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Marillion

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Forprogressive rock listeners, neo-prog fans, marillion newcomers choosing an entry point, and long-time fans interested in era comparisons.
24 Reviews 15 Definitions 66 Charts
Progressive Rock Alternative

The Profile

Marillion is an English rock band associated with neo-progressive rock, first achieving major success in the 1980s with vocalist Fish and later continuing with Steve Hogarth from 1989, shifting toward more atmospheric and song-oriented approaches while maintaining a strong fan following.

Publicly known and consistent with the reviews: the band is English; original vocalist Fish (Derek Dick) left in 1988; Steve Hogarth joined and fronted the band from 1989; Marillion are widely associated with neo-progressive/progressive rock; they have released albums including Script for a Jester's Tear (1983), Fugazi (1984), Misplaced Childhood (1985), Clutching at Straws (1987), Season's End (1989), Brave (1994), Marbles (2004), F.E.A.R. (2016), and An Hour Before It's Dark (2022).

Across these reviews, Marillion come off as an English band with two major eras: the Fish-fronted neo-prog breakthrough and the later, more atmospheric Steve Hogarth period. Writers repeatedly highlight concept-album craft, melancholy, and emotional delivery—plus a willingness to change style (sometimes upsetting purists). Several reviews stress the band’s fan-powered independence (pre-orders, self-production, direct distribution) and longevity. Standout touchstones include Misplaced Childhood, Fugazi, Clutching at Straws, Brave, and Marbles, with later albums praised for mood and refinement.

Notable Quotes

❝ Marillion delivers it in 1985 with "Misplaced Childhood," a concept album based on broken love stories and lost childhoods.
❝ One of the greatest masterpieces in the history of progressive.
❝ Marillion have returned to prog, it's not the early days of "Script for a Jester Tear" or "Fugazi"...it's something different, something no one had done before,
❝ the project was indeed funded by the fans themselves, whom the band asked for a sort of "voluntary subscription" in order to create the "masterpiece" with adequate technical means.
❝ We are in 1988, and Marillion, an English Progressive Rock band that has been on the continental stage for a few years, loses what is currently its most prized piece.
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