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Aylesbury, England (1979 – present)

Marillion are a rock band formed in Aylesbury, England . Their 30-year career is marked by two distinctive phases; the early years fronted by Fish which saw their greatest commercial success, and much longer period fronted by Steve Hogarth in which the band have constantly re-invented themselves so as to continue to be relevant into the 21st century.

The Fish era is often categorized as . 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 Trewavas 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.

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  • OprisOvidiu

    WOW.....Clutching At Straws is A M A Z I N G!!!!

    15 May 6:39pm Reply
  • panpinkf

    THIS TRAIN IS MY LIFE!!! :)

    12 May 1:42pm Reply
  • FollowTheSpirit

    MARBLES!!!

    8 May 6:04am Reply
  • RAMBOBG

    EASTER!!!

    4 May 6:08pm Reply
  • Dreamglasses

    you are beautiful

    28 Apr 12:10am Reply
  • javier0889

    Radiation 2013 sounds really really good. Now if only they did a "special" edition of Somewhere Else...

    25 Apr 4:47pm Reply
  • TrimusDA

    Radiation 2013 - Wow! Bigger wider brighter.

    6 Apr 8:21am Reply
  • Raffaelll

    Radiation 2013 - Good work here.

    4 Apr 12:47am Reply
  • AntG035

    By the way just got back from the Marillion weekend in Montreal it was phenomenal

    26 Mar 12:05am Reply
  • AntG035

    I love the new album but you've got to admit that its got some ridiculous lines on it "down in the sports bar the ice hokey never ends"

    26 Mar 12:05am Reply
  • RenanSalaberga

    Hard As Love is a song about weed.

    11 Mar 5:30pm Reply
  • NightBeast666

    @Tenozuma: Well, it seems that you've never loved anyone. This is the song that really gets to me. Every time I listen to it I shed a tear. It's just fantastic, probably one of the most beautiful songs they ever written.

    10 Mar 7:23pm Reply
  • DoggerDog1973

    Focusing on the lyrics of a prog rock band.... okay

    20 Feb 10:55pm Reply
  • Tenozuma

    What makes me not like Gaza is the completely vapid lyrics, and it's not even from a point of view I disagree with. I feel that way about a lot of the record. The Sky Above the Rain has some of the laziest lyrics I've ever heard. I keep listening to it and trying to change my mind, but it just grates on me.

    13 Feb 4:06pm Reply
  • Kallian_arcadia

    New album is fantastic. `Gaza` alone is worth buying the album. How could anybody not like that track? especially prog fans. Its got everything that`s magical about Marillion. Personally I love playing `Pour my Love` and `Power` too. Especially `Pour My Love` I feel so relaxed.

    6 Feb 2:00am Reply
  • Edward_Blake

    Шикарны.)

    1 Feb 2:32pm Reply
  • shingouz

    The last album is really great, of course. You only need to be open-minded enough to accept that this band keeps evolving with each new record.

    23 Jan 11:47am Reply
  • JohnZohan

    STCBM is good album and Gaza is epic

    17 Jan 9:36am Reply
  • Raffaelll

    Nobody? It's not right! Look at facebook fan pages, everyone likes the new album, is one of their best. :D

    16 Jan 10:32pm Reply
  • SkaldandShadows

    That's forgettable album

    15 Jan 7:19am Reply
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