{"product_id":"holidays_in_eden","title":"Holidays In Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolidays in Eden is the sixth studio album by British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released on June 24, 1991 through EMI Records. It was the band's second album with vocalist Steve Hogarth — who had replaced founding singer Fish in 1989 — and the first composed entirely from scratch with Hogarth as a full creative partner, making it a genuine test of the new lineup's internal chemistry. The sessions were notably strained, and EMI's influence pushed the band toward commercial accessibility, resulting in the hiring of pop producer Chris Neil, known at the time for his work with Mike + The Mechanics and Céline Dion. The result, as Hogarth himself described it, was \"Marillion's 'pop'est album ever\" — an assessment that has made it one of the most divisive records in the band's catalog. Despite that friction, it reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, though it became their first studio album to receive no sales certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonically, Holidays in Eden occupies an uneasy but often rewarding middle ground between Marillion's progressive rock heritage and mainstream pop-rock. Opener \"Splintering Heart\" is a brooding, tension-filled piece that remains a live staple to this day, while singles \"Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)\" and \"No One Can\" represent the album's more radio-friendly side. \"Dry Land,\" a song Hogarth carried over from his previous band How We Live, is widely regarded as one of the record's finest moments — a quietly devastating meditation on unrequited love. The album closes with a thematic triptych of \"This Town,\" \"The Rake's Progress,\" and \"100 Nights,\" which together explore the impact of city life on a relationship and gesture toward the more ambitious, uncompromising direction Marillion would pursue on their acclaimed 1994 follow-up Brave. As Get Ready to Rock! observed, the album's lyrical throughline is relationships in all their complexity — infidelity, heartbreak, new parenthood, and the quiet joy of finding a soulmate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Picture Disc Vinyl","offer_id":53619177849146,"sku":"38385","price":40.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-17_at_1.43.26_PM.jpeg?v=1781718321","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/holidays_in_eden","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}