Brave (Bonus CD) (Spec) [Import, Original recording remastered, Special Edition]

Marillion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B00000GAMF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,901 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2CD set. EMI. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where have I been all these years???, February 14, 2004

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Robert M Briggs III (Lake City, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brave (Bonus CD) (Spec) (Audio CD)

When I finally "broke down" and gave Marillion an open berth to my ears and lobes, I didn't know where to start. I let a friend who had been into them for years guide me, and I wound up buying "Brave", "Season's End", and "Clutching at Straws" all at once. On first listens, I would say that "Brave" was my favorite of the three.
Now it's over 3 years hence, and all 3 CD's have grown on me immensely. However, when all is said and done, "Brave" is still my favorite. I don't quite get the debate over Fish vs. Steve Hogarth as to who is the better singer. I think it's all in the material they worked with. Both are strong. Now wash your hands.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Album...., July 19, 2006

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Jeffrey G. Stevenson "Drummer J" (F.W.B.,FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brave (Audio CD)

...Unless you are willing to give it time to sink in. This is one of those 'Concept' albums that few listeners will get instant gratification from. When I first recieved "Brave", I gave it the mandatory three spins before I even tried to come to any conclusions. Well, I decided that I did in fact like several songs/musical passages, but as a whole, it didn't quite strike me as much as more acsessible releases from the band such as "Afraid of Sunlight", "Seasons End" or "Holidays in Eden". So I ended up 'shelving' this release for several months----my mistake! After viewing the awesome "Marbles" DVD (deluxe edition), the material from "Brave" really captured my attention...enough so that I 'unshelved' the CD and gave it several more listens. Lucky Me...thats exactly what it took for me to see the light..."the bright lights and the noise". Now I can honestly say that I like everything about this album (with the possible exception of "Paper Lies"). Personal highlights are "Bridge", "Living With the Big Lie", "Goodbye to All That", "Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury", "The Great Escape" and "Made Again"....but again, I like the album as a 'Whole'. Now, as other reviewers have stated, this isn't a 'sunny', 'happy' listening experience---it is definitely a dark, somber story of a tortured (misplaced?) childhood. I would agree with another reviewer here...this album can instantly bring you 'down' and be somewhat depressing, so its not an album you will want to put on just anytime. But when your in that kind of mood, this will take you to a wonderful, Strange place that few albums can. 4.5 Stars...Strongly recommended if your willing!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually - 11 stars - since doubling the 5 isn't enough, August 14, 2004

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Korg Fuu "yobob90125" (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brave (Audio CD)

If you want to get full enjoyment out of this CD, then do what the band suggests in the liner notes, "Play it loud with the lights off", however, I suggest that you also wear headphones, as there are many very quiet moments that might escape your ears if you don't. Like the opening line, "A Bridge is not a high place..." uttered by the girl before the fog horns start blowing. This whole CD is an entire experience, and you have to listen to it that way. There's no skipping songs or just listening to the first couple of songs and then shutting it off. It is the rarest of concept albums, the one that follows its concept from beginning to end. A lot of people felt it was too emotional, too dark and creepy, to listen to someone's life play out from one bad moment to the next, right from birth to the moment she jumps off the bridge and beyond. Well, Marillion shed their pop sound of Holidays In Eden sure enough on this outing. Not to say that Holidays In Eden is a bad CD, on the contrary, but the tone is completely different on this album. It's able to hold my interest from moment to moment, as the music is so dynamic, soft and slow one moment and loud as hell and frantic the next. H's lyrics and singing are fantastic here. He certainly came of age on this album, leaving Holidays and Season's End in the dust. I don't think I can say enough nice things about this CD. One thing you'll want to do if you aren't sure what to expect upon first listening, is to listen all the way through without anything going on in the background, at a time when it's just you and the music, and use those headphones, as, like I said, there are many little bits you'll miss otherwise, and make sure you have a hanky or a box of tissues, 'cause if you don't cry at the end, you're either a Vulcan or an android. The emotion of these songs is intense, to say the least. Another item you might like to check out is the DVD of their performance of Brave in its entirety at a band convention a few years back. H's stage presence and performance is inspired. It can be found online at Marillion dot com or on ebay. You can also find the album done live on their Made Again CD. I hope it does for you what it has for me. Marillion is that band that most everyone either gets or doesn't, and if you get this CD, you'll more than likely get Marillion. What other band can actually ask their fans to buy their next CD before it's been recorded?! This band's done it twice now, and the two releases have been great, so if you know of another band that has a fan base that rabid for the next CD to buy it before it's recorded, then I'd like to know about them. If you're a music lover, do yourself a favor and at least listen to anything recorded by anyone associated with this band. You'll enjoy yourself very much.