![]() ![]() The 2-LP vinyl release of "Brave" features a double groove on the second side of disc 2. However, three singles were released: "The Great Escape." (February 1994), "The Hollow Man" (March 1994) and "Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury" (April 1994). It was, however, no public hit due to EMI's lack of promotion and the fact that it had no real single potential. "Brave" is regarded by many fans to be one of Marillion's best albums. ![]() This hard and tedious work paid off in the end. ![]() It took the band nine months to write and produce this album, partly because of Dave who would go through "every single new tape made every day" each night listening for any riff or melody which sounded good enough to be included in the songs. As for EMI, they really wanted the band to do a "quick record" to gain some revenue, but this project would escalate and escalate. As engineer, they got Dave Meegan whom had previously worked with Marillion on " Fugazi". This recording concept was later used by Radiohead for their OK Computer album, which was also (musically) greatly influenced by "Brave" Fact|date=February 2008. They even went into a cave which lay in the nearby area and taped some cave sounds which were used as background ambiance on the album. The influence of these surroundings can be heard throughout the album in a lot of haunting atmospherics. ![]() The band relocated to Marouatte castle in France for the duration of the recording of "Brave". This inspired Hogarth to write a fictional story about this girl and what might have led to her being on Severn Bridge in this state. She did not know who she was, where she came from and refused to even speak. "Brave" is a concept album, based on a news story Steve Hogarth heard on the radio about a girl who was taken into police custody after being found wandering the Severn Bridge. "Brave" is an album by the group Marillion released in 1994.Īfter trying and failing to reach a wider audience with "Holidays in Eden", Marillion figured it was time to go back to their roots and make a more progressive rock-oriented album again. Single 3 = Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury Next album = " Afraid of Sunlight" (1995) * rating|10|10 Fluffhouse Music Reviews rating|10|10 Recorded = Marouatte Castle, France, November 1992 - August 1993 Released = 7 February 1994 17 October 1998 (two-disc edition) ![]()
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