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A group often underestimated, Marillion debuted in 1983 with this LP with a very intriguing title, which fully reflects the poignant atmospheres of the songs.
The "Script for a Jester's Tear" contains six not-so-short chapters, over which Fish's voice (very similar to Peter Gabriel's, but still beautiful) rises, now lamenting, now resigned, now dark...
Truly masterful instrumental parts, considering that we are facing a group in their first work. Among the songs, besides the title track, stand out "The Web" (in which Rothery offers us a stunning guitar solo and Kelly's keyboards color a majestic finale à la "The Musical Box"), and "Forgotten Sons", a varied and quite experimental song. In my opinion, it's a masterpiece as it contains many different atmospheres well-connected. The lyrics are depressing, and Fish interprets them, perfectly expressing all their drama. So, is this record in full progressive tradition? No, not entirely. The excessively electronic and pompous sounds typical of the 80s "inevitably 'stain' Marillion's music", despite their strong will to appear as a classic prog-band. But the ideas are there, and they're not bad: "Script" is the debut of a group that will grow, will achieve good success, and will spontaneously spark movements that we now call prog-metal or symphonic metal.
And to all those who devalue Fish and his companions, either for their alleged similarity to Genesis or because their single "Kayleigh" allegedly sold too much, I say to listen to this album and try to say that this music, compared to the heaps of crap that came out daily during the 80s, isn't beautiful.
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