How many Marillion Fans are there here?

[Andy Hazeldine]

hi

Despite the fact that Marillion in its early days did their best to rip off Genesis (remember Grendal!!!), they have turned out to be a mega brill band, creating their own sort of music, without caring about current trends and indeed popularity!!! Marillion, these days, remind me of Genesis at the best - working together to create a sound they liked and hoping that others would pick up on it. check out www.marillion.com for the latest music .....

cheers

andy

PS: and yes, i did think Keyleigh was a Peter Gabriel track when i first heard it!!

[Old Father Thames]

Hey Andy I am a big Marillion fan! Probably because of the comparisons to Genesis but I think they really stand on their own. Plus the fact that they kind of jump started the Progressive mentality when it seemed like it was finished is a great thing as well. I only like the Fish years though( Script- Clutching) The only post Fish stuff I REALLY like is "Sympathy" and the "Brave" album. I would love to hear Fish singing that stuff!

[Pato]

I LOVE the Hogarth era and I can't stand Fish!
I think that Afraid of Sunlight, Anoraknophobia and Marbles are the best albums the band ever released.

[Old Father Thames]

What? Are you kidding? I feel the total opposite. Hogarth is a horrible singer and the lyrics from the Hogarth era don't come anywhere near the Fish era. Brave is the only decent post-Fish album as far as I see it! You didn't even mention that album. I suppose you like We Can't Dance and Invisible Touch better than any Gabriel era albums too,huh?

[Craig]

I love Marillion and if I'd never found Genesis all my energies would most likely have been put into them. (check the picture on my page) And as with Genesis I am an equal fan of both eras. Misplaced Childhood & Brave are probably my favorites (incredible music) but right behind them are Afraid of Sunlight & Clutching At Straws. I was thrilled with most of Marbles but haven't been able to get into Something Else. Fingers crossed for the new one, Happiness is the Road. I routinely describe to them to friends as the best band you've never heard of. A very special band.

And Andy, the first time I heard Misplaced Childhood in 1985, I was playing pool at a buddy's house. He put them album on in his room down the hall. And after a bit I asked. "Is this Genesis?" Today it's hard to believe.

[Sonoacustico]

Here you can find another Marillion fan. I even played in a marillion tribute band from 2002 to early 2007. I love almost all of their work, specially the times with Steve Hogarth. The soft material of both eras is great! Kayleigh, Lavender, No one Can and Lavender. And the most adventurous material is amazing! White Russian, Fugazi, King of Sunset town, This Strange Engine, the whole Brave album, Most of the Marbles album, etc etc. Not very fond of their latest one Somewhere else, nor that epic track called Grendel. However i enjoy listening and playing their music, I'm currently working on another marillion tribute band.

Cheers!

Claudio

[Matt Brown]

Marillion are hit-and-miss with me, but I think some of their stuff is downright sublime. "Easter", most of the Afraid of Sunlight album...I also really enjoy the last two Fish-era albums (Childhood and Clutching).

First time I heard Marillion was seeing the "Kayleigh" video on MTV.

I remember thinking that a particular part of the Misplaced Childhood album sounded A LOT like a part of "Cinema Show"! I forget which track though!

[Coppola]

Well, I went ot see Marillion in 82 after hearing all the it's the new Genesis and I enjoyed the shows
more than I can say for Pallas that I recall going to but can't remember a darn thing

as far as comparisons go, well it did not help on original demo's which Fish did after Doug Irvin left included IKWIL
I must admit they sounded good
they did get away from the Genesis tag, I went at first expecting to see some poor band with a sap imitating PG prior to any record deal, and I was blown away and the Geez a Bun birth was a great night and loads of fun. .

tracks like Lady Fantasy sounded great on demo's... and I made as many shows as poss from 82 onwards due to family and such the last Marillion associated gig as such I attended was Fish in 1989, but I have some cds and footage as well after then and they are bloody good.
people were wrong to compare in the beginning,,, I went because of that but I saw a unique band that stod on it's own

[Coppola]

PS
I hated fookin Kayleigh,,,, it turned out to be the Hold on to my Heart toilet break songs

[ALEX PLUMB]

MARILLIONS career seems to run parallel with GENESIS little starting their career with epic long songs losing a lead vocalist and turning into a single's pop band in later years..Yes fish tried to be Peter Gabriel for a bit but had a great voice so he got away with it..Havenn't heard much from the HOGARTH era yet but the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS cd is a good starting point for anyone who is curious about the music..

[Old Father Thames]

You know everyone always talks about the Gabriel comparisons but Fish is quoted as saying he was more inspired and influenced by Peter Hammill and if you listen to the way he writes it's very obvious. The make-up and occasional mask are the ONLY similarities.

[Daniel Manrique]

Hi Andy
I from Argentina and a big Marillion fan too. The comparisons to Genesis its probably. An example: Fish & Tony Banks - Shortcut To Somewhere. I have the complete collection of Marillion and Genesis and Tony Banks and Steve Hackett.

Chau

[Leon Alvarado]

I am a big Marillion fan, never have seen them though. I've never been in Europe while they are touring and here in the States they don't play much. Specially in the South or South West ( I know, otherwise, I would have seen them by now). I first heard of them while on vacation in Venezuela. They've got quite a following in South America. The first time I heard of them it sounded like a Gabriel era Genesis knockoff but they weren't quite there. My favorite Marillion album with Fish was Misplaced Childhood. The production of it was excellent, Ian's drumming impeccable and the album didn't have a note out of place. The best album of the Hogarth's era is without a doubt Brave. They haven't quite match that yet. The weakest album of the fish era was Clutching at Straws (although it is quite good). And on the other hand, the weakest of the latter era is This Strange Engine which I think is fairly weak with the exception of Man of a thousand faces and 80 Days. Still, my hat tips up to them. They have created their own formula to make a living that doesn't compromise in quality, presentation, content and even aesthetics. They have an incredibly useful website and I wish them the best for many years to come. It is interesting to note that Nick Davis (current Genesis' producer), produced Six of One, Half-dozen of the Other, Season's End and Best of Both Worlds for Marillion. He also worked as the mixing engineer on Clutching at Straws, Afraid of Sunlight and Marillion.com. I spoke to him not too long ago about my personal project and he was the one who referred me to Tony Cousins who is mastering my work.