Hello Jim.
09 Feb 97 10:05, Jim Raver wrote to Steven Van Impe:
JR> I'm quite fond of the Fish era of Marillion also!
Nice to hear that. I think they're the successors of 70's Pink Floyd, and it 
means a LOT when I compare something to Pink Floyd.
JR> _Misplaced Childhood_ Is most definatly my favorate.  I've found that
JR> the best way to listen to it is from start to finish, loud, and with
JR> no interruptions ;)
Interruptions? Just to think of it is blasphemous! On _Brave_ they give the 
correct method (and I quote): "Play it loud it the dark".
JR> On _Script for a Jester's Tear_, the title track is my favorate all
JR> time favorate Marillion tune.
I think He Knows You Know is their best. Grendel is second.
SV>> Marillion: _Fugazi_. Nice music, but not as good as _Script_. The
SV>> lyrics are great, the music is nice, but they don't really work
SV>> together. And the music is not balanced enough. The album is
SV>> not really one organism, like _MC_ or _Script_.
JR> I know what you mean on this one.  I still really enjoy the album but
JR> it does not flow together very well.
SV>> Both these albums are far better than the new marillion I've bought
SV>> (Brave) and the Fish solo I've heard (Internal Exile). Are
SV>> great Progrock bands destined for this kind of downfall?
JR> It is unfortunate.  I have a few of the Hogarth era albums and can not
JR> get into them much.  They are still better than grunge though ;)
Definately better than grunge. But so vague and empty... I mean, H. has got a 
really special voice, but it's not strong enough.
SV>> Is _Clutching at Straws_ (1987) the sequel to these?
JR> _Clutching at Straws_ has it's moments.  The album starts off
JR> fantastic with Hotel Hobbies, Warm Wet Circles, and That Time of the
JR> Night but then falls apart until the very end.  IMOHO, the songs in
JR> the middle sound like they were just stuck in there to make the album
JR> long enough to sell.  They are not bad songs but sound like they
JR> should have just been singles or another album should have been
JR> developed that would build on a theme with them.
How unfortunate. But I can live with that. After all, everybody needs a 
little practice, a warming-up so to say. Even Prog Rock bands.
JR> I have Fish's _Internal Exile_ album as well but have not been able to
JR> get into that one much either.
It does have good numbers, like _Credo_, but they also are singles. OK, Fish 
sings greatm but I really miss Rothery's guitar on this. Not to mention the 
drums by Pointer and Mosley. I still don't know how they changed. Can you 
tell me?
JR> NP: Roger Waters - _The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking_
CU Later,
Steven
NP: Marillion. Script for a Jester's Tear
... Singing psychedelic praises to the depts of a China bowl (Fish)
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