Between You And Me - A Podcast About Marillion

Part three of our Sounds That Can't Be Made retrospective deals with the title track, Pour my Love, and Power. Also, we discuss which hypothetical sounds you wouldn't be able to make, and announce our charity single in support of Marillion's Pete Trewavas.  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Send us an email: byampod@gmail.com Follow BYAM...

There's no way we can talk about Marillion's Sounds That Can't Be Made without discussing the epic track Gaza... and there's no way of discussing Gaza without discussing certain events that are happening right now in the Middle East. While we did our best to avoid controversy, and steer away from touchy subjects, you should know us better by now... Support us here for early access and exclusive ep...

We've finally reached Sounds That Can't Be Made in our chronological journey through Marillion's albums. This one's a milestone for us, as it's Sanja's 'first' Marillion album. Before we properly get into things we've a lot to cover - gigs with Deep Purple, side projects, and *that* notorious argument... Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Send...

We're back, BYAMtches! Again. And this time we're coming out swinging. We review our night seeing h Natural at The Crooked Billet, plus we take a look back at some of the mainstream newspaper reviews from 1989... How did the press react to the debut of the new boy?  And how did so many of them get it SO wrong...?! Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.c...

The final part of our 13th Star trilogy of episodes finds us drawing a line under Fish's solo career, as we discuss what happens when the line becomes blurred between critic and artist, and artist and fan. It's not the review we'd planned, or wanted, to make, and in this episode we explain - in real-time - why that is.  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.pat...

Once again, this isn't the episode we expected to make this week, but after receiving an email from Fish, it's also one we couldn't avoid. We also dig into what it was like to be at the 2007 Aylesbury reunion, and why it might not have been a good idea... Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Send us an email: byampod@gmail.com Follow BYAMPOD on...

What started out intending to be an episode about Fish's one-off reunion with Marillion in 2007 turned into something a bit darker and more intense. We dig into the story behind the reunion and the inspiration for his 13th Star album. Unfortunately, there are certain subjects that simply can't be avoided...  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrb...

At last! After a lengthy summer hiatus we're back! To mark our return, we're going right back to the beginning, by taking a look at the Early Stages live boxset, and discussing Fish's final show with Marillion. Plus! We play a fun game that you can join in with - can you guess the song from Fish's rambling introductions?? Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreo...

It's a different sort of BYAMPOD this week, as we risk making the biggest error of our podcasting career, by discussing the current accusations aimed at Roger Waters... and how his approach to the Israel-Palestine issue differs to when Marillion took it on with Gaza. Also: why Marillion doesn't tour in the US, and coughing... so much coughing! Support us here for early access and exclusive eps: &n...

Sanja and Paul weren't at this year's UK Marillion Weekend, but we're joined by two people who were - and what a weekend they had! Our friends Pedanthony and Richard not only manage to get into the after-show party, but Anthony tells the tale of how he ended up as the frontman of premiere Marillion tribute band StillMarillion - for one song only! Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:...

A real grab-bag of an ep this week, with some letters about  Less Is More and the Montreal Marillion Weekend, and then we talk about Live At Cadogan Hall, before you join us for an ill-fated, real-time, watch of Transatlantic's The Whirlwind concert. Well, half of it anyway...  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Come to our live show...

Bold experiment or throwaway stop-gap whimsy? In this episode we're listening to Marillion's acoustic album Less Is More, featuring reworked tracks in a stripped-down form. We also give our opinion on Steve Hogarth's new EP with Richard Barbieri... and battle a fly. Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Come to our live show! https://www.digitise...

We're back! And just in time to give you a review of Marillion's Seasons End Deluxe edition. We discuss Mike Hunter's brand new mix, which songs surprised us, and whether or not the artwork is an improvement on the original. Also: the shocking reason the Blu-Ray is rated '12'.... Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Come to our live show! https:...

Our first letters episode in a while, and we're reading out your happy memories from the first Marillion Weekend of 2023. We also talk cliques, being a middle-aged fan, and speculate about how the band might cut down three nights into two for the upcoming weekends. Paul's in a particularly irascible and irritating mood, while Sanja reveals she moves cushions with her mouth open. Support us here fo...

We're back from three sublime nights of Marillion music, with a two-hour special - partly recorded on location at Port Zelande in The Netherlands! Relive the highs and the lows with us, from our crushing defeat in the Marillion Quiz, through chalet singalongs, and a divisive fan reaction to a Sunday night of rarities.  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patr...

At last! We've finally finished talking about Marillion's Happiness is the Road. We end on Especially True and Real Tears For Sale, discussing our feelings about the USA, and the issue of over-sharing your feelings. And talking of sharing... we also share our predictions for the forthcoming Port Zelande Weekend. Check out Mind Furniture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whNAwbUWiYY Support us here...

We're getting close to the end of Marillion's Happiness Is The Road Volume 2: The Hard Shoulder, as we mop up another three songs - Throw Me Out, Half The World, and... wait for it... Whatever Is Wrong With You.  One of these songs Sanja and Paul have a MAJOR disagreement about, and it's not the one you might expect... Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patr...

In this ep, we set out with the intention of continuing our discussion about Marillion's The Hard Shoulder, the second volume of Happiness Is The Road.  We discuss the time we got trapped in a dinner party with Sophie Ellis Bextor's mother, and the pick and mix and lewdly-named shower gel you can buy at Port Zelande, before we get onto Asylum Satellite #1 and Older Than Me.  In true BYAM...

We're finally digging deep into Marillion's Happiness Is The Road Volume 2: The Hard Shoulder. We manage to cover Thunder Fly and The Man From Planet Marzipan - the latter of which manages to provoke some of the soul searching and strong emotions that we thought we'd managed to avoid this time. We should know ourselves better... Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www...

A particularly Marillion-y episode this week, as we address the potential setlist of the upcoming Marillion Weekends, the new Marillion YouTube show, which songs we'd choose to try and 'Marillion-ize' somebody, 'musical' concept albums versus suites of songs, and - most importantly - whether The Hard Shoulder harmed the overall reputation of Happiness Is The Road...  Also: Sanja has a Richard...

Can AI replace humans when it comes to Marillion lyrics? Specifically, can it replace Fish, Steve Hogarth and - yes - even John Helmer?! This week, we conduct a strictly scientific experiment to find out. Plus! Marillion news! Mr Men! And faffing! Support us here for early access and exclusive eps:  https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Come to our live show! https://www.digitiser2000.com/main-page...

The latest BYAMPOD is a bit of a mixed bag. It starts with a discussion about Peter Gabriel's first brand new music in over 20 years, and Steve Rothery's forthcoming solo tour, before delving into the past to look at a website update from 1997, plus reviews from the 80s of Marillion's VHS video collection, and Mick Wall's Market Square Heroes book... Support us here for early access and exclusive...

Happy New Year, BYAMPODders. We're back! And we've got news of Marillion's success in the Prog Magazine readers' poll, Transatlantic, the forthcoming Marillion Weekends, and even manage to squeeze in a few letters.  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps: https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Paul's new album: https://mrbiffo.bandcamp.com Follow BYAMPOD on Twitter and Facebook! Email us...

This week, we're blowing off steam after a run of heavy episodes... by drinking (though there's some debate over who has drunk the most).  We also discuss Marillion's Half Empty/Full Jam, and whether it has a place on Happiness Is The Road Volume 1. We also read some of your letters. Oddly, it's a more focused episode than most of the ones we record sober, but we still manage to be a bit NSFW...

We come to the end of The Road (Volume 1) in this ep, but before we get onto Marillion.. we spend the first 20 minutes discussing some listener feedback, whether it's okay to joke about certain topics, and humour as a coping mechanism. When we finally do get around to the album... that's when things really go off the rails.  Support us here for early access and exclusive eps: https://www.patr...