I'm going to see Stillmarillion (Marillion Tribute Band) in Feb 2012 in Edinburgh. I hope they play this as well as just about every other track they made with Fish.
best album on the planet.. no wonder he quit, went out on a high, devastating as it was at the time, just listening to this, i understand exactly why you did it mate..
There is a song that Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery jammed with Dream Theater on the 5 Years in Live Time DVD. It never showed the title, but it is an AMAZING tune. Can anyone tell me what song that is, and what album it came from?
@9anton64 Yeah it is. I actually watched the ending credits on the DVD and saw it. What a brilliant song, and I now get why the guys really got into Marillion. It is such a shame that they are so underrated in music.
We are used to listen to great guitar players like Mark Knopfler, Santana, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, David Guilmour, and we forget others that play the guitar so melodic and with a lot of emotion, like Steve Rothery...A great guitar player in my opinion.
Look also for Andrew Latimer, the Guitar player of the band Camel.Another great player...forgotten!!
I´m a Marillion fan since 1985. In my opinion, this album Clutching at Straws, got great songs, but the better well orchestrated album of theme are the Misplaced Childhood. You must known him very well, to learn where the songs starts and ends...a Masterpiece!, no doubt.
Clutching At Straws is a slightly better album then Misplaced Childhood. EMI and Capitol overlooked it because Fish wanted to do something a bit more deep and meaningful this time around instead of wearing Sgt. Pepper uniforms and pseudo silk kimonos. "Incommunicado" is a fast-paced anthem, "Sugar Mice" and Time of the Night" are the best ballads Marillion ever did. It's still synthesisers and prog, but the quality is incredible. More about humans and less about wizards and jesters. Epic.
esa hora de la noche me pose a pensar que la vida es bella igual que esta musica me acuerdo que era 31 de diciembre 2010 yo esta solo y la pase solo con una botella de vokca pensando porque estoy solo y lo supe no tenia a nadie pero con la musica esta bien gracia marillion
Just to add i've always loved Rothery's guitar work, a bit like Dave Gilmour, not exactly the same style but the feeling they put into their playing.....Class!
Soooooooooo atmospheric! In fact the whole album is. 24 years young (well nearly) and it hasn't dated in the slightest imo. Fish is such a brilliant lyricist and the rest of the band complimented him superbly. The Hogarth era is great as well (caught them live back in '97). Cheers for posting.
They just capture a poise of sentiment in this album, this was the peak of Marillions original progression through every album with fish, haunting and very melancholic, with the desire to capture an expression which only the common man can feel
This is my absolute favorite marillion song ... and that ending guitar cord progression as the female sings "warm wet circles" is so f... ing awesome! I spent quite some time trying to learn it on guitar and I just love playing it over and over!
I think of Brian Jones and the spontanious warmth he gave to strangers, just being nice and full of heart without any prejudice. Just a nice fellow. Lost. gentle. When the rest where just arrogant. Brian had this quality. Miss you.
I was at a party somewhere in Pragh last autum, and I met some mature rough western girls (in jeans and leather jackets, sunglases, lots of make up, smoking cigarettes, you know), that was convinced they had nothing more to learn about rock music. Well, that was until I told them about this album. They listened to the music and admitted afterwards it was impressive........................Marillion, yeah!
The first three songs on this album make a nice little "suite" in quintessential Fish fashion. As a three-song suite, this is one of the most memorable parts of this great album. Rothery's inspired guitar playing makes it sublime...
No dislikes that´s the way to do it! .-)
fortheloveoftunes 2 days ago
Think... a billion people never "really" listen to Marillion!
OnlineTipster 1 month ago
I'm going to see Stillmarillion (Marillion Tribute Band) in Feb 2012 in Edinburgh. I hope they play this as well as just about every other track they made with Fish.
ginbrandy 1 month ago
@ginbrandy Whats the venue?
Bushcamper4Sale 1 week ago
The whole album still puts a lump in my throat!
mossekid 3 months ago
this lp and "Childhood" are absolute gold!!!!!
JamBass6 3 months ago
@JamBass6 You are correct - those are the two BEST Marillion albums...
prog4evr 2 weeks ago
Rothery is a guy who unfairly has been ignored as guys like Gilmour and others have been lauded..ROTHERY IS A MASTERFUL GUITARIST!!!!!
JamBass6 3 months ago
One of their best songs, and by far their best album. I've already worn two down on vinyl.
TheMorfred 3 months ago
I have a shivers when i hear this guitar intro. Simply the best
Picia32 4 months ago
I first listened to Marillion with Fish as the lead, when I was 14. Am now 41 - there is not much in life that is so fantastic, it lasts...
brummyneil 4 months ago 2
One of my favourite Albums. Marillion were never the same again - current singer's voice is awful.
smarkwill2112 4 months ago
You could not be more correct.
Philmacrakken 3 months ago
24 years later - although this is the first I have listen to it in a decade - this remains one of my favorite albums.
CenyddRos 4 months ago in playlist Marillion Clutching at Straws
@CenyddRos just rediscovering too, 20 years for me, yoiks!
chickenlampbrent 4 months ago
Just play it on auto-repeat on the stereo full blast. Does it for me!
eggnogonthebog 4 months ago
Actually the rest of the song is pretty god damn great as well.
shabaddituktuk 4 months ago
Quite simply one of the greatest intro ever.
shabaddituktuk 4 months ago
it just doesn't get any better. It just doesn't.
chickenlampbrent 4 months ago
best album on the planet.. no wonder he quit, went out on a high, devastating as it was at the time, just listening to this, i understand exactly why you did it mate..
SovereignBeing 5 months ago
There is a song that Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery jammed with Dream Theater on the 5 Years in Live Time DVD. It never showed the title, but it is an AMAZING tune. Can anyone tell me what song that is, and what album it came from?
zangazoo2007 6 months ago
@zangazoo2007 It must be "Easter" from the album "Seasons end" (1989)
9anton64 6 months ago
@9anton64 Yeah it is. I actually watched the ending credits on the DVD and saw it. What a brilliant song, and I now get why the guys really got into Marillion. It is such a shame that they are so underrated in music.
zangazoo2007 6 months ago
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zangazoo2007 6 months ago
We are used to listen to great guitar players like Mark Knopfler, Santana, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, David Guilmour, and we forget others that play the guitar so melodic and with a lot of emotion, like Steve Rothery...A great guitar player in my opinion.
Look also for Andrew Latimer, the Guitar player of the band Camel.Another great player...forgotten!!
silvapsp 6 months ago
I´m a Marillion fan since 1985. In my opinion, this album Clutching at Straws, got great songs, but the better well orchestrated album of theme are the Misplaced Childhood. You must known him very well, to learn where the songs starts and ends...a Masterpiece!, no doubt.
silvapsp 6 months ago
Clutching At Straws is a slightly better album then Misplaced Childhood. EMI and Capitol overlooked it because Fish wanted to do something a bit more deep and meaningful this time around instead of wearing Sgt. Pepper uniforms and pseudo silk kimonos. "Incommunicado" is a fast-paced anthem, "Sugar Mice" and Time of the Night" are the best ballads Marillion ever did. It's still synthesisers and prog, but the quality is incredible. More about humans and less about wizards and jesters. Epic.
azapro911 6 months ago
esa hora de la noche me pose a pensar que la vida es bella igual que esta musica me acuerdo que era 31 de diciembre 2010 yo esta solo y la pase solo con una botella de vokca pensando porque estoy solo y lo supe no tenia a nadie pero con la musica esta bien gracia marillion
luis71699 7 months ago
their best album?
cosmicrider287 10 months ago
@cosmicrider287 for me the best as well. the first three song surpass everything they wrote before. for me
MrSurelysure 10 months ago
Good lyrics
early65model 10 months ago
Very good stuff !
oxygene41 10 months ago
Best of the best song
AndrzejFish 1 year ago
Just to add i've always loved Rothery's guitar work, a bit like Dave Gilmour, not exactly the same style but the feeling they put into their playing.....Class!
DCHurlford1 1 year ago
Soooooooooo atmospheric! In fact the whole album is. 24 years young (well nearly) and it hasn't dated in the slightest imo. Fish is such a brilliant lyricist and the rest of the band complimented him superbly. The Hogarth era is great as well (caught them live back in '97). Cheers for posting.
DCHurlford1 1 year ago 3
simply stunning!!!!..the whole track is awesome but up to 1:40 its almost mystical! transports you to another place,not many bands capable of that
leggynikki35 1 year ago
shame all of you don't realise the majority of fish's work is in conjunction with alchoholism, think about it. i have.
kienzel1 1 year ago
The Great Album.................!!!
TheYugo80 1 year ago
The atmosphere is AMAZING!
vi0l4tor 1 year ago
Musical perfecion...
supergeek48 1 year ago
They just capture a poise of sentiment in this album, this was the peak of Marillions original progression through every album with fish, haunting and very melancholic, with the desire to capture an expression which only the common man can feel
killzer48 1 year ago
the one and only
FISH
cevizli1 1 year ago
Best album of all time IMO.
donnieandsarah 1 year ago
This is my absolute favorite marillion song ... and that ending guitar cord progression as the female sings "warm wet circles" is so f... ing awesome! I spent quite some time trying to learn it on guitar and I just love playing it over and over!
sparkimoto 1 year ago
I think of Brian Jones and the spontanious warmth he gave to strangers, just being nice and full of heart without any prejudice. Just a nice fellow. Lost. gentle. When the rest where just arrogant. Brian had this quality. Miss you.
furzkanne 1 year ago
summer of 87 never forget it.
cosmicrider287 1 year ago 2
I think it's my favorite Marillion song. The beginning is so progressive!
Narfcois 1 year ago
defo one of the best albums in my collection...the guitar on this track sends shivers down my spine....
nisnasnos 1 year ago
Amazing song !
hoodadzamin 1 year ago
I absolutely love this album..., it's easily the best album i own.
MPU5 1 year ago 2
I was at a party somewhere in Pragh last autum, and I met some mature rough western girls (in jeans and leather jackets, sunglases, lots of make up, smoking cigarettes, you know), that was convinced they had nothing more to learn about rock music. Well, that was until I told them about this album. They listened to the music and admitted afterwards it was impressive........................Marillion, yeah!
mochris100 1 year ago
to be honest, this album is miles better than misplaced chilhood. There's some proper prog rock and really good songwriting here.
Xanaseb 1 year ago
@Xanaseb you can't call either album better, they're different
robinbrooke 1 year ago
The first three songs on this album make a nice little "suite" in quintessential Fish fashion. As a three-song suite, this is one of the most memorable parts of this great album. Rothery's inspired guitar playing makes it sublime...
prog4evr 2 years ago
Uwielbiam do tego albumu wracać...
Nadal przejmuje...
RibbonsForever 2 years ago
Their darkest masterpiece!
afficionado2004 2 years ago 6
Rothery is pure genious, totally underestimated. Love this song, and warm wet circles, what wonderful lyrics by fish. Awsome album to..
diwilso 2 years ago 24
@diwilso Steve needs and deserves more credit, damn right! He wrote all this incredible music.
Jorsalfar 1 month ago
What an awesome song.
Rothery is amazing!!!!
Great album too!!!
Marillions last great one.
discipleoflerxst 2 years ago 14
one of the all time best albums!!
pattyheno 2 years ago 6
Awesome song!
Plante80 2 years ago 6
i love the echo thing of the guitar in the begin, like im slowly dreaming away beatiful!!
th3youngMETALattack 2 years ago 5
Thank you for posting !
kayleighro 2 years ago 4