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is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
The Fish era was the musical love affair of my life. The Hogarth era just hasn't been that good for me. I own 8 albums from the second 'period', and none of them move me. The only track post-Fish that I think is brilliant is Easter.
I really wanted to still love the band, but the musical style changed and it just wasn't what rocked me any more. I thought I was done with them but then there was tons of hype over F.E.A.R. being brilliant, so I bought it. It was yet another 'OK' album that didn't excite me. So yeah, lots of hype around the new one but I think I will resist buying. I'm a massive prog fan and there are bands that I find a lot more interesting and inspiring - Pendragon, Lifesigns and Big Big Train to name three.
I'm sure it's a good album, and I always wish the band success, but they don't play music that moves me. I'd be way more interested in another Steve Rothery solo album, the last one was superb.
And for the record, I didn't find Fish's solo career interesting either!
I wasn't sure at first but now I have to listen to it every day...takes a while to open up...fantastic album again!
They really are fabulous musically, albeit sometimes a little too earnest lyrically.
I'd love a new Rothery album, Ghosts of Pripyat is amazing.
UK weekend and tickets for Brighton in September for me
Enjoyed FEAR and years ago Afraid of Sunlight rekindled my interest in the band.
I enjoyed Ghosts of Pripyat very much.
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I've tried and tried to enjoy post-Fish Marillion but really struggle. I think it was last year, one of the prog magazines had a best-ever-prog list and both Marillions popped up everywhere on it, so I listened to those newer tracks but found it all a bit boring and samey. I listened to the last album in full, but didn't enjoy. I think there is a lack of energy and not the same lyrical playfulness that Fish could add.
I haven't seen them live since Fish left, but have seen him a few times when he's played locally. (I'd probably watch Marillion if they were very local, tbh.) I normally bump into exactly the same people at every Fish gig and the crowd dwindles every time. I always feel a bit sad - this is a band that played to 10s of thousands but now their most influential ex-member struggles to get a hundred people into an old church hall. But, having said previously that Fish could bring a lyrical playfulness, I thought that Weltschmerz was almost unlistenable in its gloominess!
Anyway, this waffling feels a little like therapy - must put Fugazi on when I get home.
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
Fish isn’t fish anymore and he will readily admit that.