Marathon

Description

Marathon continued SAGAs long musical tradition and highlighted that more than 25 years into their career, the classic line-up consisting of Gilmour, Negus, vocalist Michael Sadler and the Crichton brothers Jim and Ian sounded as vibrant and exciting as ever. Its in SAGAs DNA that the new album nevertheless featured several surprises and exciting digressions. On the one hand, Marathon included another three chapters with more information about the story that was so popular with the fans and yet remained open to interpretation. At the same time, Marathon sees SAGA celebrate once again the noble art of atmospheric songs, for example on Rise And Shine or Blind Side Of Your Heart, which combine delicate melodies with an emotive instrumentation. Never been released on vinyl before, Marathon will finally become available as 2LP Gatefold edition on heavyweight vinyl. The album is reissued with enhanced artwork and personal liner notes by Ian Crichton.