Less Is More (Marillion album)

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Less Is More

Studio album by

Marillion

Released

2 October 2009

Recorded

Spring–Summer 2009

Genre

Acoustic rock, progressive rock

Length

57:24

Label

Intact Records, Edel Music

Marillion chronology

Recital of the Script
(2009)

Less Is More
(2009)

The Singles '82–88'
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Guitarist	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
Classic Rock	^[3]

Less Is More is an acoustic studio album by Marillion, released on the band's own label on 2 October 2009. A retail version is distributed by Edel Music. The band's 16th studio album, it contains re-arranged songs from the period that Steve Hogarth has been their singer (since 1989) plus the previously unreleased track, "It's Not Your Fault". Despite some positive reviews, the album did not chart in the UK.

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from the publications Guitarist and Classic Rock, as well as the website AllMusic. Guitarist rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "an intimate musical experience" and "a credit to all concerned."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Go!" (from marillion.com, 1999)	5:02
2.	"Interior Lulu" (from marillion.com, 1999)	7:32
3.	"Out of This World" (from Afraid of Sunlight, 1995)	5:08
4.	"Wrapped Up in Time" (from Happiness Is the Road, 2008)	3:40
5.	"The Space..." (from Seasons End, 1989)	4:52
6.	"Hard as Love" (from Brave, 1994)	4:58
7.	"Quartz" (from Anoraknophobia, 2001)	5:48
8.	"If My Heart Were a Ball It Would Roll Uphill" (from Anoraknophobia, 2001)	5:12
9.	"It's Not Your Fault" (previously unreleased)	3:33
10.	"Memory of Water" (from This Strange Engine, 1997)	2:37
11.	"This Is the 21st Century" (from Anoraknophobia, 2001)	5:40
12.	"Hidden Bonus Track - Cannibal Surf Babe" (from Afraid of Sunlight, 1995)	3:27

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	72
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	156

Notes

^ Guitarist, Issue 323, December 2009, p.199
^ "allmusic ((( Less Is More > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ Classic Rock, January 2010.
^ Guitarist, December 2009.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marillion – Less Is More" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Lescharts.com – Marillion – Less Is More". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

External links

Entry on marillion.com
"Marillion - Less Is More at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

v t e Marillion
Steve Rothery Mark Kelly Pete Trewavas Ian Mosley Steve 'h' Hogarth Mick Pointer Brian Jelliman Doug 'Rastus' Irvine Fish Diz Minnett Andy Ward John 'Martyr' Marter Jonathan Mover
Studio albums	Script for a Jester's Tear Fugazi Misplaced Childhood Clutching at Straws Seasons End Holidays in Eden Brave Afraid of Sunlight This Strange Engine Radiation marillion.com Anoraknophobia Marbles Somewhere Else Happiness Is the Road Less Is More Sounds That Can't Be Made Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) An Hour Before It's Dark
Compilations	Brief Encounter B'Sides Themselves A Singles Collection The Best of Both Worlds The Best of Marillion The Singles '82–88' With Friends from the Orchestra
Live albums	Real to Reel The Thieving Magpie Made Again Unplugged at the Walls Front Row Club Issue 1 Anorak in the UK Early Stages Live from Loreley Recital of the Script
Remix albums	Tales from the Engine Room
Singles	"Market Square Heroes" "He Knows You Know" "Garden Party" "Punch and Judy" "Assassing" "Kayleigh" "Lavender" "Heart of Lothian" "Lady Nina" "Welcome to the Garden Party" "Incommunicado" "Sugar Mice" "Warm Wet Circles" "Freaks (Live)" "Hooks in You" "The Uninvited Guest" "Easter" "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" "Man of a Thousand Faces" "You're Gone" "Don't Hurt Yourself" "The Damage" (live) "Thankyou Whoever You Are"/"Most Toys" "Carol of the Bells"
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