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Aylesbury, England (1979 – present)

Marillion are a rock band formed in Aylesbury, England often categorized as neo-progressive. They originally started as “Silmarillion” (from Tolkien’s book) with heavy influences from classic Genesis but went on to develop their own distinctive sound. The band was formed in 1979 by Mick Pointer (drums), Steve Rothery (guitar), Doug ‘Rastus’ Irvine (bass), and others, soon adding vocalist Fish (real name Derek W. Dick), Diz Minitt (bass), and Brian Jelliman. By the time of their first album, 1983’s Script for a Jester’s Tear, the bass position had been taken over by Pete Trevawas and keyboards by Mark Kelly.

The studio albums Fugazi (1984), Misplaced Childhood (1985), and Clutching at Straws (1987), as well as the 1984 live album Real to Reel all sold respectably, and the band scored a hit single in Britain with

Kayleigh in 1985.

When Fish left the band in 1988 after four albums he was replaced by Steve Hogarth. A former member of The Europeans and some-time collaborator with The The and Julian Cope, Hogarth brought a new energy to the band.

Across a further ten albums, Hogarth – along with existing members Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, and Mosley – have reinvigorated and constantly redefined Marillion’s sound. They forged into new musical territories with a succession of inventive, emotional albums, displaying little regard to the vagaries of hit charts or radio playlists.

After the release of 1999’s Marillion.com the band freed themselves from record company pressure once and for all by launching their own record label, the Intact imprint.

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elf_noldor wrote:
Saturday morning

just discovered them, they are amazing! I really like Marbles cd 2 :)

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KathyRockett wrote:
Friday morning

Clearly the boy who said they only did one good song is pretty stupid. What an awesome band!

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nicolasbj wrote:
7 days ago

http://www.lastfm.es/music/Marillion/+images/292111 best pic

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fapizzano wrote:
10 days ago

And leaves turn...

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NewYorkTaxi1983 wrote:
10 days ago

they did one good song. and that was 'kayleigh'

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Anybodyy wrote:
11 days ago

Very warm and cozy concert in Vilnius! Thanks!

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shingouz wrote:
12 days ago

You're right, still, albums like Sunset on Empires and 13th Star sound pretty bitter and angry to me. But anyway, real artists need to evolve. As they grow older, their music changes and that's a good thing for me. People who only dwell on the past and how good they were twenty years ago are much less interesting.

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ForgottenSon87 wrote:
13 days ago

"if you like the anger and bitterness of Fish voice and lyrics, you should listen to his solo albums" While there's still some anger and bitterness in Fish's solo music, he became much more mellow after leaving Marillion. You can hear big hints of this change of direction in the demos he recorded with Marillion after the Clutching at Straws album.

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shingouz wrote:
14 days ago

Well, actually, Brave is not just a track, but a complete album. But if you like the anger and bitterness of Fish voice and lyrics, you should listen to his solo albums rather than to H era Marillion. H has brought a new sensitivity to the band, allowing the band to explore a wider array of emotions.

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KonserwaNR wrote:
14 days ago

@Savuyar- I'm going to check this song out, but I think the reason I like Marillion is Fish ;) Of course you may be right.

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dAJaro wrote:
14 days ago

just take a look at the top of the page. plenty of early marillion pictures there!

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Savuyar wrote:
15 days ago

@KonserwaNR: just like it's hard to imagine a masterpiece such as 'Brave' with Fish. Both eras are very distinct.

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KonserwaNR wrote:
15 days ago

I think that Fish was the best! I also listened to their songs performed with Hogarth and I thik Fish's voice is unbeatable. Only his interpretation ov Marillion's lyrics is acceptable for me. It's just hard to imagine, for egzample, "White Russian" without such passion and involvment.

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Funkafonik wrote:
19 days ago

Misplaced Childhood is def their best album!

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Bleed_Well wrote:
20 days ago

"Am I the only thinking that "Misplaced Childhood" is the least good (and most overrated) album of the Fish era?" No.

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Zelda7 wrote:
21 days ago

Am I the only thinking that "Misplaced Childhood" is the least good (and most overrated) album of the Fish era? I seriously prefer "Script for a Jester's Tear" or "Clutching at Straws". I've not listened (assiduously) to all the releases from the Hogarth Era (especially "Marbles) but for the moment I find that "Seasons End" and "Afraid of Sunlight" are awesome. This band is the best discovery of the last three months for me :)

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fmaratz wrote:
21 days ago

Everyone is entitled to have his own opinions, but saying that today Marillion is a "pathetic excuse for a band" either means being tone deaf, or having never actually listened to the records.

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Mistermasyl wrote:
last month

For me Happiness Is The Road - Essence is one of the best marillion's album. Only Brave and Marbles are better.

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Davie_UCF wrote:
last month

I love Fish, but The Invisible man is one of the most awesome tracks, I've not really heard the albums after Marbles... marillion don't appear to be too consistent..

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snowdog62 wrote:
last month

A great band with loads of great songs but....the last two albums were awful IMO. Very disappointing after the greatness of Marbles.

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