EARLY ACCESS BYAMPOD: RADIATION POSTBAG pt 1

Great episode. I really want to hear the unedited version now! #releasethebiffocut

Simon Lee Tranter

The ep hasn't even gone out properly yet, and we're already taken aback by how many people are telling us that the h interview comments drove them away from the band. Before we get to Dotcom, I think we're going to do an ep where we look into them more deeply, because... man... what the hell was going on for him to say that stuff?!

Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)

Great episode, really interesting to hear your views. As someone who abandoned the band in the 90s, one of the things that stopped me coming "back to the fold" was what h was saying in the music media. Having blamed h for the poppy HIE I then read him criticising the older albums I still loved. It's perhaps no coincidence that I came back to the band when they re-embraced their progginess with Anoraknophobia.

Stephen Wicks

Even David Byrne lost me for a few albums, I thought I'd lost him :) But his last few albums have been amazing, and American Utopia is one of the greatest experiences that has ever been. The Spike Lee directed version is incredible. It may have superseded Stop Making Sense for me as my TH/DB go to. An incredible film.

Ah yeah. Thom Yorke does hate Creep. That was a bad example to use! I saw them perform on the Kid A tour. And of course he's done that dreary remix of it!

Paul Rose (Mr Biffo)

Fish is strange starter, with an ice lolly as the main. I can only expect beef for pudding at this rate :D

This was a fascinating listen. The 90's was a bit of a nightmare for some 80's rock bands. Tech had moved really fast, music was spawning tons more genres, bands were taking on so many different types of experiments. Certain bands found themselves adrift with dwindling sales, and a lost direction. Rock in particular took a leap into something very different than the 80s was selling. I can understand this being a difficult era for Marillion and a new singer. IIRC, Thom Yorke hates Creep, and that era of Radiohead. And it was gutting to hear David Byrne saying he'd rather poke his own eyes out than play with Talking Heads again. Obviously, the difference there being Byrne kinda WAS Talking Heads, the main songwriter, and all his solo stuff has been varying levels of quite amazing, whereas the rest of TH, not so much. Interesting stuff. Thanks.

Please could we have the link to the Pete interview you mentioned? Also ha, 'I'm 50 in a couple of weeks if anyone would like to send me a present' - already have! :D Also honestly when I listened to your episode going through the songs track by track I was filled with a sense of 'oh god, oh no, we disagree on almost everything, I'm about to be eaten by Marillion fans' lmfao! I was slightly shocked when you read the meaning behind Cathedral Wall because of how closely it aligned with my initial interpretations of the song. I do really enjoy that someone else spoke about albums and music being like chefs and menus, coming after me referring to a song as a bland icelolly. Glad we all know that ultimately, Marillion are edible.

Chai

I bought a massive bag of biro's today, I got 99 problems but a Bic aint one.

"I've edited it down in a few significant places, because I felt I got a bit too - ahem - passionate... as I re-experience some hurt feelings from the 90s." You've got to let the Star Wars Special Editions go!

*hugs*

John Veness