maroonlegions Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 okay fish is a hobo but you have to hand it to him his lyrics are and stile of writing are thought provoking and from the heart, the one album that i admire for his lyrics is SCRIPT FOR A JESTERS TEAR,remember reading a interview he gave and he admitted some songs were influenced by J.R.R. TOLKIEN , marillion was taken from the book by Tolkien the Silmarillion . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 okay fish is a hobo but you have to hand it to him his lyrics are and stile of writing are thought provoking and from the heart, the one album that i admire for his lyrics is SCRIPT FOR A JESTERS TEAR,remember reading a interview he gave and he admitted some songs were influenced by J.R.R. TOLKIEN , marillion was taken from the book by Tolkien the Silmarillion . aye i know a few spelling mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I saw him last night in Liquid Room, was a good show and he's still a good performer. It was the first time I had heard his solo stuff and it didn;t do much for me to be honest. He played 4 or 5 songs from Clutching At Straws which was Marillion at it's peak for me, cracking album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 I saw him last night in Liquid Room, was a good show and he's still a good performer. It was the first time I had heard his solo stuff and it didn;t do much for me to be honest. He played 4 or 5 songs from Clutching At Straws which was Marillion at it's peak for me, cracking album My brother and his mate were in Haddows for some beer years ago and they got talking to him and when he realized that it was my brothers mates birthday he bought them a carry out of beer, nice man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart of lothian Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Good gig last night, new CD very good also, a return to form. Still a hobo ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Despite his taste in football teams, he is a top bloke. A guy who gets to "live the dream" but he has worked hard for his success. He does a shedload of gigs for charities/communties etc that often goes unreported. He has went through quite a bit of bad news in the last few years but I hope he keeps writing and gigging. My early changed saw me receive Reel To Reel as a gift and I loved it. Plus the fact that his dad owned a local garage - it meant someone famous was within touching distance of us. Meant a lot to a star struck teenager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I used to know him when he worked as a forester up at Whitehill in the late 70s. Had a few drinking sessions with him and you could see how he earned his nickname. He also used to come and watch the band I play in rehearse. Clearly I inspired him to greater things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samster Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 When I was growing up and first listening to music Marillion were my favourite band. Used to be able to recite Misplaced Childhood from beginning to end!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Kept this quiet until now but I loved Marillion when I was a teenager, I had all their stuff and especially liked Fugazi and Script for a jesters tear, top notch stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Wide boys, wide boys, wide boys, born with hearts of Lothian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I am playing some Marillion on itunes I ripped ages ago. It's sounding good. Heart of Lothian is a great track. I am pretty sure Fish was the only Scot in Marillion, so I am not sure how he got them to record it. It really reminds me of the 80/90s Edinburgh I grew up in as opposed to the one now which seems to have no cultural identity at all. Kayleigh. Do you remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was walking in the park, dreaming of a spark. Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 he hired my karaoke gear years ago, or rather his then wife, tammy did. VERY nice bloke, and his wife was fab too biggest christmas tree i've ever seen in a home too lol a wee random aside though, i went to the same school as he did (dalkeith high (spit)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was walking in the park, dreaming of a spark. Quality. i think dostoyevski wrote that you know whats with the new avatar?? i never recognised you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompleteIdiot Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 i think dostoyevski wrote that you know whats with the new avatar?? i never recognised you there Now you're all Russian and intellectual? I just thought I would go off on a tangent. It's funny the way life works out. You start off knowing nothing. Then, after a long time of learning, everyone thinks you know nothing. If I had stopped half way, I'd be a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossi_1983 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hibby cant! almost puts me off my pint when he is in the Tyneside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Now you're all Russian and intellectual? neither russian nor intellectual... just not a very discerning reader, so i'll read almost anything. i liked dostoyevski though, the idiot was very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was at the gig on Friday Night as well. They played for two hours and gave the fans value for money. It was the first time I had seen Fish or Marillion live since the Clutching at Straws tour at the Playhouse. I think they played nearly the entire Clutching at Straws album, which was fantastic, but I didn't recognise the songs of the new album. Only minor complaint would be that other than Clutching at Straws he left out far too much of his strongest material, both Marillion and solo. There were too many new songs played (about 7) but that was a minor gripe. Fish was immense on stage. I liked the guitar solo in Cliche, and the band were very strong musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart of lothian Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was at the gig on Friday Night as well. They played for two hours and gave the fans value for money. It was the first time I had seen Fish or Marillion live since the Clutching at Straws tour at the Playhouse. I think they played nearly the entire Clutching at Straws album, which was fantastic, but I didn't recognise the songs of the new album. Only minor complaint would be that other than Clutching at Straws he left out far too much of his strongest material, both Marillion and solo. There were too many new songs played (about 7) but that was a minor gripe. Fish was immense on stage. I liked the guitar solo in Cliche, and the band were very strong musicians. Aye, know what you mean. It was Clutching at Straw's 20th anniversary (christ im getting old) so that was why he played most of it. Two years ago he played the full Misplaced Childhood album, superb. He's getting great reviews for the new album so hopefully he'll get some airplay and make some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hobo gash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yeah he was in fine form on Friday! The only pity is that he had to be off stage by 10pm (or just back off) so he didn't get as much time to banter between songs! New album is really good. Still think his 2 best solo efforts are Vigil in a wilderness of mirrors and Fellini days (featuring the wonderful talents of John Wesley, now of Porcupine Tree). Early Marillion was superb. All the way to Clutching.... I like the way he wears his heart on his sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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