Great to hear Marillion. Today is the 30th anniversary of my favourite Marillion album “Brave”.

The most emotional band of all times. I love Marillion ❤❤

We need the entire Brave album. Their 1990's masterpiece. Today is its 30 year anniversary.

What is even more impressive is this is only one song on the double album: "Marbles". So many brilliant works on one release! An amazing achievement. They did it on their own with their fans only to support them. I'm so proud I was in on the pre-sale. My name is in the booklet! There is no band like Marillion!

Best band in the world! Mighty Marillion! Maybe you could listen to “ Out of this World” another human story that Marillion tells so well.

What a challenge it would be to react of the BRAVE album

This could be the most complete piece of music Marillion has ever made. The band is firing on all cylinders. The lyrics and story have meaning for me. It's a great metaphor for life in general. There are times when it's smooth sailing and other times when the storms batter you. I listen to this song often when I need some motivation to keep going.

In my opinion of fan of Marillion for 36 years, it's perhaps their bet song ever. Awesome epic full of emotion, power chords and ever changing moods with gorgeous guitar soli from Steve.

The complete look of joy on your face listening to Ocean cloud is magical,it’s something that happens to me every time I listen to Marillion too..

Ocean Cloud is Epic. One of my Marillion favourites.

Awesome reaction. Please consider "Invisible Man" another masterpiece from this excellent album.

‘Ocean Cloud is a beautiful piece of music. Steve Hogarth is such a wonderful storyteller and every member of the band are incredible musicians .I love listening to them,they take me to another world.

Keep the Marillion reactions coming Doug. Always a 'must watch'. You get it..the band the music the lyrics. Been in my life for 42 years !!

So few reviewers even look at Marillion, I've seen some reactors look at one hit wonders and totally ignore this amazing body of work. Thanks for championing this band Doug and your insight into the musicality of their music really gives it a new perspective to me.

Oh yes, Marillion has some great stuff. I love seeing reactions for music which isn’t part of the same group of bands every single channel reacts to.

Marillion, they sure do know how to tell a story with their amazing musical soundscapes. The whole Marbles album is stunning. Thank you so much Doug for the great reaction and for spreading your enthusiasm for the music we love.

Another superb Marillion song. if you get the chance, see them perform it live!

That magic moment in time when they finished playing this song at the 2015 Marillion Weekend in Wolverhamption and the applause and cheering just went on and on for what felt like several minutes. Had Pete right in front of me from my 2nd row view - he was definitely feeling it. As were we all. I was ruined for any music other than "Marbles" for the next year and a half, to the point where I was despairing of ever enjoying any other music again - fortunately (debateable), that obsession eventually passed. Powerful stuff.

Glad to hear you acknowledge ian mosley....very underrated drummer

Ocean Cloud... making your ears see every type of North Atlantic weather and sea state

I'm so glad that you mentioned Ian's drumming. I always thought through the years that he deserves much much more credit than he gets for the sound of the band. I love these guys so much, but Ian has a special place in my mind & heart. Thanks & cheers.

My 2nd favourite song from Marbles. My first is Neverland.

Hmmm... interesting. This is really cool. How have I gone my whole life and not know of Marillion? Dang, ya'll, a definite shout out to Nick! 🎶

What a piece! Ordinarily, I think of synthesizer pitch-bending as an overused gimmick, but here they are conveying the sense of the ocean's instability. Add to that the band's soulful interpretation - Brilliant!

Once again you've introduced me to some great music I'd overlooked, thanks Doug. I'd seen Marillion in concert way back in the 80's when Fish was lead singer and was into them for a while but not heard much from the 90's onward. I was just thinking to myself that this track had a Pink Floyd feel to it just before you said it yourself. Going to have to explore their back catalogue now. All the best. Mark from Scotland.

It is not a song, it is an epic adventure ! And when you speaked of « Invisible Man » the same named song from Them won’t disappoint … 😊

Hey Doug, I love your enthusiasm for Marillion! I have followed and love this astonishing band since 1983, I lost count the number of their gigs I’ve attended, often all or nearly every show on their UK tours. Let me tell you that as amazing as they are on record these guys are even better live, Steve H is a consummate performer, he can hold the whole crown in the palm of his hand, together Marillion add up to much more than the sum of members! The atmosphere is like no other concerts, the audience are as one, it’s spiritual, it’s emotional and special. You really do need to experience a Marillion Weekend! And yes Ian is a very underrated drummer, so it’s great you recognised and commented on his exceptional input to the overall soundscapes that Marillion produce! Thank you for another great review!

Marillion played it much to my delight on the 2nd night at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2019

10:30-12:50 Mark Kelly's soundscapes are always amazing

Marillion moves my soul.

I love this song soo much. Thanks for covering it.

Great album and stunning Marillion song.

You should give marillions "this strange engine" a go. From the same album as the Estonia version you listen to before. Keep up the works

Best song and best Marillion album ever! By listening this song you actually feel you are in the middle of the sea in a rocky boat. This song has so many Floyd and Genesis influences, especially the "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" part :) Every single instrument has their part, but the keyboard sweeps and the vocal performance are incredible!

They do not make them like this anymore. The orchestration matches the lyrics and it matches the imagination of those who are still capable of it. Wonderful. Sweeping. Majestic.

What an amazing band.

Marillion is just Magic.

I keep coming back to Marbles time after time. So many great songs, such good musicianship. One of their best albums and for me one of the best albums ever made. Proud to have helped them create it by preordering.

In a similar vein also listen to "Out of This World" another long one which also tells a story of Bluebird and the death of Donald Campbell.

Thank you for all the music. I wonder if you ever heard about the fantastic German prog band RPWL. The are amazing and quite great here in Europe. Best wishes for you and all your friends.

Thank you so much for listening to this masterpiece :) You touched on this in your review; the four short Marbles Interludes are integral to the whole album; they are the glue that binds the whole theme together. And yes you are so right; marbles is very much a metaphor for the state of mind; but also one of H’s favourite childhood games that unfolds through the four Marbles pieces. If you every get chance to listen to the full album in one sitting I’d highly recommend it. Thank you :)

Just a small remark for those buying cds/Lp's; this song is only on the deluxe edition of Marbles! P.s. The invisible man is also a song on the record 😅

Doug you mentioned the invisible man and of course there is a Marillion song called the Invisible Man 😊

This is Mark Kelly's best album. He came with a whole new set of sounds and textures that worked so well for the songs.

Marbles is the band's crowning achievement, in my opinion.

Yes , thank you for reacting to one my favourite bands and who to me have spent 40 years consistently producing high quality and amazing music.

I was so glad that they managed to sustain themselves by this crowdfunding. And I took part of it, admittedly by their offer to give all subsribers a special 2-CD-oversized-64 (or even 12?) -page artistically well-done version too big for my cd-rack (hehe). I still honour this special version very much. And it looks great in my special rack for things like this! 'Ocean Cloud', btw, was one of the four extra songs (!!!) not available on the standard single-CD issue. Three more songs of 5 to 7 minutes of also astonishing quality were added to please us crowd funders. Lucky you, who missed it: in 2015 they released the full 2-DC set LIVE! In the original order and with three more songs from other albums as encore. Enjoy! Amazing band in so many ways...

My Most favorite song from H* era. Their tribute song to Mr. Don allum. I love the atmospheric outro. This year would be 20th anniversary of marbles

That song is awesome! Please also review Invisible Man. It will not disappoint.

They performed this song at PZ in 2019. Ocean Cloud was spellbinding, the rest of the band disappeared into the light show, and you could believe h's keyboard was his boat adrift on the ocean. Sadly the video footage was lost.

In 2008, when I was 18, I made friends with three older gentlemen on a prog forum…a bass player from Georgia, a French-Canadian radio show host, and a man from the Netherlands who was sold out on Marillion from the band’s start. I heard a good amount about Marillion back in the Progbase days, but Jan was the first person I met who preferred their H material to Fish, and hailed Marbles as their best album…and Ocean Cloud as his favorite song from the band. Sadly, our radio host friend passed in 2012 (RIP Al Maheux), and I fell out of contact with Jan several a few years later. For as different as my friends’ tastes in prog were, we all loved talking together. I attribute much of my music taste today to those guys, but especially Jan. If he wasn’t so adamant about how great Steve Hogarth is, I don’t know if he’d have wound up being one of my biggest inspirations as a singer. Thank you, friend….I miss you. MY REACTION REQUESTS FOR THE PROGBASE GUYS: Garolou - “Germaine” (My favorite from the first homemade radio show recording Al mailed me…according to him, the band took these old French poems and set them to music) The Flower Kings - “The Truth Will Set You Free” (Jonas Reingold is Kevin’s favorite bassist…he also got me into Reingold’s other band, Karmakanic) Gazpacho - “Night” “I believe the most meaningful band I’ve shown you is Gazpacho. Night must be listened to at late night!” -Jan

I love the moments of quiet reflection whenever you finish listening to a Marillion track. I know that feeling. And there are so many of their tracks that do that for me. Neverland please.

When you eventually get around to the masterpiece that is Brave, please do the whole album in one go... it's the sum of its parts. Else it'll be like reviewing scenes from a film.

One of their epics. Marbles has several. You mentioned The Invisible Man. That's the title of one of the other epics on Marbles.

Doug, not 100% sure, but If I remember correctly Ocean Cloud has not been available on the retail CD, only for the Marillion fan's version. Just later on it has become available. Which also shows that the guys understand how to treat a fan base giving them something you cannot get elsewhere. And it might come back as well - remember during Covid, as the band struggled to get insurance for their planned tour. They reached out to the fans and got all the money necessary and paid back afterwards with some goodies included - fantastic.

Huge fan of Marillion and this song - thanks for the in depth analysis. Will check out your other videos.

I had never heard of Marillion until last year. I agree Doug, I get a very David Gilmore vibe from this piece, and YES, that is a good thing. Again, I must mention Alexandra Zerner, as she turned me on to Marillion's music and I love it. She has followed the same avenue as Marillion, music business wise. She has done all of her own work, with no help from a big record label. She has a song called "Blue Marble", from her "Silhouette" album, now I wonder how much of her inspiration came from this album. Silhouette is all about dealing with inner struggles, ie. keeping your marbles!

Was hoping it would be the live version.

This is one of my favourite songs from this band, this album is by far my favourite album as well ❤ keep up the great songs.

Magnificent band

Great song from a great album from a great band.

Thanks for giving this (incredible) piece a listen. Marillion's just as good as it gets. Can I suggest the collective named «ArchiveA? Maybe Lights (the song)? You might enjoy what they do too :)

Doug wait til you get to "The Great Escape" off Brave. If you don't get choked up, goosebumps and rung out I'd be surprised. Great choice with Ocean Cloud, one of their top 10 songs.

Brilliant. Showed me some more in depth understanding of this brilliant composition. You must must do their album brave in its entirety. Completely a piece of genius and divided at the time. It truly is music you need to hear. X

i also recommended it at discord! it is a wonderful, sublime song. I'm happy you have chosen this. Marillion is one of my absolute favourite bands. Thanks to have so much of them on your channel! 🙏

Would love to see you listen to "The Wide Open Sea" by Big Big Train, another long epic about the sea!

One of my favorite songs performed live in all of prog

Coincidently the opening track is “The Invisible Man”. Nice catch Doug. Very thought provoking to the overall theme.

Thanx so much Doug for this reaction and analysis video!!!!!! One of Marillion's many, many best songs. Your reaction reminds me of my reaction the first time I heard Ocean Cloud. And many other of their songs. This is why Marillion has been my favourite band since I first heard He Knows You Know from their first album, Script For A Jester's Tear. I can not emphasize enough that too fully appreciate just how great these guys are, you have to see them live!!! Thanx Nick for suggesting this great track.

Thank you for this, These Guys make fantastic music And they are Kind men ❤

What a band.

pure magic

👋👋👋 marbles have a really good sound in general ...very gentle to ears...i don't know how to say it better.....👋👋

I'm sure you'll get lots of suggestions, but two songs I really like are "When I Meet God" and "This is the 21st Century" off the Anoraknophobia album. Both epics...

Their masterpieces are Misplaced, Clutching, Brave, & Marbles.

Marbles, such a great album. Hearing the song after a long time makes me turn back to listen to the entire album. Thanks Doug

Sonic brilliance...here in UK we are an island nation this song really captures our lives and sea bound history.

at last Doug you've got what Marillion means and are to the marillion family, looking forward to watching you on your reaction journey

You spoke over a brilliant bit of lyrics. The "Bullies grow weak"-passage.

YES as to the (early) Pink Floyd vibes...was going to throw some comparison song links w/timestamps your way to point this out, but then you mentioned the connection. Well done, not many would've gotten that.

Love it. My favorite album. Marbles lost, and the invisible man, which is a call back to the first track on the album. This song takes you through getting older and irrelevant, amongst other things such as being homeless or unseen by someone you love. All great stuff.

If you never could so far, catch them alive or even follow them along a few concerts (they change the song setup nearly every evening). You will be flooded with such a fine carpet of emotions. And if you have to travel to Europe for that. Do it and enjoy :)

One of the best tracks from a quite sensational album Doug, enjoy the rest of it, especially The Only Unforgivable Thing, one of the best songs they have ever written - enjoy!

Losing reality and hallucinating is sometimes visited on those who sail around the world solo.

By chance I was listening this very song today as I was driving around Illinois. The version from "With Friends from the Orchestra" it would be a good album for you to dip into with alternate versions of several Hogarth era songs.

One of my top 3 favorite Marillion songs! 😁

I love that Doug talks about the chords, but Marillion don't write music, they just jam!

They played this for the first at their fan convention in '03. Listened to the first few minutes, didn't like it and went to the bar/loo. Heard it again on the new album a few months later - amazing!

Brilliant and a very beautiful song. You should check out Gaza next, it's such a heartbreaking song.

Hi Doug, great analyse as Always. Some good Suggestions here for other jewells of the Marillos. I propose "Gaza". Please search for the live ones of their Videos. You will be surprised!!! By the way, the ones live at the Royal Albert Hall Show ... Superb... 🎇

Just great.

Great musicians

It's the best and most powerfull song I have ever heard. Nick maybe you could recommend Riverside song "Left Out" :)

Doug I think you should do Script for A jesters Tear - Very Genesis like

What a song mate..why not the live version

Great band Marillion, this is my faborite album by them. I hope you react to Peter Hammill's 'A Louse is Not a Home' soon. Its truly a fantastic track

Best band in the world👍

My favorite group. Steve's Story is in This Strange Engine

When I was in like.. the equivalent of what you'd call Junior High in America, it was back when getting a hold of quite a lot of niche music was just impossible where I lived unless you took to the high seas.. Anyway, I had been recommended listening to Dream Theater, and I looked 'em up on some shady site, and downloaded some songs, and I really liked them. ...and then at some point I played them for someone else who did know DT, and they said "uh yeah no that's actually mislabeled and you've been listening to Marillion". So that's how I find out I liked Marillion, haha. EDIT: By the way if you happen to see this Doug - I know you must get a lot of recommendations for songs, but I would really love to see you dissect some music from a neoclassical metal band from Norway, called Winds. I'd recommend starting with the song "Realization" off the album "Reflections of the I". I'm not sure what I could compare it to, except possibly something like Ne Obliviscaris maybe.

Oh yeah