Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else
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Publication (s)	April 9, 2007
Label (s)	Intact Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Progressive rock
Title (number)	10
running time	52:07
occupation	Steve Hogarth - vocals, piano, percussion Steve Rothery - guitar Mark Kelly - keyboards Pete Trewavas - bass, guitar Ian Mosley - drums
production	Michael Hunter
Studio (s)	The Racket Club, Aylesbury / Buckinghamshire (England)
chronology Marbles (2004) Somewhere Else Happiness Is the Road (2008)
Single releases March 26, 2007 See It Like a Baby June 11, 2007 Thankyou Whoever You Are

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Somewhere Else   UK 24 04/21/2007 (1 week)

Singles

See It Like a Baby   UK 45 04/07/2007 (1 week) Thankyou Whoever You Are   UK 15th 06/23/2007 (1 week)

Somewhere Else is the 14th studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion . It was released in April 2007.

background

In contrast to the two previous albums Marbles and Anoraknophobia , Somewhere Else did not have a funding campaign by the fans. The album was only released as a "normal" CD, which caused displeasure among many fans because they expected something special - bonus tracks on their pre-order CD or their names in the booklet of a deluxe edition. Marillion responded with a DVD with 3 Somewhere Else live tracks, recorded at the Marillion Weekend 2007, which was sent to all pre-orders together with the CD. Michael Hunter was hired as the producer for this album, who, according to Steve Rothery, made for a more spontaneous, easier attitude.

Track list

1. The Other Half - 4:23
2. See It Like a Baby - 4:32
3. Thankyou Whoever You Are - 4:51
4. Most Toys - 2:48
5. Somewhere Else - 7:51
6. A Voice from the Past - 6:22
7. No Such Thing - 3:58
8. The Wound - 7:18
9. The Last Century for Man - 5:52
10. Faith - 4:12

Single releases

The first single, See It Like a Baby without a B-side, was sent to radio stations for promotion in March 2007 and was then released as a download. This reached 45th place in the UK singles chart. The second single Thank You Whoever You Are , released in June 2007 with the B-sides Most Toys / Circular Ride / Wound / Say the Word , reached number 15 on the UK charts.

Reviews

The reviewers criticized the album as positive but not outstanding. A comparison was often drawn with Marbles , which Somewhere Else mostly lost.

“The good news: The inclined fan does not expect half-baked experiments and also no disoriented self-discovery processes like on 'Radiation' and 'marillion.com'. 'Somewhere Else' follows on from the excellent predecessor 'Marbles', with which Marillion found their way back to themselves and their unmistakable sound. The new album is by no means a scrap from Marbles sessions, but rather convinces with the kind of songs that are written only by Marillion with this intensity and captivating atmosphere, as can be found on 'Brave' and 'Afraid of Sunlight' can be. "

- Baby blue pages

“'Somewhere Else' is a pleasantly earthy trip, free from bombast quark and electro frills. No Dream Theater meets Tangerine Dream, but handmade light prog with psychedelic approaches, from which the melodies only slowly emerge, but without building up boredom. How is that supposed to happen with crisp pieces like 'The Wound', which say everything in seven minutes that others laboriously roll out into 20 minutes. "

- cdstarts.de

“... the footprints that 'Marbles' left three years ago are practically miles wide. Oversongs like 'Neverland', 'The Invisible Man' and above all 'Ocean Cloud' as perhaps the most brilliant long track in the band's history cast an oversized shadow of expectations for the new album by the British noble sound tinkerers. A shadow of expectation that you would rather throw overboard quickly if you don't want to have it too difficult with 'Somewhere Else'. "

- metal1.info

“'Somewhere else' also has beautiful melodies with Weltschmerz and dynamic moments, as well as a slight 60s touch, but you won't find a real hit on this album. This doesn't mean that 'Somewhere Else' would be a disappointment - by no means. "

- progressive newsletter

"... for me SOMEWHERE ELSE is a successful mixture of RADIATION and MARBLES, but cannot quite keep up with the latter."

- medazzarock.ch

“In 2007 Marillion are a perfectly functioning machine of excellent instrumentalists who seem capable of anything but a bad song. And maybe a big surprise. "

- whiskey-soda.de

Re-release as LP

In July 2011 Somewhere Else was re-released as a double 180g vinyl pressing with 3 bonus tracks by the Madfish label.

Page 1:

1. The Other Half
2. See It Like a Baby
3. Somewhere Else

Page 2:

1. Thankyou Whoever You Are
2. Most toys
3. The Last Century for Man
4. Faith

Page 3:

1. A Voice from the Past
2. No such thing
3. The wound

Page 4:

1. The Other Half (Live)
2. Somewhere Else (Live)
3. A Voice from the Past (Live)

Web links

• Somewhere Else at Allmusic (English)
• Reviews of Somewhere Else on the Babyblauen Seiten
• Explanations of the album on marillion.baldyslaphead.co.uk

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts UK
2. ↑ Unlike previous years where we've had extensive pre-order campaigns, this album is taking more of a "normal" course into the shops , marillion.com, accessed August 19, 2012.
3. ↑ When we skipped the pre-order for Somewhere Else we know that many of you felt disappointed that you weren't part of the 'whole process'. , marillion.com, accessed August 19, 2012.
4. ↑ We worked with Mike Hunter, a very relaxed guy who doesn't see a problem anywhere,  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , else-kling.net, accessed August 19, 2012.  
5. ↑ Single B-sides , whitgunn.freeservers.com, accessed on August 19, 2012 (English).
6. ↑ promotional-only singles we sent out to radio stations across Europe, pressed up on a “real” CD , marillion.com, accessed on August 19, 2012 (English).
7. ↑ no half-baked experiments and also no disoriented self-discovery processes , babyblaue-seiten.de, accessed on August 19, 2012.
8. ↑ handmade light prog with psychedelic approaches, from which the melodies only slowly emerge, but without getting bored. , cdstarts.de, accessed on August 19, 2012.
9. ↑ A shadow of expectation that you would rather throw overboard quickly if you don’t want it to be too difficult with “Somewhere Else”. ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , metal1.info, accessed August 19, 2012. 
10. ↑ But there is no real hit on this album  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , progressive-newsletter.de, accessed on August 19, 2012.  
11. ↑ A successful mixture of RADIATION and MARBLES ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , medazzarock.ch, accessed on August 19, 2012. 
12. ↑ Perfectly functioning machine for excellent instrumentalists ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , whiskey-soda.de, accessed on August 19, 2012. 
13. ^ The first vinyl issue of Marillion's 2007 studio release , burningshed.com, accessed August 18, 2012