The album used to scare the shit out of me. Well let me put it correctly, it used to scare the shit out of me because my dad used to put it on loud TO scare the shit out of me. Richard Burton with that ominous and haunting monologue " No one would have believed..." then that amazing orchestral start DUN DUN DERRR , I was behind the sofa at that point. Then there was the Ullla cry from the Martians...
For me it's a bit patchy in the second half and falls down in the parts where it departs from the book but it's still unique and definitely worth a listen. I wish I'd have been able to catch the recent live shows as I've heard they were amazing.Did anybody go to any of them, are there any plans to tour again? I may have to add the live dvd to my xmas list now.
