Sounds That Can't Be Made
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September 4, 2012 (for pre-orderers) |
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2010–2012 |
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| Label (s) | Racket Records Intact Records Earmusic (Germany) |
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
8th |
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running time |
74:19 |
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Marillion, Michael Hunter |
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Studio (s) |
The Racket Club, Aylesbury (England) |
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Sounds That Can not Be Made (English for. " Sounds that you can not manufacture ") is the 17th studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion . The CD was released in September 2012.
Emergence
Like the albums Anoraknophobia , Marbles and Happiness Is the Road , the creation of Sounds That Can't Be Made was accompanied by a pre-order campaign that was announced in April 2012.
content
Except for Pour My Love , whose lyrics are by John Helmer, all lyrics are by Steve Hogarth . The long piece of Gaza is written from the perspective of a boy growing up in Gaza , and describes his situation, hopes and dreams. Like David Gilmour and Roger Waters , Marillion support the "Hoping Foundation" (Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation). Steve Hogarth writes:
"This is a song for the people - especially the children - of Gaza. It was written after many conversations with ordinary Palestinians living in the refugee camps of Gaza and the West Bank. I spoke also to Israelis, to NGO workers, to a diplomat unofficially working in Jerusalem, and took their perspectives into account whilst writing the lyric.
It is not my / our intention to smear the Jewish faith or people - we know many Jews are deeply critical of the current situation - and nothing here is intended to show sympathy for acts of violence, whatever the motivation, but simply to ponder upon where desperation inevitably leads.
Many Gazan children are now the grandchildren of Palestinians BORN in the refugee camps - so called 'temporary' shelters. Temporary for over 50 years now ..
Gaza is today, effectively, a city imprisoned without trial. We ask you to add your voice to those already campaigning and lobbying for a peaceful and urgent resolution to this desperately unfair situation.
Please check out the 'Hoping' foundation (www.hopingfoundation.org) which provides facilities and materials for Palestinian children enabling them to play, to learn, and to express themselves through art, music, and the performing arts.
Help if you can. To dream, might not after all, be just a dream. "
Cover
The cover was designed by Simon Ward. The artistic design of the books in the luxury edition was the responsibility of many different artists, including Antonio Seijas, Simon Ward and Andy Wright.
Track list
- Gaza - 5:30 pm
- Sounds That Can't Be Made - 07:16
- Pour My Love - 06:02
- Power - 06:06
- Montreal - 14:04
- Invisible Ink - 05:47
- Lucky Man - 06:58
- The Sky Above the Rain - 10:33
Luxury edition
The "Deluxe Campaign Edition" contains the CD, a 128-page book with pictures / photos and the lyrics, as well as a DVD with band interviews and some songs that were played live in the Racket Club.
Official Youtube publications
On July 17, 2012, Song Power was published on the band's YouTube channel for promotional purposes . A trailer for the album followed on August 10, 2012. On September 4th, 2012, a low-quality mp3 version of the song Gaza was released with the request to support the Hoping Foundation.
Reviews
“… The marillionist in me isn't completely freaking out. The concluding 'The Sky Above the Rain' has a nice title and was often referred to as the highlight in advance, but it isn't. Nene. I love Hogarth's performances that are often on the verge of embarrassing (vocals, lyrics), but the finale is a bit too cheesy even for me. Do I just have to listen to 'The Sky Above the Rain', menno, what a cool name? Time will tell. 'Gaza' and 'Montreal' are killers, 'The Sky Above the Rain' is kitsch! [...] You will rightly put 'Sounds That Can't Be Made' on a par with 'Marbles'. There is no over-song like 'The Invisible Man', no moving finale like 'Neverland' and no remake of 'Fantastic Place'. But songs like 'Gaza', 'Montreal', 'Pour My Love' and the title track will also become classics. "
“At most, a few guitar solos and the angry outbursts in 'Gaza' are positively remembered from 'Sounds That Can't Be Made'. Otherwise, Marillion advance on their exploratory flight into galaxies of boredom that no human has ever seen before. To continue to call such music Prog-Rock is a lot of stuff. Marillion move on well-developed roads that have been cleared of every stumbling block and pothole for over forty years. No obstacle drives them into the parade. No new thought gets in their way. Everything is going as planned. This is not prog, this is coffee trip rock. If you play it backwards, you get an electric blanket turned on. "
“Overall, 'Sounds That Can't Be Made' is a well-produced, but ultimately mild album with a lot of soft pop rock, some long soft pop rock and a few prog ingredients. The fans will surely be amazed, they must too, after all, they financed it. But I don't and that's why I, quite the heretic, consider the disc to be quite okay, but far from excellent. "
“Album opener Gaza might well prove to be one of the most controversial tracks of Marillion's career - not for its musical content, but for its lyrics and themes. Directly tackling the conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians is a profoundly difficult tightrope to walk, but to Steve Hogarth's credit his lyrics are unusually nuanced when it comes to rock songs about Gaza. [...] In short, if you're a fan of H-era Marillion and consider Marbles to be one of their better albums, you're highly likely to see this one as a return to form. "
“To get straight to the point: After the somewhat sound-cleared song recycling Less is More, Sounds That Can't Be Made is a return to what Marillion can do best. The eight new songs together make up one of the most interesting and best albums of their long career. "
“If you look at the album as a complete work, the high degree of musical finesse is once again noticeable. In terms of production, Sounds that can't be Made leaves nothing to be desired. Many of the songs are not as easily accessible as from 'This Strange Engine' or 'Marbles' and there is also a very gloomy mood that was already heard on the previous album. This can put off newcomers a little. One thing is certain, the more you hear it, the more it grows. It is also a fact that the songs will also gain a lot in quality live! "
Web links
- Reviews of Sounds That Can't Be Made on the Babyblauen Seiten
- Info about the album on marillion.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ NEW ALBUM PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN , marillion.com, accessed on September 11, 2012 (English).
- ^ A b for the people - especially the children - of Gaza , youtube.com, accessed September 11, 2012.
- ↑ STCBM COVER ART , marillion.com, accessed on September 4, 2012 (English).
- ↑ 1CD / DVD Deluxe Campaign Edition , marillion.com, accessed on September 4, 2012 (English).
- ↑ NEW SONG POWER , marillion.com, accessed on September 10, 2012 (English).
- ↑ NEW ALBUM TRAILER , marillion.com, accessed on September 10, 2012 (English).
- ↑ POSTING SOUNDS , marillion.com, accessed on September 10, 2012 (English).
- ↑ You will rightly put “Sounds That Can't Be Made” on a par with “Marbles”. , babyblaue-seiten.de, accessed on September 13, 2012.
- ↑ no prog rock, but coffee trip rock , laut.de, accessed on September 18, 2012.
- ↑ far away from excellent , babyblaue-seiten.de, accessed on September 13, 2012.
- ↑ one of the most controversial tracks of Marillion's career , progarchives.com, accessed on September 10, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a return to what Marillion can do best , popkulturschock.de, accessed on June 13, 2018.
- ↑ http://wp.access2music.de/2012/10/marillion-sounds-that-cant-be-made/