Misplaced Childhood [Import]

Product Description
Misplaced Childhood is seen by many as the definitive Marillion album, and it is hard to argue. The music is stylistically typical of their first three albums and has far fewer flat spots than Fugazi. It also contains that most unproglike of beasts, a hit single. The infectious "Kayleigh" reached number 2 on the British charts. EMI. 2005.

Misplaced Childhood,Marillion,Rock/Pop

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Misplaced Childhood [Import]

Average customer rating: A CD With Multiple Meanings Marllion's Epiphany OK, but I don't get the hype. Emotional musical journey A classic

Misplaced Childhood Marillion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Script for a Jester's Tear Clutching at Straws Marbles Second Life Syndrome Fear of a Blank Planet ASIN: B00004W3L3 Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

1. Pseudo Silk Kimono
2. Kayleigh
3. Lavender
4. Bitter Suite: I. Brief Encounter, II. Lost Weekend, III. Blue Angel
5. Heart Of Lothian: I. Wide Boy, II. Curtain Call
6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
7. Lords Of The Backstage
8. Blind Curve: I. Vocal Under A Bloodlight, II. Passing Strangers, III. Mylo, IV. Perimeter Walk, V. Threshold
9. Childhoods End?
10. White Feather

Album Description

Misplaced Childhood is seen by many as the definitive Marillion album, and it is hard to argue. The music is stylistically typical of their first three albums and has far fewer flat spots than Fugazi. It also contains that most unproglike of beasts, a hit single. The infectious "Kayleigh" reached number 2 on the British charts. EMI. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered to 24 Bits, this Two CD Set Includes a Bonus Disc featuring Over 40 Min of Music and a 28 Page Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

A CD With Multiple Meanings.......2007-04-25

MISPLACED CHILDHOOD, Marillion's third album, is a CD with a number of different themes. It's ostensibly about lead singer Fish's youth and his inability to deal with a series of bad relationships and their aftermath, but it could just as well be anyone looking back on past mistakes and realizing what's necessary to correct them. For me, this CD reminds me of how unmotivated I was before developing a crush on actress Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2002, and what might have happened to me had this not occurred. When I've heard songs from it, I realized that had I not gotten this particular crush, I might have fallen back into old eating habits and weigh over 300 pounds today, as well as trying a lot of other things that were, simply put, dangerous and/or unhealthy. This CD, unlike the first two, which were all over the map, not only has a consistent theme, but one which inspired me to have pictures of pretty actresses as a deterrent to overindulgence. In other words, this CD is, overall, progressive rock with a cautionary message.

Marllion's Epiphany.......2007-02-11

This is the groups finest effort. It is laid out in a way that flows and leaves you wanting more. The music is as good as anything Pink Floyd, Genisis or Yes ever did. However this is a one of effort. Nothing before or after can even be in the same class. I have been listening to this disc for more than 20 years and it still find it amazing.

OK, but I don't get the hype........2007-02-04

I got into Marillion around 1999 and was getting big into progressive rock at that time. I got the first 2 ("Script for a Jester's Tear" and "Fugazi") before this one and loved them. With this one, I was just a little underwhelmed. It's not bad, but it's mostly not brilliant either (whereas almost all of the first Fish and about 1/2 of Fugazi still blow me away) - most of it, although it may have the wandering-connected song structures and odd meters of progressive rock, just kind of sounds like run of the mill 80's pop to me. Overall it's relatively pleasant, with some pretty moments (Steve Rothery has some nice guitar playing here, as elsewhere), but doesn't have the bite of the early Fish albums or the subtle, underlying feeling that marks the best of their later (Steve Hogarth-fronted) albums. I know a lot of people love this CD, and I enjoy it, but I would recommend "Script for a Jester's Tear" or "Anaraknophobia" (which has a late 1990's "alternative" sound, but is still a fantastic piece of musical art) for someone interested in this band at their best.

Emotional musical journey.......2007-01-28

I remember when this album was released. I was just finishing high school. I remember hearing "Kayleigh" and thinking "Huh, theres something here". I bought the cassette and was a Marillion(and FISH fan) from that point on.
It wasn't until CD's came out that this was the first CD that I bought. I bought myself a personal player slapped it in and was overwhelmed by the journey. This is a definite headphones album. The story-cycle follows a pattern and the vocals(by THE MAN Fish) and the music that accompanies this is awe-inspiring.
I turned more people on to this album in college than I can probably remember. It's just that good. For me it reminds me of "me younger days" whenever I listen to it. I guess this is because it was in such heavy rotation for years after I first heard it.
I recommend the remastered double disc, because of the sound quality and the story about how this concept by Fish and Marillion came about. Fascinating and funny story.
All in all, this album would please anyone who sat down, put on the headphones, and just let the journey begin.

A classic .......2007-01-09

One of the best productions from Marillion, back in their golden age.

Average customer rating: An engrossing sound experience REPEATITIVE SONGS, NO VALUE FOR MONEY One of the best prog rock albums ever Outstanding the last piece of the puzzle

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Proper Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Clutching at Straws Fugazi Season's End Brave Holidays in Eden ASIN: B00005QK3B Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. PSEUDO SILK KIMONO
2. KAYLEIGH
3. LAVENDER
4. BITTER SUITE
5. HEART OF LOTHIAN
6. WATERHOLE (EXPRESSO BONGO)
7. LORDS OF THE BACKSTAGE
8. BLIND CURVE
9. CHILDHOOD'S END?
10. WHITE FEATHER

Tracks:

1. LADY NINA
2. FREAKS
3. KAYLEIGH (ALTERNATIVE MIX)
4. LAVENDER BLUE
5. HEART OF LOTHIAN (EXTENDED MIX)
6. PSEUDO SILK KIMONO
7. KAYLEIGH
8. LAVENDER
9. BITTER SUITE
10. LORDS OF THE BACKSTAGE
11. BLUE ANGEL
12. MISPLACED RENDEZVOUS
13. HEART OF LOTHIAN
14. WATERHOLE (EXPRESSO BONGO)
15. PASSING STRANGERS
16. CHILDHOOD'S END?
17. WHITE FEATHER

Album Description

24 bit digitally remastered with a bonus disc never before released in the U.S. with over 40 minutes of music of alternate versions of album tracks, B sides, studio takes and demos. Deluxe 28 page booklet featuring full lyrics and detailed accounts from the band. Booklet also features never before seen photographs. First time domestically available since 1991.

Album Description

24 bit digitally remastered with a bonus disc never before released in the U.S. with over 40 minutes of music of alternate versions of album tracks, B sides, studio takes and demos. Deluxe 28 page booklet featuring full lyrics and detailed accounts from the band. Booklet also features never before seen photographs. First time domestically available since 1991.

Customer Reviews:

An engrossing sound experience.......2005-04-08

The first time I heard Fish was on a Tony Banks album. His voice is perfect for this CD. The CD is a real sonic experience. I continue to thoroughly enjoy it with every play.

REPEATITIVE SONGS, NO VALUE FOR MONEY.......2005-03-07

I have been a fan of surrealistic Marillion music for more than 20 years. I especially enjoyed the early releases. However it puzzles me why any fan would rate this compilation "Misplaced Childhood" by more than one star, if any. I purchased it without looking at its track titles, only to discover repeated tracks in a two-disc, pricey CD set. Out of 20 songs in the set, 15 are repeatitions, two of them are recorded three times!!! This is unacceptable and I would say, shows lack of respect for fans who buy the CDs.
Yes I love Marillion music, but I'd rather use my stereo player to replay my favorite tracks as many times as I want. The repeated tracks in this CD set are slightly different but this is not a good justification and there is no value for money here, especially at a price of $19.99 plus shipping. I do not recommend this CD set. You're better off buying the original releases, or pay $0.99 to download each individual song.

One of the best prog rock albums ever.......2005-03-06

If you have heard Marillion at some point in your life, chances are this is the album you've heard. "Kayleigh" and "Lavender" became pervasive songs of their time, and forever after. But truth be told, they only tell part of the story of this, one of the best prog rock albums ever to be released.

Marillion started in the early eighties, with a strong influence from Genesis and Pink Floyd, and a lead singer (Fish) who imitated Peter Gabriel both visually and sonically. "Misplaced Childhood" was the band's third full length album, following "Script for a Jester's Tear" and "Fugazi". With this album they showed everyone what they were capable of, by displaying a concept album telling the story of Fish's broken heart through the album's ten songs.

From the opening chords of "Pseudo Silk Kimono", all the way into the famous "Kayleigh" and "Lavender", the album prepares you for the musical trip that lies ahead, broken into two main parts (which constituted sides A and B of the album). "Waterhole" starts a fast-paced 'side B' leading into the album's high points, with the multi-part "Blind Curve" standing out above the rest for its change of rhythm and melody in a way that had long become part of the Marillion signature sound by the time of this release.

If you want to start your Marillion collection, this is an excellent place to do it. Plus it's also a fabulous starting point for a prog rock collection too, if you haven't started yours by now. Other references to look for: in Marillion discography, "Brave" and "Marbles" (both post-Fish); other modern pro rock bands, IQ and Flower Kings.

Outstanding.......2005-01-09

One of my top three albums of all time. Probably number one. A tremendous musical experience, well thought lyrics and great musicianship.

the last piece of the puzzle.......2004-12-30

Reading some of the notes from the other reviewers . It seems that they get that this is a theme album, but miss that this is part of a Trilogy of Albums. Script for a jesters tear, Fugazi and Misplaced Childdhood.They take us from youthful rebellious love, through bitter divorce, and finally to finding our lost youth and moving on with our lives. it is an extraorinary feat to pull this off in three albums while each having their own integrity. Misplaced is the final chapter and has the most pop hooks in it, but it is still a complex and masterful album. The greatest sadness of the CD era is the loss of Mark Wilkinsons stunning cover art, which really loses some of the detail when not on big LP record covers.

Average customer rating: One of the best prog album of all time Overlooked gem, overlooked band Great Neo Prog Concept Album Great after all these years!! ALL THAT & MORE

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Script for a Jester's Tear Fugazi ASIN: B00000DGLH Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

1. Pseudo Silk Kimono
2. Kayleigh
3. Lavender
4. Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter/Lost Weekend/Blue Angel
5. Heart Of Lothian: Wide Boy/Curtain Call
6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
7. Lords Of The Backstage
8. Blind Curve: Vocal Under A Bloodlight/Passing Strangers/Mylo/Perimeter Walk/Threshold
9. Childhood's End?
10. White Feather

Tracks:

1. Lady Nina
2. Freaks
3. Kayleigh (Alternative Mix)
4. Lavender Blue
5. Heart Of Lothian (Extended Mix)
6. Pseudo Silk Kimono (Previously Unreleased)
7. Kayleigh (Previously Unreleased)
8. Lavender (Previously Unreleased)
9. Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter/Lost Weekend (Previously Unreleased)
10. Lords Of The Backstage (Previously Unreleased)
11. Blue Angel (Previously Unreleased)
12. Misplaced Rendezvous (Previously Unreleased)
13. Heart Of Lothian: Wide Boy/Curtain Call (Previously Unreleased)
14. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (Previously Unreleased)
15. Passing Strangers: Mylo/Perimeter Walk/Threshold (Previously Unreleased)
16. Childhood's End? (Previously Unreleased)
17. White Feather (Previously Unreleased)

Album Description

24 bit digitally remastered reissue of the group's hit 1985album for EMI, which debuted at #1 in the U.K., broke theU.S. top 50 and features the international smash 'Kayleigh'.This edition also contains a bonus disc with 17 tracks - twomixes, three rare a

Customer Reviews:

One of the best prog album of all time.......2007-07-06

For sure, this cd is a must have in any serious prog music lover.
It has pass the test if time, even so, it's getting better with age.
The music is very intense and emotionnal. For me, this one is among the top 10 cd of prog music. A real gem !

Overlooked gem, overlooked band.......2005-11-11

Much earlier in their career Marillion took a giant step forward with the release of "Childhood's End". Previous efforts were very good (especially 83s "A Script...") but the melodies Fish and the boys ponied up for "..Childhood" were simply fantastic. The cuts move seemlessly together and lyrical content rose to new heights. Mark Kelly's lush keys paint a beautiful background for Steve Rotherty's simple yet effective guitar lines to layer over. Most folks will remember the simple love song "Kayleigh" which received a small amount of airpley in the US but deserved a much better fate. The rest of the album is a textbook of how to effectively use emotion and dynamics to reach a desired effect sonically. I could write 1000 words about how good this effort is, but it still wouldn't do it proper justice. It's just something you'll have to find out for yourself.

Great Neo Prog Concept Album.......2005-10-19

Ju Ju is in denial. This is a great album that features some great songs such as the powerful "Hearts of Lothian" , "Lavender" and many others. What an awesome progressive statement in a time when prog was not very fashionable. Once again JU JU es poo poo.

Great after all these years!!.......2005-09-10

I was introduced to Marillion in the mid 80's, Misplaced Childhood being the initial album I heard. I was in the Air Force and on a trip in England when I met a girl named Shuna who blew my mind with this ecletic sound. I had never heard anything like it, being bombarded with the Bon Jovi's and Twisted Sister's of the day. I still listen to this album TO THIS VERY DAY! I have never stopped loving the finely orchestrated melodies and harder riffs. It takes me back to England every time I listen to it and a very special time in my life. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a solid album of beautiful sound....

ALL THAT & MORE.......2002-01-28

I can only say I waited too long to find this double CD! Not only do you get the great album Misplaced Childhood you get the B-sides to the singles, something Marillion has been known for, but you get demo recordings and alternate mixes. As far as the B-sides go I would suggest buying B'sides Themselves, which is an excellent recording of the flip sides to their singles through the years.

Once I like something it is usually difficult for me to accept changes, but Marillion proved me wrong. It's hard to believe the work they put into these demo versions. I can understand the B sides, but these demos contain a lot of work; they kick! I'd comment on the music on these discs, but Marillion has never put out a second rate product and they didn't start here. This is beyond music it is ART! Misplaced Childhood shows a wide expanse of emotions experienced during the long tour for the previous album Fugazi.

The best songs to me are both B-sides "Lady Nina" and "Freaks". The quality recordings don't stop there; there are 3 great versions of "Kayleigh", 2 of "Lavender", plus "Lavender Blue" and 3 of "Heart of Lothian". Please don't think there isn't anything else worth listening to, though! There are 27 songs here and you should enjoy them all. I would say this is a once in a lifetime for a group, but they've done it with Script for a Jester's Tear and B'sides Themselves. I really don't think you could go wrong buying any of the releases with Fish as the vocalist.

To say this is highly recommended isn't enough. This is one of the best recordings ever put onto laser. The 24 bit digital remastering makes this so much the better. Get a cool one, or, two, sit back and enjoy this. It's a great ride!

Average customer rating:

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DYVW Release Date: 1995-08-03

Average customer rating:

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000AU1O5K Release Date: 2005-11-07

Tracks:

1. Pseudo Sil Kimono
2. Kayleigh
3. Lavender
4. Bitter Suite
5. Heart Of Lothian
6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
7. Lords Of The Backstage
8. Blind Curve
9. Childhoods End?
10. White Feather

Album Description

Japanese remastered pressing of the 1985 album comes in a miniature LP sleeve. EMI. 2005.

Average customer rating:

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DERNS Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

1985 studio album for EMI that debuted at #1 in the U.K.,broke the U.S. top 50 and features their hit 'Kayleigh'. 10tracks total.

Average customer rating: Classic Marillion Masterpiece Will blow your ears away One of the best albums ever! One of the best albums ever!

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Script for a Jester's Tear Brave Fugazi Clutching at Straws Real to Reel/Brief Encounter ASIN: B000005RRF Release Date: 1999-01-05

Tracks:

1. Pseudo Silk Kimono
2. Kayleigh
3. Lavender
4. Bitter Suite/Brief Encounter/Lost Weekend/Blue Angel
5. Heart of Lothian/Wide Boy/Curtain Call
6. Waterhole [Expresso Bongo]
7. Lords of the Backstage
8. Blind Curve/Vocal Under a Bloodkight/Pssing ...
9. Childhoods End?
10. White Feather

Album Description

Limited edition reissue on 180 gram vinyl for their top50 1985 album featuring the international hit 'Kayleigh'. 10tracks total. Black wax. Comes packaged in the originalgatefold sleeve. 1997 EMI release.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Marillion.......2007-03-13

If you are only going to own one Marillion album it should be this one. Yes, their "progressive rock" sound is a bit dated. And it's a bit over dramatic at times. But this album is still worth owning. If you are considering trying this band, this is the album to buy.

Masterpiece.......2005-06-21

Its hard to find an album with only good reviews.
You are going to have a hard time finding someone who has heard this record a couple of times and feel unchanged.
There is no childhoods end.
Enjoy.

Will blow your ears away.......2005-05-25

I got this album in Egypt, in the late 1980s, from a friend there who was up on European bands. From there, I took the cassette on all my travels; it is one of those rare albums you want to listen to-in entirety-dozens of times in a row.
Marillion's songs (on this album; I've not heard their others) have the haunting quality of some Alan Parsons, and the first album by Pearl Jam. Because there are no strong breaks between songs, this seems to be a "theme" album, in the vein of "The Wall" or "Sgt. Pepper"...here the theme is stream-of-consciousness reminiscences. Listening while reading the lyrics bears this out, such as when the last lines of "Lost Weekend" segue into the subject of "Blue Angel".
If nothing musical has "electrified" you in awhile, get this album! It won't be cheap, because its an import, but it will be worth it. I just got a CD, because my cassette was worn clear out; and the music is as beautiful as ever.

One of the best albums ever!.......1999-06-25

The power of the lyrics and the voice of Fish got me hooked from the begining. I still remember this album when it just came out to the market. It doesn't matter what kind of music you like- JUST GO BUY IT NOW!(if you can still get it...) It's a celebration of music. One of the best albums of all times. Enjoy!

One of the best albums ever!.......1998-11-13

I'm glad there are other people who know what I know. Sadly, few Americans know of the band.

This album is best listened to in one sitting.

It's the musical equivalent of Catcher in the Rye. I give no higher compliment.

Average customer rating: Original Issue One of the best albums - ever A consummate masterpiece.

Misplaced Childhood Marillion Manufacturer: Phantom ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000009H6W

Customer Reviews:

Original Issue.......2005-06-27

Original issue of 1985 classic. Songs:
1) Pseudo Silk Kimono
2) Kayleigh
3) Lavender
4) Bitter Suite
5) Heart of Lothian
6) Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
7) Lords of the Backstage
8) Blind Curve
9) Childhood's End
10) White Feather

One of the best albums - ever.......1999-02-23

Doesn't that say it all? Brilliantly composed, marvellously arranged, and with the "getting-to-your-bones"-voice of Fish. It doesn't get much better, and it's definitely more than just Kayleigh, which might be the major hit, but probably also the un-best song of the album.

A consummate masterpiece........1998-10-23

A brilliant digitally recorded concept album that intertwines harmony, keyboards, and ethereal guitar as well as featuring one of the most passionate and unique vocalists ever. Misplaced Childhood sets the pace for all other "progressive rock" works and should be considered among the world's masterworks, regardless of style or genre. Beethoven's ninth is good, Misplaced Childhood in its own right may be better...

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