Between You And Me - A Podcast About Marillion

This week, we hear your feelings around Marillion's Afraid of Sunlight album, which kicks off discussions about singles being available on multiple formats, how experimental the band have been, and Sanja almost ruins things entirely with an epic fit of giggles that lasts roughly half the episode... Support us here for exclusive eps: https://www.patreon.com/mrbiffo Buy a BYAMPOD t-shirt or mug: htt...

In this very special episode, Marillion's original manager speaks to us about his 16 years with the band, from signing the band, through the revolving door of drummers, through Fish leaving, to H taking over, to his final days as manager. It's the BYAMPOD John Arnison interview! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Host...

And so we conclude our look at Afraid of Sunlight with four songs regarded as Marillion classics - but it's fair to say that Paul and Sanja might not follow the crowd on all of them. Topics covered this week include fame, love, and a previously unknown link Paul had to the song Out of this World... Beware of ghosts! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon:...

In the second part of our look at Marillion's Afraid of Sunlight, Paul and Sanja delve into the meaning behind the first four songs - what exactly is it that causes some famous people to self-destruct? And how did we almost self-destruct on own desert road trip...? Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. S...

At last, we get stuck into Marillion's classic Afraid of Sunlight! For Paul, this is one of the greatest albums the band have ever made, containing classics like King, Beyond You, Beautiful and Out of this World... but will Sanja feel the same way? One thing they definitely can agree on is that this is definitely not a concept album. Except when it is. Which it never is. Or is it...? You can suppo...

This week, Paul and Sanja take a look at some very early editions of Marillion's official fan club publication, The Web - and learn some uncomfortable facts about the band! Then Paul talks to The Web's very own Fraser Marshall about how the club is run, and they discuss his website, Marillion: Explanations of Song Elements. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on P...

Paul and Sanja mop up the remainder of your opinions on Marillon's complex masterpiece Brave, and ponder why Marillion fans may sometimes be too embarrassed to out themselves as such. Also: Sanja mistakenly brings up one of The Forbidden Topics... Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

This week, we react to Marillion's latest studio update, ponder the future of touring, ask why Marillion can't get a break when it comes to perceptions about them - AND delve into your letters on the topic of Brave! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a slight change from our usual programming, Paul and Sanja discuss the backlash against the new Steven Wilson album, The Future Bites - and ask why so many prog fans seem resistant to change. Why did Marillion lose fans when it came to Holidays In Eden and Brave? Why did the band run scared of the prog label for so long, and what even is prog anyway? Most importantly, why is Paul entirely respo...

This ep, Paul and Sanja are going through Marillion's Brave track-by-track. Which are the songs that they feel stop it being a perfect album - and which three do the think are among the best the band have ever written? Strap yourselves in; this one's an epic worthy of Brave itself. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo H...

A girl is found wandering on the Severn Bridge that connects England to Wales. She doesn't tell the police her name, how she got there, or where she came from. This true story is the starting point for Brave - one of the darkest, densest, most challenging, and probably best, albums of Marillion's career. And yet, upon release, it disappeared almost without trace, while not dissimilar albums by ban...

PLEASE NOTE: Apologies about the sound on this ep. We had some technical issues. Before they could re-establish their artistic credentials with Brave, in 1992 Marillion celebrated the band's 10th anniversary with the release of A Singles Collection, and a show at Wembley Arena. Paul and Sanja discuss both album and show, as well as tackling the one question that must never be asked about the band....

After the trauma of the previous ep, it's onto the second part of Marillion's Holidays In Eden, as Paul and Sanja get to grips with Dry Land, Waiting To Happen, and the prog-esque This Town Trilogy. Plus! We read your letters, and reveal Paul's most treasured item of Marillion memorabilia! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/M...

The second Marillion album with Steve Hogarth is the band's poppiest yet; at the time, it alienated a lot of their fans, but will it alienate Paul and Sanja? Also... which track provokes Paul's biggest rant yet? Find out here! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

It's our Christmas Special, in which we take a look at Marillion's long association with Christmas, and present a very special quiz - in which you can play along with Paul, as he crashes and burns spectacularly! Merry Christmas, everyone! Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

We take a side-step from Marillion for one week, for a look at Fish's solo career, from Vigil In The Wilderness of Mirrors to his final album, Weltschmerz. We also answer the question of why we're not a Marillion AND Fish podcast, and begin with a wholly unnecessary Fish-related pun-off... Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/M...

This ep, wrap up our look at Seasons End, and summarise Marillion's debut release with Steve Hogarth. Also, we delve into the BYAMPOD postbag for the first time, and keep getting interrupted by our cat... Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Seasons End already two-thirds written by the time Steve Hogarth joined Marillion, how much of his own identity was he even able to stamp onto the band? This week, we begin to find out, as Paul and Sanja get their hooks into Seasons End. Sanja has the best theory ever as to what King of Sunset Town is really about, and Paul comes up with an EXCELLENT title for a Marillion singles collection.....

Season 2 of BYAMPOD kicks off with Paul's 1989 reaction to the then-new Marillion singer, Steve Hogarth, and - particularly - what he thought of the band's debut single with H, Hooks in You. Also... Sanja is moved to horrible tears by the story, and... contrary to what Paul says repeatedly, it's Harry De Mazzio, not Harry De Maggio. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Suppor...

In this season 1 finale, Paul and Sanja take a look at the bonus demos that would've become the fifth album Marillion made with Fish - if he hadn't left the band. Plus, they reflect upon the legacy of the Fish era, and give a glimpse into what's coming up in future episodes. Also, Paul does the greatest impression of Fish ever committed to audio. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulA...

An extra long episode in which we wrap up the loose ends from the Misplaced Childhood era - Lady Nina and Freaks - and then tackle the final Marillion album with Fish, Clutching at Straws, in its entirety. Will there be a Happy Ending...? Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Paul and Sanja conclude their epic look at Marillion's classic Misplaced Childhood, by picking through the emotional debris of Side 2... Will this childhood have a happy end? Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Side 1 of Misplaced Childhood may contain the singles Kayleigh, Lavender and Heart of Lothian, but it's really one long song. Paul and Sanja stick out their thumbs, and take a perimeter walk, as they truly get to grips with this early Marillion masterpiece, section by section. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted...

And so we come to Marillion's biggest album ever.... their two biggest singles in Kayleigh and Lavender... suddenly, the band were bona-fide international rock stars, with all the pressures that brings. This week, Paul recounts how he first got into the band, and how it changed his life, while Sanja offers some interesting perspectives on what it might all be about... Watch us on YouTube: https://...

Paul and Sanja conclude their look at Marillion's difficult second album, with their takes on She Chameleon, Incubus and the title track, as well as Cinderella Search. Plus, they ask the question... why wasn't this all-time classic on the album instead of Emerald Lies!?? Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulAndSanja Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrBiffo Hosted on Ac...