Ticket ordered for the gig, huzah!