Whats With the Flat production??

Review Score: (6/10)
I think Marillion is a great band, besides mimicking Gabriel era Genesis in their Fish era I think they are a creative and unique band. Brave, This Strange Engine, Afraid of Sunlight, along with Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at straws are all beautiful and inspiring albums. Radiation does have its strong moments but what realy kills it, is the production. Is it just me or does the whole album sound like they covered the microphones with blankets. The drums suffer the most. What I enjoyed on their old albums especially Brave was the emaculate attention to detail and clear distint sounds and effects. The one exception where the production seems to fit on the album is the song Answering Machine where Steve actually sounds like he's singing into an answering machine.

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