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jackhammer · 07-25-2009, 07:43 PM

Marillion-Fugazi (1984)

Marillion. The greatest rip off of early Genesis. Musically they shared a sparse sound with no particular emphasis on any instrument. Extended solos were not the name of the game. Atmosphere and a slight whiff of surrealism was the order of the day. Unlike Genesis, Marillion were much more grounded in reality due to the their extraordinary frontman Derek. W **** AKA Fish. A self confessed bleeding heart romantic with a drink problem who let his persona almost become Marillion for good and bad.

I generally don't like lyrics posted on forums to excuse the lack of the OP's argument or persuasion but as Fish is probably my favourite lyricist:

Vodka intimate, an affair with isolation in a blackheath cell
Extinguishing the fires in a private hell
Provoking the heartache to renew the licence
Of a bleeding heart poet in a fragile capsule
Propping up the crust of the glitter conscience
Wrapped in the christening shawl of a hangover
Baptised in the tears from the real
Tears from the real

I'm not her to convince you as Marillion seem to be a niche band but for me they were massive when growing up and the themes fish was singing about are still pertinent to me today.

07-25-2009, 07:43 PM	#118 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Marillion-Fugazi (1984) Marillion. The greatest rip off of early Genesis. Musically they shared a sparse sound with no particular emphasis on any instrument. Extended solos were not the name of the game. Atmosphere and a slight whiff of surrealism was the order of the day. Unlike Genesis, Marillion were much more grounded in reality due to the their extraordinary frontman Derek. W **** AKA Fish. A self confessed bleeding heart romantic with a drink problem who let his persona almost become Marillion for good and bad. I generally don't like lyrics posted on forums to excuse the lack of the OP's argument or persuasion but as Fish is probably my favourite lyricist: Vodka intimate, an affair with isolation in a blackheath cell Extinguishing the fires in a private hell Provoking the heartache to renew the licence Of a bleeding heart poet in a fragile capsule Propping up the crust of the glitter conscience Wrapped in the christening shawl of a hangover Baptised in the tears from the real Tears from the real I'm not her to convince you as Marillion seem to be a niche band but for me they were massive when growing up and the themes fish was singing about are still pertinent to me today. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”