Anyone else watch this yet?
My wife and I watched Part 1 Friday night and I have to say it's a joy to see Marillion perform at a proper large venue such as The Royal Albert Hall.
I've been a regular buyer of the fan club weekend DVD's which are excellent, and the infectious fun the band and the fans have always adds another element to the concert.
But this concert was HUGE! it would be easy for any band to seem small in a place like TRAH, but Marillion fits in comfortably.
The production, lighting and visuals equals the quality of any of the upper tier bands I've seen, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Peter Gabriel to name a few.
I thought while watching the concert how Marillion may have just gotten a lot more people's attention after doing this concert.
The music as always is wonderful, I've always thought Marillion as great as their studio albums are, are at their best playing in front of an audience.
They've developed the ability to connect with their fans and at the same time channel that energy into the performance on stage.
I couldn't be happier to see how one of the hardest working bands in the business were able to finally fulfill their dream of playing Royal Albert Hall.
The audio and performance are fantastic(I don't have 5.1 but stereo sounds awesome). As I said, I thought the visual projection and lighting is equal to the top concerts I've seen in the past.
As far as material, I don't have their latest release FEAR, so much of it was new to us on first listen. But it's powerful, heavy stuff and by the end of Part 1 we were ready to take a break and watch Part II tonight(Sunday). Had to lighten it up a bit and followed the show with Steve Hackett Live in Birmingham DVD).
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