MARILLION AND MADE AGAIN ALWAYS MAKES FOR A MAGICAL MOMENT LIVE ON STAGE

This song is a bit cumbersome and what i call clumpy. Very
english as well, quite the opposite of slick 80`s pop rock
from america that's forsure. Marillion remains popular
in the niche market of western europe to this day, the
band's brand of progressive rock, progressive pop &
in cases like MADE AGAIN, progressive folk, has al-
ways hit the spot in places like France and the Neth-
erlands where foreigners flock like seagulls to see
english bands playing live in small venues and con-
cert halls. Marillion has never had the following to
fill stadiums so the band has learnt in a masterful
fashion over the years how to play small venues
and make full use of the better acoustics that
they offer in comparison to open air stadiums.
MADE AGAIN is a unique,quirky piece of prog
folk which is hard to categorise beyond that
ambiguous description, i believe the song is
a cover tune and not a Marillion original but
the band have made it their own since it ap-
peared on the live album bearing exactly the
same name back in the mid 90`s. I think the
version off that recording is slightly better
than this one off the Selina Scott Show,
which is much more recent, a bit more
in terms of pananche and liveliness,
but this version still sounds lovely
and the message conveyed in it is
enough to make you feel good from
the moment you wake up each day.