I actually think Clutching At Straws is their masterpiece over Misplaced Childhood. There is more passion, from pain, as Fish was struggling with his lifestyle and alcohol. It was his final album with Marillion, and I feel they've never been better ... before or since. It's another one that needs to be heard completely. White Russian is pure genius and fits what is going on in the world right now. Don't be afraid to move over to IQ and the Ever album. They had similar influences and I know you'll enjoy it as much as this one. (It's the album Further Away is on - and you reacted to it and loved it!)
The opening trio of songs on Clutching are definitely some of their strongest material ever IMO. It's all a matter of taste of course but, after that, it's a mixed bag for me on this album.Going Under and Just For The Record just never did much for me. White Russian picks up and the last 4 on the album are abosulte fire :) But I have a special place in my heart for Bitter Suite, Lothian and BLind Curve on Misplaced. I actually play in a Marillion tribute band so I know their music well and we even played some of their stuff mixed with our own originals in the 80s. This music is very nostalgic for me. Nowadays we open most of our tribute shows with a 2 way punch of Incommunicado (Clutching) and Assassing (Fugazi). This music is a lot of fun to play!
Sorry but you can't compare him to knopfler, gilmour maybe because of the prog connection, Mark knopfler has a distinctive and unique sound, rothery doesn't!
Recorded in West-Berlin ... and the music video for Kayleigh has Fish walking through some parts of the city, showing parts of the Wall and border ... plus Schloss Charlottenburg.
Saw them open for Rush when I was in High School. 8th row. Pretty sure it was the Power Windows tour. Left a huge impression. Had the Misplaced Childhood cassette in my car for months!
I had the immense privilege to hear live the whole Misplaced Childhood album when Marillion were opening for Rush, for the power Windows tour, in 1986. To this day, I still can remember the whole show. Personnally, I strongly recommend you to listen (and not necesserally react 😁) to the whole album, from beginning to the end ;) As an afterthought, I learned the whole Lavender piano part and would play that when we (my highschool friends and I) were having parties and we would all sing together (we were completely wasted I might add). Beautiful memories!
marillion have many beautiful songs and more than 40 years of career. i have many suggestions for you - afraid of sunlight - neverland - the king of sunset town - ocean's cloud -this strange engine - reprogram the gene - happiness is the road - sound that can't be made - hotel hobbies / warm wet circles / that time of the night
Masterpiece concept album. You HAVE to listen to it as a whole and you HAVE to listen to the live version of The thieving magpie, their live album from 1988. Magical!
Saw them play this whole album live at Donnington Rock festival 1985,where ZZ Top and Metallica,to name a few were playing......Marillion absolutely stole the show....Fish is a genuine poetic genius......you should check out his solo albums...in particular ""Sunsets on Empire " ....hey dive in there and swim around with fish!!!
When Steven Wilson remixed and remastered the Marillion back catalogue he refused to do this one stating that you can't improve on perfection. You really have to listen to the album in one go, it's a "story", you must listen to the words
This album is my Marillion's favorite from the Fish's era. And from the Steve Hogarth's era, I think it's Season's End (the album with the song Easter). Steve Rothery's guitar solos always are great, and his guitar sound is amazing. An other track I can suggest you is "The Space" ... amazing
This album, oh my gosh! I used to play it back to back. The guitar solo in Easter, shivers down my spine by just thinking about it! Hogarth´s voice! And each and every track! I think this is one of the most underrated prog albums ever.
I recommend listening to "The Thieving Magpie" live album. They do a full version of Misplaced Childhood live, and I feel that Fish (the lead singer) sounds better and in fuller voice. Trivia: Marillion opened for Rush in 1986
Welcome to Marillion. So much great music to discover! "The Crow and the Nightingale" off their latest album "An Hour Before it's Dark" is absolutely heavenly!
Yes, please, do the whole album! This is their first concept album, and it’s worth every minute. I read somewhere that Marillion is like “Pink Floyd in touch with their feminine side”, full of feelings and beautifully played. They released a new album this year, “An Hour Before it’s Dark” and is brilliant. As an interesting note, Marillion created crowdfunding since their record company refused to fund a new album. The keyboard player went to a Marillion fan mailing list (forum?) asked for help and the fans funded that album. And the next. And the next… to this day, this is how Marillion records albums and how it gets to fund the costs of traveling to the US for concert tours. I’d recommend you to also listen to their albums: Brave, Marbles, FEAR and their debut album: Script For a Jester’s Tear. Welcome to the best band you’ve beber heard of!
My husband helped crowd-fund that first one, and several since. It’s fun to go through the liner notes and find his name. I prefer Fish-era and he prefers H-era. We went to the Montréal shows on the 3 day weekend in 2015, and we saw them in Cleveland on the F.E.A.R. tour. We saw Fish in 2008 at the TLA on the 13th Star tour. Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at Straws are both “concept albums” that you really need to listen through in one go, and read the lyrics. So incredibly emotional. And just because i prefer Fish-era, H-era music is good too. Please give this cd to your dad, he will love it!
@@tolafaery2555 awesome! I’ve helped finance quite a few of their albums, but was late to the first one! I’ve been to a few of their concerts, both in Europe and here in the US. It’s always fantastic! Twice I’ve dragged my wife along to a concert, and she always had a good time. Also, the fans you meet are such a great bunch! And h on stage, man, he lives each song! So much feeling!
Marillion are one the most under-rated bands in the history of rock music.....both eras, both singers - few bands in history have come close to the quality/longevity/honesty in their careers compared to this band. First albums released in the early 80's and they are still putting out AMAZING music. Each musician in the band is special and incredibly talented.
I knew you would like Marillion! Imagine this: March 1986, Quebec city, On Rush's Power windows tour. The opener was Marillion! They played the full Misplaced childhood album in one single streak. Best show of my life...
In 1983… my 3rd year of college… my friend was a huge Marillion fan as well As a Peter Gabriel Genesis fan. Everytime I went to his room and he had one of the two on the stereo I guessed wrong as to which band was playing… lol. Later … Clutching at Straws became my favorite… but this was my favorite before that… as I overplayed Misplaced Childhood, FUGAZI bumped to the number one spot along side of the live “Real to Reel”… and Marketsquare Heroes with the tune GRENDEL. Even though the drummer is a bit lesser …. “Script For A Jester’s Tear” is amazing too. I’m not a lyrics guy… but Fish’s poetic lyrics are my favorite of anyone’s …bar none ! SO HAPPY you discovered this and hope you jump down the Marillion Fish Era rabbit hole… you can’t go wrong! Also Nick … you seemed to notice Steven Rothery’s use of The E-BOW on his guitar solo… more of that to come. Thanks guys ! Love you BOTH got to hear this !!!i
I am so glad you did this video! I have heard of this band but have not had a chance to explore them as of now. This is really beautiful and fits in with the kind of music i am listening to most currently! That voice and just the overall sound was just great! I feel very happy to have listened to this and discovered it with the both of you! Really made my day! Thanks for the video! You guys always lift my spirits when i really need it! Thank you for that! Love you both!
take your time and start with album nr 1 ... you will discover so much great music... for me Marillion's neoprog of the 80s was on top....other bands named here were good to, but they didn't have a fish - FISH - made the difference 🙂
This was my favorite album ever until I hear Blackwater Park by Opeth. The single Kaykeigh was a huge success here in the province of Québec. They were opening for Rush (Power Windows Tour in 1986) for 2 sold out shows in Montréal and Québec City. The crowd gave to Marillion huge ovation after they played Misplaced Childhood entirely . In some shows in the States they were booed. The single version of Lavender has a longer guitar solo but on Kaykeigh edit single the guitar solo is shorter.
Marillion have just been finishing their weekend shows across Europe. 3 concerts on 3 nights. Their latest album, An hour before it's Dark is an absolute gem, released a few weeks ago, same band different singer. Amazing.
Genesis and Marillion are my two favorite bands. I bought a used cassette of this album in 1990 after hearing it recommended on the Genesis email list and was instantly hooked. Definitely listen to the whole album! You won't be disappointed.
Marillion is where a lot of Genesis fans went when Genesis went pop with their album Genesis. It coincided with the emergence of Marillion and their first album Script for a jesters tear. Fish’s vocals and Marillions sound seemed tailor made to take us back to everything we loved about earlier Genesis. Please carry on with the album it is brilliant.
@@Tinus-pi3il no way was Genesis pop music prior to the ABACAB and Genesis albums. Duke was a classic prog concept album!!!! It was the very fact that they moved away from Prog and towards pop that older fans looked for an alternative.
I have so much respect for Marillion. Their first album was released in 1983, when 'prog' was a dirty word with the music press of the day, and everyone seemed to compare them with PG era Genesis. But they always had something more, and through 'Script For A Jester's Tear' and 'Fugazi' (listen to 'Assassing') they developed into the band that produced this masterpiece and their following masterpiece 'Clutching At Straws'. A marathon of the first three tracks of 'Straws' will provoke a response similar to yours here NicknLex! Then Fish (vocals) left and many people wrote them off, or simply forgot about them, or 'dissed' Steve Hogarth (the new vocalist) and they released 'Seasons End' which is brilliant and has 'Easter', which you both loved and is one of my all time favourite songs. Since then they have released countless excellent albums, having to resort to crowd funding/fan funding as labels failed to promote them effectively. They can still fill venues like The Royal Albert Hall in London with ease, and I'll be seeing them on their next tour in the UK. A band that does things on their own terms, and deserving of all the praise their fans pour on them. Thanks NicknLex! Let's have more Marillion!
Hey guys!! I noticed you have The Whirlwind by Transatlantic in the back. I don't know if you've heard it, but don't miss out!! It's a Monster Album!!! And this is not an unrelated comment, since Pete Trewavas, bass player for Marillion, plays in Transatlantic as well!
Nothing against Steve Hogarth, but to me Marillion will always be the Fish era up to Clutching at Straws. Misplaced Childhood particularly holds a special place for me because it was my introduction to progressive music when I was 12 years old in 1985. But you can't go wrong with either of the first 4 albums.
N n L Thanks for playing this! Marillion was another band I had wanted to get into, but never got around to it. I always thought the album cover artwork was really cool too. 👍 Looking forward to hearing more of this band!
Put on Script from a jester's tears, lean back and enjoy. It's more proggy than Misplaced childhood ... and if you like it go on with Fugazi - my personal Marillion favourite
This is a great album and well worth listening to. I would also recommend their previous album "Script for a Jester's Tear", especially "The Web" and "Chelsea Monday".
I hitchhiked to Ottawa when Season's End came out to go see them at Barrymore's. Went backstage and chatted with them too! Rothery is great, and so talkative. He had a lot to say about Fish, and did not mince words. Kelly was a little standoffish but he did show me his keyboard rig.
This band took up where the Gabriel era Genesis left off. "Fish" had a voice And delivery so very much like Peter and the band were and are still excellent musicians. The "new" vocalist, lyricist has a different style of delivery, but equally as talented. You have a another rabbit hole to explore.
One of the great underrated bands, suffered initially with that Genesis comparison but time has been kind to them and deservedly so, check out Afraid of Sunlight and Brave.
I saw them open for Rush and it was the first time (but not the last) that I was completely blown away by an opening act. It was also one of the best Rush shows I have ever seen, and have seen Rush nearly 20 times (I say 18 for sure, and one other show were I was sick-blackout-drunk dealing with a bad break-up and don't really remember the show).
Welcome to my world! 😉 I’ve discovered Marillion almost exactly 37 years ago through their UK Top2 hit Kayleigh. When I received the album Misplaced childhood as a gift at Christmas 1985, it had happened to me. Misplaced is THE concept for me at all. I love the group both with singer Fish until 1988, and with Steve "h" Hogarth since 1989. Their current album, An hour before it's dark, which is showered with praise, is one of her best
These are a perfect blend of Fish's great lyrics and music done with a nod to the prog era of the seventies, when prog was the dirty word of the music industry. Their four first albums are just great and although they are fans of seventies prog, their music stands firm on its own feet. I like their whole period as a band, but prefer the Fish era.
Guys, so glad you did these 3 songs. But YES, it's one of *THE BEST* concept records ever with the most beautiful lyrics & returning themes. Definitely reserve some time to listen allllll the way through. You won't regret it! Absolutely one of my favorite records of all time.
The first four efforts are worth your time. Misplaced Childhood is best known, but Clutching at Straws is a complete opus. Also subscribed because you did this right...makes me overjoyed. Having heard this in 84 as a teen, was amazing and life changing
Oh, I have not listened to Marillion for ... 30 years? I loved this album in the 80s, so thank you, thank you for bringing them back into my life! and, damn, Kayleigh and Lavender still just go straight through my soul after all these years. Wow.
Glad you made it to this album finally! EDIT: Gah! This was 2 yrs ago, my bad! Came up on my feed, not sure how I missed it two years ago lol! Been with ya before that lol
Hi guys, great that you're both back, Marillion with Fish, only with Fish! I saw Fish solo at a concert where he sang these old bums and it was a bomb.
Great reaction guys! I couldn't help notice the sleeve behind you; I believe it is 'The Whirlwind' by Transatlabtic? Pete Trewavas plays bass guitar on both that and the three songs you have just listened to. I look forward to watching you react to the whole album in due course. Take care both. Kev from England.
The Marillion of now just haedlined the Cruise to the Edge prog cruise and Transatlantic were second on the bill. So Pete Trewavas was the bassist in BOTH headliners 🙂#nicknlexrequest
Thanks for the reaction. Amazed it's taken you so long to get round to Marillion again! 20(ish) studio albums to explore... perhaps one a week just to catch up? ;-) I suggest creeping forward from Misplaced to sample the excellent Clutching at Straws (try 'Sugar Mice') and then dip your toes back into the early 'H' era - perhaps 'Splintering Heart' or '100 Nights' from Holidays in Eden... then see where the mood takes you. Ignore what some from the different camps say... Fish and H are both brilliant front-men and the rest of the band haven't changed in 40 years! PS: Their latest album, 'An Hour Before It's Dark' is something special. Lights out. Volume up to 11.
My last gig was seeing Marillon live at the Hammersmith Apollo London. Excellent band, my favourite album is 'Afraid of Sunlight', that's with Steve Hogarth on vocals after 'Fish' departed. Also check out 'Fantastic Place' track from their Marbles album. You always know it's a class track when the hairs on your arm and neck stand up!
Good to have you back Alexia, I see the shadows of the last few weeks, but you've done so well. Re Marillion - I found them a bit commercial, though Fish has a great voice and, as you say, there's a lot of Genesis influence in there. Good to have 'the team' back!
Marillion is one of the best Prog bands, they originally modeled themselves on Genesis, and their song Grendel is very similar to Suppers Ready, They are still producing music, see their album An Hour Before it's Dark released this year, and the track Murder Machines, older tracks that you ought to listen to include Garden Party, The Space, Invisible Man, Blind Curve, Sugar Mice, Bitter Suite and many more, interestingly Lavender is a cover - originally written in 1948 and performed by Burl Ives in 1949.
Released 17th June 1985 (37 years ago today). Misplaced Childhood is a concept album with basically 2 pieces: side A and side B. Easter is from Season's End the first album with their new singer. You should also check the album Clutching at Straws which also opens with three songs blending into one masterpiece.
I bought this album back when it first came out, I loved the sleeve notes with the lyrics, the inside artwork had that Miss Havisham feel. This was the first album I bought where I loved every track from start to finish. I have a soft spot for the record its like my first love and I must have a dozen copies as when I see it in a charity shop or secondhand shop I feel I must rescue it...nuts I know.
Since it came out I've listened to Misplaced Childhood all through the 80s every Saturday when cleaning our apartment singing loud - neighbors must have enjoyed it too!😆 But I'm also fan of the earlier Fugazi and Script of a Jester's Tear - both great.
This is a different singer from the one you reacted to already "Easter". I discovered Marillion with Misplaced Childhood so I'll always have a soft spot for the earlier Marillion but the second singer has been with the band since '89 so, MUCH longer than the orginal one and they have an amazing catalogue with him as well.
I adore this album. My tastes have changed a lot over the years but this is an album I can come back to and sing along to at full volume (much to my wife's annoyance). I saw them play the album in its entirety at the Garden Party show in the Milton Keynes bowl in 1986. My first big outdoor gig experience. Two years later I ended up babysitting for the drummer one evening through a mutual friend. He was a top guy who twigged I was a fan in his home and happily chatted about the band for a while. Carry on listening to the album, it gets better and better with each listen.
Decades love long affair with this album. One afternoon in April 1988 I was strolling around downtown Stuttgart with some of my Army friends, and by chance --the first CD's I ever owned, bought this album along with three of the most fascinating albums: Peter Gabriel (Melt), Kate Bush (Hounds of Love), and Love and Money (Strange Kind of Love). Those albums to this day rank among my top 5 favorite pieces of music. I am glad I ran across your page. Thank you for the music and your feedback on this album, it certainly has a Peter Gabriel sound to it.
The experience of Misplaced Childhood that I had when I first put it on the Hi Fi in 1985 was just total awe. From the onset the story unfolded incredibly and the lyrics and soundscape presented a band of exceptional talent. It was great to see you two relive some of what I felt, but you really must do the entire album. There are so many amazing moments throughout, none greater than when you meet the war widow in a long dress, washing the memories from her husband's clothes. On another note, I listened to this video as I was reading some of the comments, and I swear Lex sounds exactly like Kamala Harris. You could do a comedy impression act - there's plenty of material! :)
Los felicito , ustedes se diferencian por traer estás bandas y estos temas , me gusta mucho Marillion con sus dos etapas y vocalistas Pero reconozco que con fish me vuela la cabeza
Love this, Marillion is a journey that I've been on since 1983..they are just as good now as they were when I 1st saw them..Their latest album is An Hour Before It's Dark..and Care the stand out track...it's very very emotional and worth a listen x
Nice reaction 👍🏻 Yes, do the rest of the album, the best has yet to come... And the 4th album with Fish: 'Clutching at Straws' is even better imo. From the Hogarth era do: Ocean Cloud Gaza (live)
Fish is a great lyricist provoking great imagery in the mind. ..."cherry blossom in the market place. I thought it was confetti in our hair" always brings a nostalgic tear to my eye.
Oh, so nice seeing people react to "real" Marillion. By "real" I of course mean when Fish was still in the band. He was the absolute heart and soul of what made early Fish so special. You made a great choice of playing these 3 songs in a row. I know I can't just listen to one of them without hearing all 3. Though you can say that about the entire album. The Misplaced Childhood album is an absolute goldmine of wonderful music. Back around 1989 I had the tape for this album in my car tape deck non-stop for months. Every album they made with Fish is wonderful: Script for a Jester's Tear Fugazi Misplaced Childhood Cluthing at Straws Or their live albums: Real to Reel, The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)
Excellent! I'm so glad you guys are going down this rabbit hole! I had never heard of Fish or Marillion until Pandora. Of course, that took me to Prog heaven! Lol! There i discovered Marillion part 2, Transatlantic, Spocks Beard, IQ, Enchant, THE FLOWER KINGS, Flying Colors, Frost*, Mystery... I look forward to your journey and hope it is as memorable as mine!
Great reaction! Kayleigh was a big hitsingle for them, remember hearing it on Dutch radio all the time in 1985. But yeah on the album you just cannot seperate these 3 songs...in fact all of it blends together so well. As all good conceptalbums do. On this tour they played in my hometown Utrecht and i remember Fish saying, after only 3 songs...'this is the last song for tonight....its called Misplaced Childhood'! Ofcourse there are a lot of old Genesis influences (on the first 2 albums even more so) but back in 85 when i discovered this band, i didnt know about the 70's progbands, i only listened to metal, never heard those old Genesis albums back then so i didnt hear those influences.... So glad about that... Later on i heard all those great 70's bands as well as some other neo progbands. I also love the first couple of Marillion albums with Steve Hogarth (Easter is such a beautiful song!) but those first 4 with Fish...not even close. Okay...enough out of me! Greetingz from the Netherlands.
You have to do the entire album. One of the great concept albums, and Marillion’s masterpiece! It flows in to each track beautifully. So dark, powerful, but melodic and the lyrics are of course brilliant. It’s Fish isn’t it!
my all time favourite album, also worth exploring Clutching at Straws, FUGAZI (esp the title track),Marbles,Brave and their new album An Hour Before It's Dark
I'M FROM MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA ( SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD '' THE HYDROPLANE CITY FOR THE LAST 82 YEARS !! ) HUGE FAN OF MARILLION SINCE 1983... I'VE SEEN THEM IN CONCERT IN 1987 FOR THEIR '' CLUTCHING AT STRAWS '' TOUR IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE SHOW ... SORRY TO SAY BUT WHEN '' FISH'' LEFT ...HE LEFT WITH THE SOUL AND IDENTITY OF THE BAND , FOR ME AT LEAST , NEVER EARD A SONG AFTER , WASN'T INTERESTED ... !! I LOVE YOU GUYS I'VE RAMDOMLY AN HOUR AGO ,BY PURE HASARD, SAW ONE OF YOUR VIDEO ( STEEY DAN ) AND THAT WAS IT !! HUGE FAN OF YOU GUYS YOU ARE AUTHENTIC PEOPLE YOU CAN FEEL IT AND YOUR ENTHOUSIASM IS CONTEGIOUS ...I'M GONNA HAD IN THE NEXT COMMENT FISH'S STORY ABOUT THE SONG KAYLEIGH FROM TOP 2000 A GOGO CHANNEL ... AMAZING STORY
Great call to back to PSK before Kayleigh. One leads into the other as the lead in suggests. The lyrics are shared. "Do you remember, the cherry blossom in the market square?" Supposed to be segued. Well done.
I wore this album out, back in 1985 when it came out. Driving in my car, top down, wind in my hair.. just a timeless great album and the songs flow seamlessly 🙂
This album and Clutching at Straws are both great listens from beginning to end continuously.
I actually think Clutching At Straws is their masterpiece over Misplaced Childhood. There is more passion, from pain, as Fish was struggling with his lifestyle and alcohol. It was his final album with Marillion, and I feel they've never been better ... before or since. It's another one that needs to be heard completely. White Russian is pure genius and fits what is going on in the world right now. Don't be afraid to move over to IQ and the Ever album. They had similar influences and I know you'll enjoy it as much as this one. (It's the album Further Away is on - and you reacted to it and loved it!)
My sentiments entirely. They are like two mini tone poems, or symphonies
The opening trio of songs on Clutching are definitely some of their strongest material ever IMO. It's all a matter of taste of course but, after that, it's a mixed bag for me on this album.Going Under and Just For The Record just never did much for me. White Russian picks up and the last 4 on the album are abosulte fire :) But I have a special place in my heart for Bitter Suite, Lothian and BLind Curve on Misplaced.
I actually play in a Marillion tribute band so I know their music well and we even played some of their stuff mixed with our own originals in the 80s. This music is very nostalgic for me. Nowadays we open most of our tribute shows with a 2 way punch of Incommunicado (Clutching) and Assassing (Fugazi). This music is a lot of fun to play!
@@chadbennett7873 Yeah I agree, CAS is their masterpiece. At that time of the night and everything that surrounds it is absolutely magnificent.
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Marillion's guitarist, Steve Rothery, is up there with David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler when it comes to pure expression through an electric guitar.
And I'll add Andy Latimer to your excellent list.
@@rubicon-oh9km oh yes, Andy 👍🏻🎸
Sorry but you can't compare him to knopfler, gilmour maybe because of the prog connection, Mark knopfler has a distinctive and unique sound, rothery doesn't!
Steve is one of the must under-rated guitar players on the planet.
@@thomasvincennie3910 not saying he isn't a great player, he certainly is, a different player to knopfler, Mark k is more distinctive and unique.
Recorded in West-Berlin ... and the music video for Kayleigh has Fish walking through some parts of the city, showing parts of the Wall and border ... plus Schloss Charlottenburg.
Yes please, do the whole album. What you have heard is the pop Part of the album. From here it gets much more prog.
Saw them open for Rush when I was in High School. 8th row. Pretty sure it was the Power Windows tour. Left a huge impression. Had the Misplaced Childhood cassette in my car for months!
One of the best albums of any genre of all time. Stunning and played beautifully
I had the immense privilege to hear live the whole Misplaced Childhood album when Marillion were opening for Rush, for the power Windows tour, in 1986. To this day, I still can remember the whole show. Personnally, I strongly recommend you to listen (and not necesserally react 😁) to the whole album, from beginning to the end ;)
As an afterthought, I learned the whole Lavender piano part and would play that when we (my highschool friends and I) were having parties and we would all sing together (we were completely wasted I might add). Beautiful memories!
I envy You. Marillion and Rush at "same time"
marillion have many beautiful songs and more than 40 years of career. i have many suggestions for you
- afraid of sunlight
- neverland
- the king of sunset town
- ocean's cloud
-this strange engine
- reprogram the gene
- happiness is the road
- sound that can't be made
- hotel hobbies / warm wet circles / that time of the night
Clutching at Straws are masterpiece with Fish. Well actually both are masterpieces.
spot on. It is a masterpiece.
Masterpiece concept album. You HAVE to listen to it as a whole and you HAVE to listen to the live version of The thieving magpie, their live album from 1988. Magical!
Steve Rothery is such an underrated guitarist. His melodies are legendary. And Fish, the lead singer is a legend himself. a true poet.
Saw them play this whole album live at Donnington Rock festival 1985,where ZZ Top and Metallica,to name a few were playing......Marillion absolutely stole the show....Fish is a genuine poetic genius......you should check out his solo albums...in particular ""Sunsets on Empire " ....hey dive in there and swim around with fish!!!
When Steven Wilson remixed and remastered the Marillion back catalogue he refused to do this one stating that you can't improve on perfection.
You really have to listen to the album in one go, it's a "story", you must listen to the words
wow he is so right
Really interesting - I never knew that.
this is it, listen to the story - thanks for your comment
I will never stop listening to Hearts of Lothian before going on a night out.
The bassist for Marillon also plays for Transatlantic.
This album is my Marillion's favorite from the Fish's era. And from the Steve Hogarth's era, I think it's Season's End (the album with the song Easter). Steve Rothery's guitar solos always are great, and his guitar sound is amazing.
An other track I can suggest you is "The Space" ... amazing
This album, oh my gosh! I used to play it back to back. The guitar solo in Easter, shivers down my spine by just thinking about it! Hogarth´s voice! And each and every track! I think this is one of the most underrated prog albums ever.
I never get tired of listening to Berlin
I recommend listening to "The Thieving Magpie" live album. They do a full version of Misplaced Childhood live, and I feel that Fish (the lead singer) sounds better and in fuller voice. Trivia: Marillion opened for Rush in 1986
Did you ever notice that the live version of MC from Magpie and the studio version of MC are less than a minute apart in length?
The sounds of my youth, and seeing Fish and the boys in Edinburgh, amongst others. Superb live band.
Loved this. I've been enjoying Nick's metal videos but it's great that Lex is back.
Welcome to Marillion. So much great music to discover! "The Crow and the Nightingale" off their latest album "An Hour Before it's Dark" is absolutely heavenly!
Yes, please, do the whole album!
This is their first concept album, and it’s worth every minute. I read somewhere that Marillion is like “Pink Floyd in touch with their feminine side”, full of feelings and beautifully played.
They released a new album this year, “An Hour Before it’s Dark” and is brilliant.
As an interesting note, Marillion created crowdfunding since their record company refused to fund a new album. The keyboard player went to a Marillion fan mailing list (forum?) asked for help and the fans funded that album. And the next. And the next… to this day, this is how Marillion records albums and how it gets to fund the costs of traveling to the US for concert tours.
I’d recommend you to also listen to their albums: Brave, Marbles, FEAR and their debut album: Script For a Jester’s Tear.
Welcome to the best band you’ve beber heard of!
My husband helped crowd-fund that first one, and several since. It’s fun to go through the liner notes and find his name. I prefer Fish-era and he prefers H-era. We went to the Montréal shows on the 3 day weekend in 2015, and we saw them in Cleveland on the F.E.A.R. tour. We saw Fish in 2008 at the TLA on the 13th Star tour.
Misplaced Childhood and Clutching at Straws are both “concept albums” that you really need to listen through in one go, and read the lyrics. So incredibly emotional. And just because i prefer Fish-era, H-era music is good too. Please give this cd to your dad, he will love it!
@@tolafaery2555 awesome! I’ve helped finance quite a few of their albums, but was late to the first one! I’ve been to a few of their concerts, both in Europe and here in the US. It’s always fantastic! Twice I’ve dragged my wife along to a concert, and she always had a good time. Also, the fans you meet are such a great bunch! And h on stage, man, he lives each song! So much feeling!
I have this band shirt! Love both eras of Marillion!
I don’t know how it’s going with the metal reactions. But this is what I subscribed for.
Marillion are one the most under-rated bands in the history of rock music.....both eras, both singers - few bands in history have come close to the quality/longevity/honesty in their careers compared to this band. First albums released in the early 80's and they are still putting out AMAZING music. Each musician in the band is special and incredibly talented.
I knew you would like Marillion! Imagine this: March 1986, Quebec city, On Rush's Power windows tour. The opener was Marillion! They played the full Misplaced childhood album in one single streak. Best show of my life...
Oh man, that must have been phenomenal.
I had the opportunity to attend that very same show but choose not to.
I still regret my decision to this day. 😢
In 1983… my 3rd year of college… my friend was a huge Marillion fan as well As a Peter Gabriel Genesis fan. Everytime I went to his room and he had one of the two on the stereo I guessed wrong as to which band was playing… lol. Later … Clutching at Straws became my favorite… but this was my favorite before that… as I overplayed Misplaced Childhood, FUGAZI bumped to the number one spot along side of the live “Real to Reel”… and Marketsquare Heroes with the tune GRENDEL. Even though the drummer is a bit lesser …. “Script For A Jester’s Tear” is amazing too. I’m not a lyrics guy… but Fish’s poetic lyrics are my favorite of anyone’s …bar none ! SO HAPPY you discovered this and hope you jump down the Marillion Fish Era rabbit hole… you can’t go wrong! Also Nick … you seemed to notice Steven Rothery’s use of The E-BOW on his guitar solo… more of that to come. Thanks guys ! Love you BOTH got to hear this !!!i
I am so glad you did this video! I have heard of this band but have not had a chance to explore them as of now. This is really beautiful and fits in with the kind of music i am listening to most currently! That voice and just the overall sound was just great! I feel very happy to have listened to this and discovered it with the both of you! Really made my day! Thanks for the video! You guys always lift my spirits when i really need it! Thank you for that! Love you both!
take your time and start with album nr 1 ... you will discover so much great music... for me Marillion's neoprog of the 80s was on top....other bands named here were good to, but they didn't have a fish - FISH - made the difference 🙂
This was my favorite album ever until I hear Blackwater Park by Opeth. The single Kaykeigh was a huge success here in the province of Québec. They were opening for Rush (Power Windows Tour in 1986) for 2 sold out shows in Montréal and Québec City. The crowd gave to Marillion huge ovation after they played Misplaced Childhood entirely . In some shows in the States they were booed. The single version of Lavender has a longer guitar solo but on Kaykeigh edit single the guitar solo is shorter.
Easily in my favorite top 5 favorite albums. Give the whole album a listen, it is amazing!
Marillion have just been finishing their weekend shows across Europe. 3 concerts on 3 nights. Their latest album, An hour before it's Dark is an absolute gem, released a few weeks ago, same band different singer. Amazing.
I still refer to H as "the new guy" :D
And a great weekend it was
@@git606 Yes, been over in 2017 and 19 but couldn't manage it from New Zealand this time.
You need to look into Fish too. Original lead singer for Marillion. Sunsets on Empire and many, many more.
Fish started his solo career in 1990 and recently released his latest album. Fish has a bunch of albums in the last 22 years.
Latest and I think he said he last. But what an album to go out on.
Genesis and Marillion are my two favorite bands. I bought a used cassette of this album in 1990 after hearing it recommended on the Genesis email list and was instantly hooked. Definitely listen to the whole album! You won't be disappointed.
Marillion is where a lot of Genesis fans went when Genesis went pop with their album Genesis. It coincided with the emergence of Marillion and their first album Script for a jesters tear. Fish’s vocals and Marillions sound seemed tailor made to take us back to everything we loved about earlier Genesis. Please carry on with the album it is brilliant.
Again with the Genesis comparison. I never got that.
Same genre (early on) but in my humble opinion Lyrically Genesis was Pop while Fish was a poet.
@@Tinus-pi3il no way was Genesis pop music prior to the ABACAB and Genesis albums. Duke was a classic prog concept album!!!! It was the very fact that they moved away from Prog and towards pop that older fans looked for an alternative.
I have so much respect for Marillion. Their first album was released in 1983, when 'prog' was a dirty word with the music press of the day, and everyone seemed to compare them with PG era Genesis. But they always had something more, and through 'Script For A Jester's Tear' and 'Fugazi' (listen to 'Assassing') they developed into the band that produced this masterpiece and their following masterpiece 'Clutching At Straws'. A marathon of the first three tracks of 'Straws' will provoke a response similar to yours here NicknLex! Then Fish (vocals) left and many people wrote them off, or simply forgot about them, or 'dissed' Steve Hogarth (the new vocalist) and they released 'Seasons End' which is brilliant and has 'Easter', which you both loved and is one of my all time favourite songs. Since then they have released countless excellent albums, having to resort to crowd funding/fan funding as labels failed to promote them effectively. They can still fill venues like The Royal Albert Hall in London with ease, and I'll be seeing them on their next tour in the UK. A band that does things on their own terms, and deserving of all the praise their fans pour on them. Thanks NicknLex! Let's have more Marillion!
So glad you enjoyed this. This has always been in my top ten albums of all time.
Hey guys!! I noticed you have The Whirlwind by Transatlantic in the back. I don't know if you've heard it, but don't miss out!! It's a Monster Album!!!
And this is not an unrelated comment, since Pete Trewavas, bass player for Marillion, plays in Transatlantic as well!
best album of the fish years , such a masterpiece , there are not enough words to express my love for this album
Nothing against Steve Hogarth, but to me Marillion will always be the Fish era up to Clutching at Straws. Misplaced Childhood particularly holds a special place for me because it was my introduction to progressive music when I was 12 years old in 1985. But you can't go wrong with either of the first 4 albums.
N n L Thanks for playing this! Marillion was another band I had wanted to get into, but never got around to it. I always thought the album cover artwork was really cool too. 👍 Looking forward to hearing more of this band!
Put on Script from a jester's tears, lean back and enjoy. It's more proggy than Misplaced childhood ... and if you like it go on with Fugazi - my personal Marillion favourite
Nice one
Yes back when this was released we thought Peter had a new band
Fish left mariliion but he had a great solo career
Check out his stuff too
This is a great album and well worth listening to.
I would also recommend their previous album "Script for a Jester's Tear", especially "The Web" and "Chelsea Monday".
You would LOVE Neverland live.
To say it’s spectacular is not enough.
Marillion live is something else.
I hitchhiked to Ottawa when Season's End came out to go see them at Barrymore's. Went backstage and chatted with them too! Rothery is great, and so talkative. He had a lot to say about Fish, and did not mince words. Kelly was a little standoffish but he did show me his keyboard rig.
This band took up where the Gabriel era Genesis left off. "Fish" had a voice And delivery so very much like Peter and the band were and are still excellent musicians. The "new" vocalist, lyricist has a different style of delivery, but equally as talented. You have a another rabbit hole to explore.
Only prog fans would say the “new” member has been in the band for over 30 years!
Awesome 🎶
One of the great underrated bands, suffered initially with that Genesis comparison but time has been kind to them and deservedly so, check out Afraid of Sunlight and Brave.
Very much reminiscent of early genesis, LUV IT !!!
I saw them open for Rush and it was the first time (but not the last) that I was completely blown away by an opening act. It was also one of the best Rush shows I have ever seen, and have seen Rush nearly 20 times (I say 18 for sure, and one other show were I was sick-blackout-drunk dealing with a bad break-up and don't really remember the show).
Marillion Sugar Mice with ''Fish'' is a Must 😀
Fish gran vocalista y una banda genial
Welcome to my world! 😉 I’ve discovered Marillion almost exactly 37 years ago through their UK Top2 hit Kayleigh. When I received the album Misplaced childhood as a gift at Christmas 1985, it had happened to me. Misplaced is THE concept for me at all. I love the group both with singer Fish until 1988, and with Steve "h" Hogarth since 1989. Their current album, An hour before it's dark, which is showered with praise, is one of her best
These are a perfect blend of Fish's great lyrics and music done with a nod to the prog era of the seventies, when prog was the dirty word of the music industry. Their four first albums are just great and although they are fans of seventies prog, their music stands firm on its own feet. I like their whole period as a band, but prefer the Fish era.
This are not really great lyrics, very very mainstream and when they went from Independent to Studio Band.
Guys, so glad you did these 3 songs. But YES, it's one of *THE BEST* concept records ever with the most beautiful lyrics & returning themes. Definitely reserve some time to listen allllll the way through. You won't regret it! Absolutely one of my favorite records of all time.
The first four efforts are worth your time. Misplaced Childhood is best known, but Clutching at Straws is a complete opus.
Also subscribed because you did this right...makes me overjoyed. Having heard this in 84 as a teen, was amazing and life changing
E-bow guitar in Pseudo-silk very reminiscent of Steve Hackett…early Marillion had a very heavy Genesis influence.
Oh, I have not listened to Marillion for ... 30 years? I loved this album in the 80s, so thank you, thank you for bringing them back into my life! and, damn, Kayleigh and Lavender still just go straight through my soul after all these years. Wow.
Glad you made it to this album finally!
EDIT: Gah! This was 2 yrs ago, my bad! Came up on my feed, not sure how I missed it two years ago lol! Been with ya before that lol
Script for a Jester's tear, was their first album, fantastic music
Yes Nick, Steve Rotherey of Marillion's favourite guitaris is Dave Gilmour. #nicknlexrequest
This is one of my favourite albums in the world, I know it like the back of my hand. Listen to it from front to back, it's incredible.
Hi guys, great that you're both back, Marillion with Fish, only with Fish! I saw Fish solo at a concert where he sang these old bums and it was a bomb.
I remember back in the 80’s doing a gig in Glasgow Scotland at the holiday Inn and Fish was there having dinner with his parents!
And that's Steve Rothery on Lead Guitar - Pure Genius 😏👍
Great reaction guys! I couldn't help notice the sleeve behind you; I believe it is 'The Whirlwind' by Transatlabtic? Pete Trewavas plays bass guitar on both that and the three songs you have just listened to. I look forward to watching you react to the whole album in due course. Take care both. Kev from England.
The Marillion of now just haedlined the Cruise to the Edge prog cruise and Transatlantic were second on the bill. So Pete Trewavas was the bassist in BOTH headliners 🙂#nicknlexrequest
Awesome! The Invisible Man from the Marbles Live DVD is incredible prog of the highest calibre, thanks for reacting!
Thanks for the reaction. Amazed it's taken you so long to get round to Marillion again!
20(ish) studio albums to explore... perhaps one a week just to catch up? ;-)
I suggest creeping forward from Misplaced to sample the excellent Clutching at Straws (try 'Sugar Mice') and then dip your toes back into the early 'H' era - perhaps 'Splintering Heart' or '100 Nights' from Holidays in Eden... then see where the mood takes you. Ignore what some from the different camps say... Fish and H are both brilliant front-men and the rest of the band haven't changed in 40 years!
PS: Their latest album, 'An Hour Before It's Dark' is something special. Lights out. Volume up to 11.
Big D lives down the road from me...that being Fish..aka Derek Dick.
My last gig was seeing Marillon live at the Hammersmith Apollo London. Excellent band, my favourite album is 'Afraid of Sunlight', that's with Steve Hogarth on vocals after 'Fish' departed. Also check out 'Fantastic Place' track from their Marbles album. You always know it's a class track when the hairs on your arm and neck stand up!
Excellent. It only gets better from here. Listen to the damn album.
Good to have you back Alexia, I see the shadows of the last few weeks, but you've done so well. Re Marillion - I found them a bit commercial, though Fish has a great voice and, as you say, there's a lot of Genesis influence in there. Good to have 'the team' back!
Marillion is one of the best Prog bands, they originally modeled themselves on Genesis, and their song Grendel is very similar to Suppers Ready, They are still producing music, see their album An Hour Before it's Dark released this year, and the track Murder Machines, older tracks that you ought to listen to include Garden Party, The Space, Invisible Man, Blind Curve, Sugar Mice, Bitter Suite and many more, interestingly Lavender is a cover - originally written in 1948 and performed by Burl Ives in 1949.
Loved it. Great!
There's a live compilation of these that the crowd sings nearly every note in earnest.
One on the most stunning live recordings ever.
Released 17th June 1985 (37 years ago today). Misplaced Childhood is a concept album with basically 2 pieces: side A and side B. Easter is from Season's End the first album with their new singer. You should also check the album Clutching at Straws which also opens with three songs blending into one masterpiece.
I bought this album back when it first came out, I loved the sleeve notes with the lyrics, the inside artwork had that Miss Havisham feel. This was the first album I bought where I loved every track from start to finish. I have a soft spot for the record its like my first love and I must have a dozen copies as when I see it in a charity shop or secondhand shop I feel I must rescue it...nuts I know.
Since it came out I've listened to Misplaced Childhood all through the 80s every Saturday when cleaning our apartment singing loud - neighbors must have enjoyed it too!😆
But I'm also fan of the earlier Fugazi and Script of a Jester's Tear - both great.
This is a different singer from the one you reacted to already "Easter". I discovered Marillion with Misplaced Childhood so I'll always have a soft spot for the earlier Marillion but the second singer has been with the band since '89 so, MUCH longer than the orginal one and they have an amazing catalogue with him as well.
Great to see you, Alexia. Very Genesis sounding. Great album. Loving it 😍. Thanks. ✨🤪
I adore this album. My tastes have changed a lot over the years but this is an album I can come back to and sing along to at full volume (much to my wife's annoyance). I saw them play the album in its entirety at the Garden Party show in the Milton Keynes bowl in 1986. My first big outdoor gig experience. Two years later I ended up babysitting for the drummer one evening through a mutual friend. He was a top guy who twigged I was a fan in his home and happily chatted about the band for a while. Carry on listening to the album, it gets better and better with each listen.
Decades love long affair with this album. One afternoon in April 1988 I was strolling around downtown Stuttgart with some of my Army friends, and by chance --the first CD's I ever owned, bought this album along with three of the most fascinating albums: Peter Gabriel (Melt), Kate Bush (Hounds of Love), and Love and Money (Strange Kind of Love). Those albums to this day rank among my top 5 favorite pieces of music. I am glad I ran across your page. Thank you for the music and your feedback on this album, it certainly has a Peter Gabriel sound to it.
The experience of Misplaced Childhood that I had when I first put it on the Hi Fi in 1985 was just total awe. From the onset the story unfolded incredibly and the lyrics and soundscape presented a band of exceptional talent. It was great to see you two relive some of what I felt, but you really must do the entire album. There are so many amazing moments throughout, none greater than when you meet the war widow in a long dress, washing the memories from her husband's clothes. On another note, I listened to this video as I was reading some of the comments, and I swear Lex sounds exactly like Kamala Harris. You could do a comedy impression act - there's plenty of material! :)
Os recomiendo que hagáis Neverland, especialmente en vivo. Una maravilla.
Apoyo la propuesta totalmente.
totalmente de acuerdo con tu sugerencia
Los felicito , ustedes se diferencian por traer estás bandas y estos temas , me gusta mucho Marillion con sus dos etapas y vocalistas
Pero reconozco que con fish me vuela la cabeza
Love this, Marillion is a journey that I've been on since 1983..they are just as good now as they were when I 1st saw them..Their latest album is An Hour Before It's Dark..and Care the stand out track...it's very very emotional and worth a listen x
‘Love the Prog’…. Damn straight!😁
Nice reaction 👍🏻
Yes, do the rest of the album, the best has yet to come...
And the 4th album with Fish: 'Clutching at Straws' is even better imo.
From the Hogarth era do:
Ocean Cloud
Gaza (live)
Fish is a great lyricist provoking great imagery in the mind. ..."cherry blossom in the market place. I thought it was confetti in our hair" always brings a nostalgic tear to my eye.
Oh yes. Listen to the whole album. You won't regret it !! 😍
Oh, so nice seeing people react to "real" Marillion. By "real" I of course mean when Fish was still in the band. He was the absolute heart and soul of what made early Fish so special.
You made a great choice of playing these 3 songs in a row. I know I can't just listen to one of them without hearing all 3. Though you can say that about the entire album.
The Misplaced Childhood album is an absolute goldmine of wonderful music. Back around 1989 I had the tape for this album in my car tape deck non-stop for months. Every album they made with Fish is wonderful:
Script for a Jester's Tear
Fugazi
Misplaced Childhood
Cluthing at Straws
Or their live albums: Real to Reel, The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)
Excellent! I'm so glad you guys are going down this rabbit hole! I had never heard of Fish or Marillion until Pandora. Of course, that took me to Prog heaven! Lol! There i discovered Marillion part 2, Transatlantic, Spocks Beard, IQ, Enchant, THE FLOWER KINGS, Flying Colors, Frost*, Mystery... I look forward to your journey and hope it is as memorable as mine!
Great bands. The Canadian band Mystery are quite brilliant.
Great reaction!
Kayleigh was a big hitsingle for them, remember hearing it on Dutch radio all the time in 1985.
But yeah on the album you just cannot seperate these 3 songs...in fact all of it blends together so well.
As all good conceptalbums do.
On this tour they played in my hometown Utrecht and i remember Fish saying, after only 3 songs...'this is the last song for tonight....its called Misplaced Childhood'!
Ofcourse there are a lot of old Genesis influences (on the first 2 albums even more so) but back in 85
when i discovered this band, i didnt know about the 70's progbands, i only listened to metal, never heard those old Genesis albums back then so i didnt hear those influences....
So glad about that...
Later on i heard all those great 70's bands as well as some other neo progbands.
I also love the first couple of Marillion albums with Steve Hogarth (Easter is such a beautiful song!) but those first 4 with Fish...not even close.
Okay...enough out of me!
Greetingz from the Netherlands.
You have to do the entire album. One of the great concept albums, and Marillion’s masterpiece! It flows in to each track beautifully. So dark,
powerful, but melodic and the lyrics are of course brilliant. It’s Fish isn’t it!
my all time favourite album, also worth exploring Clutching at Straws, FUGAZI (esp the title track),Marbles,Brave and their new album An Hour Before It's Dark
I'M FROM MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA ( SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD '' THE HYDROPLANE CITY FOR THE LAST 82 YEARS !! ) HUGE FAN OF MARILLION SINCE 1983... I'VE SEEN THEM IN CONCERT IN 1987 FOR THEIR '' CLUTCHING AT STRAWS '' TOUR IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE SHOW ... SORRY TO SAY BUT WHEN '' FISH'' LEFT ...HE LEFT WITH THE SOUL AND IDENTITY OF THE BAND , FOR ME AT LEAST , NEVER EARD A SONG AFTER , WASN'T INTERESTED ... !! I LOVE YOU GUYS I'VE RAMDOMLY AN HOUR AGO ,BY PURE HASARD, SAW ONE OF YOUR VIDEO ( STEEY DAN ) AND THAT WAS IT !! HUGE FAN OF YOU GUYS YOU ARE AUTHENTIC PEOPLE YOU CAN FEEL IT AND YOUR ENTHOUSIASM IS CONTEGIOUS ...I'M GONNA HAD IN THE NEXT COMMENT FISH'S STORY ABOUT THE SONG KAYLEIGH FROM TOP 2000 A GOGO CHANNEL ... AMAZING STORY
Great call to back to PSK before Kayleigh. One leads into the other as the lead in suggests.
The lyrics are shared.
"Do you remember, the cherry blossom in the market square?"
Supposed to be segued. Well done.
I wore this album out, back in 1985 when it came out. Driving in my car, top down, wind in my hair.. just a timeless great album and the songs flow seamlessly 🙂
Lindas canciones. Saludos amigos!!.
Another gem, Be Bop Deluxe, Adventures in a Yorkshire landscape.
the whole Futurama album!!
or Sunburst Finish!
When this was being debuted live Fish announced a "new album with 2 tracks. One called side one and one called side 2".
it's prog ...hear them all in a row lol I love it to see you hearing it.