Being a 'Freak' (the name for a Marillion fan) sadly isn’t the epitome of cool. Yet it is a label the band’s loyal fanbase wear with pride, and Thank You Whoever You Are, the first single off the band’s excellent 14th album Somewhere Else is a prime example of why they are so devoted.
Thank You... is a beautiful bittersweet ballad, with a hauntingly catchy melody. Wonderfully atmospheric with Mark Kelly’s mellow piano and Steve 'H' Hogarth’s passionate, skin tingling voice and heartfelt lyrics, it is an infectious, anthemic song worthy of the Top Ten.
Long gone are the days of mullets, Kayleigh and Fish. Two decades on and the music, with its prog-rocky echoes, is easily as engaging as Coldplay and Radiohead... at least that’s the humble opinion of this 'Freak'.
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