Anoraknophobia - Introduction
Introduction: Anoraknophobia
is the eighth Marillion album with Steve Hogarth, and their twelfth of their
career overall. The album was created in an innovative way. The band asked
their email mailing list whether they would be prepared to fund the album in
advance. Over 12,000 people said yes, and stumped up the cash required, and a
year or so later, received the album. The first 7,000 people to sign up for
this groundbreaking scheme were credited on the album sleeve, in a special
edition.
Between You And Me
Quartz
Quartz is, of course,
based around a metaphor of two different mechanisms used in watches, namely
quartz and clockwork.
Tom Ward wrote to say, "The running of a 'quartz clock' is
based on the piezoelectric property of the quartz crystal. When an electric
field is applied to a quartz crystal, it actually changes the shape of the
crystal itself. If you then squeeze it or bend it, an electric field is
generated. When placed in an appropriate electronic circuit, this interaction.
between the mechanical stress and the electrical field causes the crystal to
vibrate, generating a constant electric signal which can then be used for
example on an electronic clock display. The first wrist-watches that appeared
in mass production used 'LED', 'Light Emitting Diode' displays. By the 1970's
these were to be replaced by a 'LCD', 'Liquid Crystal Display'.
Map of the World
As pointed out by Rich Harding, a hark back to Runaway on Brave?
Lyrics: Steve Hogarth & Nick Van Eede
When I Meet God

'A perfect mirror'
The perfect mirror is a
reference to the Hubble Telescope.
"Hubble orbits 600
Kilometres (375) above Earth, working around the clock to unlock the secrets of
the Universe. It uses excellent pointing precision, powerful optics, and
state-of-the-art instruments to provide stunning views of the Universe that
cannot be made using ground-based telescopes or other satellites.
Separated Out
Introduction: In an interview with Bart Jan van der Vorst for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages, h said, "It's loosely about a bad dope-eating experience I had with How We Live
at Edinburgh Playhouse. We'd had this really long boring drive from
Manchester and I'd made the mistake of eating a sizeable chunk of resin
at 2.00 in the afternoon. Now the thing about eating that stuff is that
nothing happens for two or three hours, so you eat a bit more. By
soundcheck I had officially left the planet and by show time at 8.00
that night I had lost my memory completely and didn't know any of the
songs. The place was sold out and Colin Woore's mum and dad were in the
audience to see him play for the first time in his ten year career - nghtmare all round, really! So the song is based upon that feeling of
isolation, terror and generally being at odds with the rest of humanity."
This is the Twenty First Century
'(...If you could only see what I've seen
with your eyes)'
This is not noticeably
audible on the song, although it appears at the top of the lyric sheet. My
speakers certainly wont go up loud enough to hear if it's there. Maybe there's
an audiophile out there has heard it? Rich Harding
said: "I'm pretty sure the quote is a misquote of 'If only you could see
what I've seen with your eyes' by the replicant Roy Batty to the Chinese bloke
who made the eyes for the replicants, from the Ridley Scott film Bladerunner."
If My Heart Were A Ball, It Would Roll Uphill
Introduction: From the Web UK mag: Steve H:
"[it's] about having a mad heart really. That simple. Having a heart that
doesn't behave and can't and defies the laws of physics."
'She was only dreaming'
In the Summer 2001 copy
of Twisting Tales, Pete Trewavas says that they can't remember whether
it is him or former drummer Mick Pointer saying it, but it is a sample from Chelsea Monday.
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