This Strange Engine

Occupation

• Steve Hogarth - vocals
• Steve Rothery - Guitar
• Mark Kelly - Keyboards
• Pete Trewavas - Bass
• Ian Mosley - drums

This Strange Engine (English for "this strange engine") is the ninth studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion. The CD was released in April 1997. It is the first of three Marillion albums, which were moved from the label Castle Communications.

Background

According to the concept album Brave and the concept -like album Afraid of Sunlight followed with This Strange Engine an album whose individual pieces lyrically nothing together. The title track for example, tells of Steve Hogarth's childhood, Estonia, however, the sinking of the Baltic ferry Estonia. Musically, the album very acoustic, partly also pop rock, especially the title piece Marillion's roots in Neo -Prog be heard. Although This Strange Engine is a long track, the reported 30 minutes in reality only about 15, which is followed by a long silence, which is terminated with klavierbegleitetem laughter of the singer.

Title list

Bonus Tracks U.S. release

JP Bonus Tracks Release

Singles

The first single was released in May 1997 Thousand Faces Man of a with the unplugged versions of Beautiful and Made Again, as well as a longer version of Man of a Thousand Faces. In September 1997, the second single 80 Days came out, along with the live versions of This Strange Engine and The Bell in the Sea. The singles did not achieve chart places.

Reception

The album was recorded with many good reviews - especially the title song - considered audioholics.com raises particularly the sound quality produced.

Trivia

From this album, there is also a remix version called Tales From The Engine Room, created by the band The Positive Light.