{"id":17550,"date":"2018-02-14T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=17550"},"modified":"2018-02-13T19:52:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T00:52:58","slug":"marillion-returns-to-atlanta-after-28-years-and-takes-us-on-an-unforgettable-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=17550","title":{"rendered":"Marillion Returns to Atlanta after 28 Years and Takes Us on an Unforgettable Journey."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marillion<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> February 10, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Atlanta, GA &#8211; Variety Playhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marillion is a band that I have been aware of for decades.\u00a0 They have always been one of those bands that I knew by name but knew very little about.\u00a0 I went to school with a kid who was a huge Marillion fan and all he could do was talk about how amazing their singer Fish was.\u00a0 I gave them a listen and I just didn\u2019t get into it.\u00a0 I really did try.\u00a0 Marillion was just a name to me.\u00a0 Marillion was never a band that any of my close friends ever really talked about and there really was nobody to really nudge me into their direction in my later years to give them another listen.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine that I\u2019ve known for the past few years has very deep, personal connection to this band.\u00a0 Marillion just happened to be playing here in Atlanta for the first time in 28 years and upon her urging, I attended the show.\u00a0 My first impression upon walking into the sold out (or very close to sold out) Variety Playhouse was that I was walking into a whole new dimension.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone had this common, electric excitement that seemed to emanate from them and fill the room.\u00a0 I over heard stories of past Marillion shows, I overheard two guys debating Fish vs. H (Marillion\u2019s singer since 1989), and I even sat next to someone who was seeing their 27<sup>th<\/sup> Marillion show.\u00a0 I knew right away that I was about to see and hear something pretty fucking remarkable.\u00a0 The friendly, excited, and engaging vibe of the people around me gave me a sense of welcome and even more so when I told them that this was my first Marillion show.\u00a0 The common thing told me that night: \u201cYou picked an amazing time to take in your first Marillion show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marillion has been doing shows supporting their 2016 release F.E.A.R (Fuck Everyone and Run) so I was told to expect a lot of material from that album.\u00a0 Honestly, this didn\u2019t mean much to me as I was opting more for the element of surprise by not listening to this album before the show.\u00a0 No opening act, no fanfare, no nothing.\u00a0 Marillion took the stage at 8pm sharp to a roar that was so loud that it gave me chills.\u00a0 \u201cLong Shadowed Sun\u201d opened with it\u2019s subtle, gentle, yet haunting ambience accompanied by some stellar cinematography on a media screen behind them.\u00a0 \u201cThe Gold\u201d brought it all to life and immediately I felt completely swept away.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5bHj__9U9DI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As corny as it sounds, Marillion was making magic right before my eyes.\u00a0 The connection they shared with each other and every song created an amazing listening experience and mixed with the visuals that went along with each song made it a full on journey of the senses.\u00a0 The fact that Marillion\u2019s music contains elements of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, King Crimson, and the very few parts of U2 that I don\u2019t find absolutely annoying made this such an amazing experience but it was lead vocalist Steve \u201cH\u201d Hogarth who captivated me the moment he took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>H has a presence that is commanding but it\u2019s not pompous or arrogant; it\u2019s just purely magnetic and from the first song to when the band walked off stage I couldn\u2019t keep my eyes off of him.\u00a0 H embodied the spirit of charasmatic front men such as Bowie and Peter Gaberial yet posessed this humble character like that of Pink Floyd\u2019s David Gilmour.\u00a0 H has this way of making you feel like you are the only person in the room.\u00a0 Some times I would even find myself closing my eyes and feeling as if I was transcending to this place where everyone else in the room seemed to be at.\u00a0 That, my friends, is a powerful fucking feeling.<\/p>\n<p>I really could go on an on about how fucking amazing this show was.\u00a0 Hearing everyone sing along with \u201cKayleigh\u201d, the amazing visuals that accompanied the song \u201cKing\u201d of fallen icons such as Prince, Duane Allman, Bon Scott, Phil Lynott, Jerry Garcia, and Syd Barrett just to name a few, and the outstanding sensory overload encore of \u201cThe Invisible Man.\u201d\u00a0 For a man who rarely finds himself at a loss for words at any given time, it was hard for me to actually write this review because sometimes its just too fucking hard to put to words an expeience that leaves you speechless.<\/p>\n<p>My first Marillion concert was a life changing experience for me and anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows that this isn\u2019t something I just say about any fucking band.\u00a0 Marillion struck a huge chord with me and I feel as if a door to my heart has been opened to let them in.\u00a0 Marillion embodies little bits of every fucking thing I love about music and this performance is something I will never forget.\u00a0 It\u2019s also a feeling that I hope never goes away no matter how many times I see them in the future.\u00a0 This experience is right up there with the memories of moments that will remain with me for a lifetime: my first kiss, my first cigarette, my first joint, my first love, and my first Marillion concert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on Marillion, head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marillion.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.marillion.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marillion February 10, 2018 Atlanta, GA &#8211; 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