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THE WEB UK/OFFICIAL MARILLION INFORMATION SERVICE The Web UK Magazine Summer 2019: Volume 19, Issue 2 PO Box 252, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0YS, UK Surprise, surprise... Credits It’s probably been ‘a thing’ for ages, but we’ve only Photos: fairly recently become aware of reaction videos on Anne-Marie Forker Alan Jones YouTube, where someone watches a video by an Luke Harman Phil Slessor artist and, er, reacts to it. There are a few Marillion Francois Talbot Alison Toon ones available, quite a few choosing either The Andy Wright Invisible Man or Neverland. Most appear to be people genuinely hearing the music for the first time (and Design: often the band for the first time) and giving honest Francis Donlevy responses, but a few come across as rather insincere and one can’t help but suspect that they’re choosing Every effort has been made to accurately something they believe will get them the most views credit photographers. As ever Lucy Jordache, for their monetised channels. Stephanie Bradley and Mark Kennedy. Thanking you. And musing on this, I got to thinking that while it’s always lovely if someone is hearing and getting Marillion for the first time, one of the things you can know about Marillion fans is that they don’t fake their reactions and they’re not doing them for other people’s benefit; when a band is ‘uncool as f**k’ by its own admission on a t-shirt, it’s not something you’re going to say you like unless you actually mean it. So, when you’re reading this issue’s reviews of the Poland, UK and Canada weekends, you will know that if the reviewers are full of praise, then they mean it. When you read about h performing 80s classics with Trevor Horn’s all-star band, you can be confident that the shows really were that good. When you hear about Edison’s Children performing at the Apollo 11 Contents 50th Anniversary gig, you’ll know what it would have been like to have been there! Admin Corner Dayglo Jesus On The Dash: 04 Details of the Afraid Of Sunlight Elsewhere we interview Georgina Wistow, author Volume 19 > Issue 2 > Summer 2019 Deluxe Edition. of ‘Do I Owe You Money; The Collected Memoirs Of Ian Mosley’ about the process of putting the book Web UK Membership is now administered Dziękują Za Wszystko: Our together, plus a detailed look at what’s going to be in online. Your account can be accessed by 06 view of the second Weekend the Afraid of Sunlight deluxe edition. going to: www.marillion.com/account in Poland. We can’t wait to find out your reactions! Instructions for log in are available on that And Everyone Assembled page. Once logged in, you can manage 16 Here: The third Marillion The Web UK Elves all aspects of your Web UK Membership, Weekend hits Leicester. including resubscription, editing your billing Alan, Anne, Francis, Fraser, Lucy, information and delivery address. The Fleur-De-Lis Was Always Malcolm, Pete, Sheelagh and 32 Kind To Me: We cross the Stuart Address for Correspondence: Atlantic for the fourth Weekend. The Web UK PO Box 252 We Were Falling For Some Aylesbury 38 Time: An Englishman at large Buckinghamshire in Montréal. HP18 0YS UK Don’t Quote Me On That: 44 Georgina answers our questions Email: [email protected] about writing Ian’s memoirs. The Internet: For the latest breaking news, Putting The h In Trevor Horn: tour dates, and release information, visit the 48 We take a look at h’s stint official Marillion website: www.marillion.com singing with Trevor Horn. You can also visit the Web UK website which One Small Step For Man: contains all sorts of interesting stuff: 50 Edison’s Children take part in www.theweb-uk.com the Apollo 11 celebrations 02 > The Web UK Magazine > Summer 2019 Summer 2019 < The Web UK Magazine < 03 Day-Glo Jesus on the dash Contents of the Deluxe Edition: Afraid Of Sunlight DISK ONE: AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT DISC 5: BLU-RAY - AFRAID OF (2019 MICHAEL HUNTER RE-MIX) SUNLIGHT (2019 MICHAEL Deluxe Edition Gazpacho HUNTER RE-MIX) Cannibal Surf Babe 48/ 24 LPCM Stereo Remix Beautiful 48/ 24 DTS 5.1 Mix Afraid of Sunrise 48/ 24 LPCM 5.1 Mix Out of This World Gazpacho Afraid of Sunlight Cannibal Surf Babe Beyond You Beautiful King Afraid of Sunrise Out of This World DISC 2 : AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT Afraid of Sunlight (DAVE MEEGAN ORIGINAL ‘95 MIX) Beyond You Gazpacho King Cannibal Surf Babe Beautiful AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT (JAMS & Afraid of Sunrise EARLY VERSIONS) Out of This World Ascending Synth Groove Afraid of Sunlight Velvet Lawn Beyond You Building Guitar King Band of Gold Gazpacho (Early Version) DISC 3: LIVE AT THE AHOY, Surfer Bass ROTTERDAM Cannibal Surf (Early Version) (29TH SEPTEMBER 1995) Beautiful (Early Version) Intro (Skater’s Waltz) KD Lang Incommunicado Out Of This World (Early Version) Hooks In You Afraid of Sunlight (Early Version) Gazpacho Beyond You (Early Version) Icon Crunchy Guitar Idea The re-release of the first seven The beautifully produced Deluxe Beautiful Deep Purple Vibe Edition package contains a Hotel Hobbies Watery Guitar Marillion albums continues on foreword by Rick Armstrong, White Russian King (Early Version) an essay on the album by Easter Happy Accidents 1st November with 1995’s Philip Wilding, the writing and Mad recording of Afraid of Sunlight Opium Den DOCUMENTARY FILM Afraid Of Sunlight by James Levey and lots of Hard As Love (APPROX 45 MINUTES) photographs from the writing The Hollow Man Afraid of Sunlight and recording of the album. DISC 4: LIVE AT THE AHOY, PROMO FILM The special edition will be ROTTERDAM Beautiful available as a 5 disk CD/BluRay (29TH SEPTEMBER 1995) set with a 60 page booklet and a Kayleigh 1999 REMASTER BONUS TRACKS 5LP box with a 24 page booklet. Lavender Icon Afraid Of Sunlight Live Forever These sets are available to Cannibal Surf Babe Second Chance preorder from 2nd of September. Cover My Eyes Beyond You (Demo) Slainte Mhath Cannibal Surf Babe All preorders will receive a King Out Of This World signed print of the Day-Glo Jesus Splintering Heart Bass Frenzy album artwork. No One Can Mirages (Demo) The Great Escape Afraid of Sunlight (Acoustic Demo) PLEASE NOTE: The cut off point for Uninvited Guest the signed print is 1st November. Garden Party 04 > The Web UK Magazine > Summer 2019 Summer 2019 < The Web UK Magazine < 05 MARILLION W KN > Review by Sue Beasey photos by Luke Harman, Alan Jones and Alison Toon The secon weeknd in ApRil saw marilliOn Plska land in Poland for the secod of 2019's Weeknds. our Reviewer tells us wat sh (war)Saw! DziEkujA zA ÕDZ 12-14.04.19 wszystko So we're orbiting the earth together... 3 days of Marillion music and more including the album Happiness Is The Road in full happiness is a marillion weekend 06 > The Web UK Magazine > Summer 2019 Summer 2019 < The Web UK Magazine < 07 MARILLION all up here together LODZ 12-14 APRIL The evening has been an emotional roller coaster, so many heart-breaking songs tonight Night One: I’m not very familiar with The attention it deserves. The band The venue in Poland is an odd Bell In The Sea, but after I heard leave the stage. kind of place – attached to the it at Port Zélande, I’d looked Hilton Hotel, where the band, up the lyrics; what a dark and It’s a bit early for a break and crew and many of the audience soulful song – it’s fast becoming a the audience fidget, concerned. are staying. There were a few favourite and looking around, this I remember PZ and start looking minor complaints in 2017 about seems to be the general view. A around the venue for h. Yep, the security guys being a bit white frame appears on stage and there he is, leaning just inside over-zealous, but they are less there’s h with his gloves ‘playing’ the room, with Frenchie standing intimidating this year. The venue the screen. The audience wave guard. No need for this as no-one has two rooms, oblong and of gloved hands in response and then has spotted him in his beautiful similar size, one holds the merch the band rip into The Uninvited black and gold coat, just standing and the bars, the other the gig Guest and the whole venue is there. The others are on the stage itself. After grabbing our merch, rocking out – the evening has got beginning Splintering Heart. we find our place near the sound off to a fantastic start! desk, greet a few people and with Everyone is waiting for h to come only minutes to spare, Marillion “Good evening, Poland” grins on stage and start singing, as the are on stage and launching into h in the brief pause before we intro is longer than usual. The The King Of Sunset Town. This is hear the quiet start of Seasons moment he starts singing, the a great start to the evening and End. The audience are rapt and audience turns as one. Such a we’re off and rocking! this beautiful song gets the full great moment! > 08 > The Web UK Magazine > Summer 2019 Summer 2019 < The Web UK Magazine < 09 h finishes Splintering Heart from the stage and they around him. After long applause, the audience is begin playing the perfect trilogy - This Town, The Rakes quiet as h sits at the keyboards for Fantastic Place.