MK - Well I listen to Radiohead quite a lot, but they don't really use keyboards so there you go. I listen to Radiohead, but not that much. SR - There's no influence guitar wise for me, I wouldn't say. The stuff you're listening to tends to sort of filter through in a subconscious way. MK - I think people are picking up on the Radiohead thing because of us saying that we have been listening to Radiohead and maybe there is a subconscious influence, but that happens anyway. To what degree is this true, and if so, what are the bands that have had the strongest influence? There have been many suggestions as to bands that may have influenced the way Radiation sounds - Radiohead being the most prevalent. I think we took a decision at the beginning of the writing process that this album would change a few sounds - the guitar sound is something of an experiment as were a lot of the keyboard sounds and I suppose it is the radical difference in the guitar sound and the keyboard sound that have made the biggest difference of all not to mention some radical approaches to the lead vocals. The whole progressive label is yours not ours in the first place. SH - Well no, not a self conscious decision to get away from into or out of any particular genre. The first question seems to be the one that everyone is asking: what's with the 'new sound' on Radiation? Is this album a deliberate attempt by Marillion to ditch the 'prog rock' image - particularly in the eyes of the press - and maybe get some new fans, or simply the direction the writing of the album took you? Thanks to the Web UK's Vicki Harding for transcribing it. All questions were written by the subscribers of the mailing list, and were then compiled (due to sheer volume as well as duplication!) into this first fan-driven interview. Welcome to the first marillion eWeb interview. Marillion eWeb Interview : 15 October 1998

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