2023 Gold Donors Darkstone Posted February 1, 2021 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Firstly, let me address the title of the thread. I've referred to her as Marcie voluntarily, out of respect. There's a big difference between that and being forced to do it legally. That being said, is this the best ever AOR album? IMO, yes, I think so. It's a big call, but this is a masterpiece. Unfortunately, with a lot of killer albums at the time, the production could have been better, but that's a minor nitpick. I got this one on release and instantly knew that it was quality. This is an "NSR" album (No Skips Required). Edited February 1, 2021 by Darkstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yeah this is a decent release, probably her/his best.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodicrock Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Absolute masterpiece. But it wasn't a planned album as such - its songwriter demos for Judith & Robin Randall that Mark Ashton convinced them all to release. There's another dozen songs from the same time frame - half made the Anniversary Reissue (along with the incredible live recording from The Gods) and the other half will be on the upcoming Randall Archives Box Set coming out via MelodicRock Classics Marcie's best album though - Signal Loud & Clear. That to me is the best pure AOR album ever! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorrianWolf Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Definitely his/her best,along with Signal album. So many fabulous tunes,counting the ones from anniversary edition too. In it for the long run and What happened to love are majestic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aordave89 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Incredible album. Marcie has one of my favourite voices in rock. Long Way From Love ranks third in my list however. Unruly Child debut takes top spot (masterpiece also) with Signal second. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Aordave89 said: Long Way From Love ranks third in my list however. Unruly Child debut takes top spot (masterpiece also) with Signal second. Agree with this, the Unruly Child debut is an absolute classic as indeed is Signal,this one I didnt give much time to and sold my old Now & Then a long time ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 lol, why are we all being so PC? Killer album from Mark Free. I love all the songs on it too and it's a great disc - the only thing that would keep it out of "best ever" discussions for me is the fact that there's no (?) real drums featured on the album. The songs are still killer, but jeez I'd have loved the full band experience with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Darkstone Posted February 2, 2021 Author 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, Geoff said: lol, why are we all being so PC? Killer album from Mark Free. It's not about being PC, it's about showing respect when choosing to. Big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Darkstone said: It's not about being PC, it's about showing respect when choosing to. Big difference. Words Ben Shapiro wouldn't say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Darkstone said: It's not about being PC, it's about showing respect when choosing to. Big difference. Totz not trying to be disrespectful... Just acknowledging that in 1993 when this was released he was a dude called Mark Free. If she released an album today we would all talk about Marcie Free's album. Isn't it kind of like saying that I was 41 years old in 1993, when I was actually only 14? Can't change the past, kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Darkstone Posted February 2, 2021 Author 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 40 minutes ago, Geoff said: Totz not trying to be disrespectful... Just acknowledging that in 1993 when this was released he was a dude called Mark Free. If she released an album today we would all talk about Marcie Free's album. Isn't it kind of like saying that I was 41 years old in 1993, when I was actually only 14? Can't change the past, kids. I know what you're saying. I used to refer to Mark Free for the earlier stuff. It's a minefield and I wouldn't bother for all examples, but this chick has earned my respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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