Gigwise is reporting that former Marillion singer Fish has retired from music for at least six months following a cancer scare. The 50-year-old Scottish rocker - real name Derek William Dick - recently underwent a biopsy which resulted in doctors finding an "irregular cell growth" in his throat. The singer explains on his Myspace blog: "I had an examination. As soon as I heard the phrase '...
Like my friend The Killbot, I'm a huge Marillion fan.Finally got the new album, Somewhere Else, thinking I'd hear something different from what he heard when he listened to it.Nope, I'm afraid not. Boring. Goes nowhere. Not bad, just not very good. Nothing new to see here. Move along. But in fairness, their previous album, Marbles, was an ambitious and largely satisfying double album, and I've ...
There's been a whole host of new prog rock in the past few months, so I figured I'd take a few minutes to tackle everything I've heard so far... So to start out:Marillion - Somewhere Else2 starsI love "Marillion":http://www.marillion.com , but this is a placeholder if I've ever heard one. Everything moves at the same, deliberate pace - nothing is bad, but nothing stands out either. Basically ta...
Every day at 5 amIf you're down or in a messGet off on Angelina When you've stayed up far too lateFallen through the door in a stateCall her at the premium rateTune in to on AngelinaDon't touch that dial Don't go to bedDon't read a book Call up insteadAngelina takes requestsEvery day at 5 amIf you're down or under stress Get into AngelinaWhen you've stayed up far too lateIf you're life is in a ...
From the Dutch Progressive Rock site, the following story. Also, see their site for a contest to put a video together using the song I've posted here. MARILLION: The new Marillion album, Happiness Is The Road, which is due out October 20th, has been deliberately leaked to the Internet... but with a twist! Today, Marillion become the first band anywhere in the world to release their new album (H...
Here's a wonderful cover tune from Marillion that has the sonic as well as the thought provoking elements to make it great. Sorry about all the applause at the end.
"Seasons End" was Steve Hogarth's debut Marillion release in 1989.Marillion are one of the UK music scene's best kept secrets; purveyors of soulful, powerful, and often deeply-moving music, whose blistering live shows leave their audiences breathless. When Fish, Marillion's original lead singer, left the band in 1988 after four albums he was replaced by the charismatic Steve Hogarth. A former m...
Here is my third contribution to Saturday Night "Live", a little early but I must get it done.This week I am featuring Marillion from their Made Again release. Splintering HeartBeautifulKayleighAfraid Of SunlightAlone Again In The Lap Of Luxury