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Marillion: ‘Holidays in Eden’ Deluxe Edition | Unboxing & Review

Classic Album Review | April 2, 2026



A first look at the latest Marillion Deluxe set celebrating their album ‘Holidays in Eden’ – includes unboxing and review.

Purchase link: https://lnk.to/Marillion_HolidaysInEden_DeluxeEdition

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  2. @charlesnolan7602

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I saw 2 Hollidays tour shows in the US February and October 1992.
    This was/is AN EXCELLENT album then and now, despite Barry's SPLINTERED, dismissive assertions!
    Sorry Barry!
    34 years on, FAb

  3. @moyaterry8493

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    Much like Abbey Road for the Beatles, the closing songs of this album are classic Marillion. I liked the album on release and never understood why it was so divisive at the time, although, admittedly, it’s a million miles away from Fugazi.

  7. @pedrorocha9722

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I finally understood why Hogarth's singing turns me off: no matter the backing track, slow, fast, happy, sad, his emotional delivery is always the same. Makes it all flat and predictablel, of course.

  12. @charlesnolan7602

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I am a Prog fan of 51 years listening.
    When Season's End was released, I thought it was quite a great move for Marillion.
    In 1992 I saw Marillion twice in Spring and October.
    The live Splintering Heart as concert opener was powerful!
    As for the album,
    Holidays in Eden, it was one of my top favorite albums of 1992.
    I say "Prog enough" for this album. It is a solid Marillion album and ranks high for me.

  13. @patrickburke427

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I think when you make an album they way it is is how it’s intended. With the exception of the brave remaster which was too hot, and what they did with Radiation, I don’t feel any of these needed a new mix. I’m extremely annoyed the songs that are missing from the two cd version and they have abandoned the original mix. Why can’t these be complete?

  17. @stuarthopkins1308

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I'm more of a fan of the Fish era but Splintering Heart is easily one of my favourite Marillion songs. When that guitar solo comes in after 'But not as much as this' Wow!

  19. @lucasjankowski7117

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    No one can is bland and uninspiring, the title track is at least mediocre. But apart from this, HiE is a pretty good album. Splintering Heart is one of my Marillion's favourite (and it is also a perfect opener for a live show), The Party (especially the instrumental bridge towards the end of the song) is phenomenal. Waiting to happen is easily among their best ballads. The end suite is a fine enclosure (especially The Rake's Progress).

  23. @progmeup

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    Did I miss it or did you skip over Dry Land? Although that's a cover of Hogarth's earlier band, I love it.

    Unboxing doesn't have to mean you showing every page 😉 Leave some surprises open for the buyer 😉 Likewise, I find reading all the track titles out loud a bit unnecessary, since the details are all over the web anyway.

    I don't understand why the proper version of "I Will Walk On Water" isn't there at all, or why the non-album tracks (two of which were even part of the album in the US) didn't get remixed at well…

    In case you're not aware of it yet, I can recommend the 2011 live recording of the album. They mess up "No One Can" but otherwise that's long since been my favourite version of the album. I also like the slight tracklist change and think they should've done that with this remix too.

    Do I plan to buy this? Already preordered 😀

  26. @Ricky2374

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    This album was my entry point to the band back aged 17 in 1991. While my head knows it’s not there strongest as such, I’ll always have a soft spot for it and love it to this day.

  32. @tabbycat55

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I love this album and Season’s End. I think for hardcore prog fans they sound “poppy”, but honestly these albums didn’t do so well because they are of a better caliber. I also think there was a struggle because Fish was so identified with the band that it was hard to accept H at first…I even took a break from Marillion at the time. However, when I rediscovered them a few years later, I was in love with the band anew. I wish they would stop remixing what was brilliant the first time. As all bands do, they grew and matured with every album. “Fixing” the old stuff is just wrong, IMHO. The albums build on each other and hold a charm that connects me emotionally with the times decades ago. The new versions jar me out of my pleasant memories.

  34. @danielmoore4693

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    Having been a fan of the band since just after the release of Misplaced Childhood, I remember being quite disappointed by Holidays in Eden's pop orientation. (Especially vexing since I'd made a long trip to a not-so-nearby record store to procure it!) But I know what you mean about having a production that's true to the performance. I'd already gotten a CD/EP containing a live version of Splintering Heart, so I knew it was actually a blisteringly awesome song and full of grit when performed in front of fans, but seemed so watered down by the time it got onto the album!

  38. @SJHUE

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I enjoyed the review and although I was planning on giving this a miss and sticking with the 2008 remaster I am now interested to hear the new mix. Btw I always enjoyed this album.

  39. @stevecowder4774

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    That's a rather attractive box set.
    I don't think I'd ever seen one quite like it. Very tempting considering I've been wanting to explore the Hogarth side of Marillion. I'm certain that would be a good way to begin. I did however manage to discover a rare copy called
    " B'sides Themselves. "
    Released in '88, containing what would seem to be some of the last recordings of Fish with the band.

  40. @Supersimagicguy

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    Love this album, the singles on it properly got me into Marillion. I was aware of Kayleigh and Lavender before this but the singleton this album just pulled in and opened the floodgates to explore more.

  43. @MrWheeler715

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I've been a fan (California) since 86. Saw this tour in 92. Sadly, they don't play in L.A. too often anymore. I liked this album enough when it came out, but I haven't listened to it too much lately. If the mix does for these songs what the 2007 remixes did for Genesis, I will definitely be purchasing this.

  45. @NmDPlm31

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    Looking forward to getting my copy for sure, though. I find this album to be a little more charming than many fans. It’s not their best outing but I don’t think it deserves the level of contempt it tends to get.

  47. @rael2099

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I might get the vinyl version (I got the Fugazi vinyl box set which is fine, although lacking of the b sides).
    To this day I dislike Hogarth's voice, lol.
    This album cemented the fears I had when I listened to Seasons End, an imminent pop direction.
    Dry Land is a great pop song. No one can as well.
    I'm not a pop hater, on the contrary, but I don't expect prog bands to do that, some do it fine, like Camel, some break our hearts horribly like Genesis. To be honest, they did a decent job here with some really top notch pop songs. Yet, nothing to go crazy about after the great run with Fish.
    Brave is a fantastic album despite the awful vocals. I wish the box set was cheaper.

  48. @glennpowell3444

    April 2, 2026 at 2:06 pm

    I never got into the band to be fair.I just couldnt expect their sound to make a good live band. Too produced and clinical to make it a live experience which arguably is what its all about at the end of the day?Yes they became very much the favour in the 80,s and I tried but meh….And I just dont get these box sets.I dont even look at photos of my own past life nevermind some random bands.Its all stinks of a quick buck from a band that has ran out of ideas.Motorhead would never have considered the nonsense I hope.

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