Marillion - Rock Superstar Report
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Entertainment & Performing Arts
| Author: | Cindy Washington | ISBN: | 1230000146736 |
| Publisher: | P Maldonado Publishing | Publication: | June 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cindy Washington |
| ISBN: | 1230000146736 |
| Publisher: | P Maldonado Publishing |
| Publication: | June 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Marillion first appeared in a recognizable kind in early 1982, when the line-up of Fish (vocals), Steve Rothery (guitar), Mark Kelly (keyboards), Pete Trewavas (bass) and Mick Pointer (drummer) started exhaustively travelling around the Aylesbury and London location. The mix of imaginative, enthralling songs and image-filled lyrics quickly found favor among their expanding enthusiast base and reporters who had tired of some of the more formulaic popular music that dogged the live scene of the time. Numerous offered out evenings at the legendary Marquee Club required the record labels to acknowledge the influence of their new music and an offer with EMI was rapidly signed.
The release of such timeless albums as Script For A Jester's Tear (1983) and Fugazi (1984) strengthened their track record, and their lineup was more enhanced when drummer Ian Mosley changed Pointer in 1984. Misplaced Childhood followed in 1985 (that included the hit singles "Kayleigh" and "Lavender") and promptly hit the desirable firѕt slot. But, following the trip to support 1987's Clutching At Straws, Fish all of a sudden and unexpectedly stop the band to pursue a solo career. He was changed by the just as imposing figure of Steve Hogarth, whoѕe input helped to refresh and augment their sound.
The resulting albums of Season's End (1989), Holidays In Eden (1991), Brave (1994), Afraid Of Sunlight (1995), Thiѕ Strange Engine (1997), and Radiation (1998) showed Marillion's continued determination to release inventive and emotional music, irrespective of whether their popular music was chosen up by radio stations or made an influence on the charts.
By 1997, Marillion had actually realized that the Internet supplied a best opportunity to support a closer contact with the fans, and a fan-instigated whip round on their e-mailing listing produced enough funds to enable the band to tour the USA. The release of the album Marillion.com in 1999 flagged their freshly introduced website and record label, however it was the revolutionary idea of asking their enthusiasts to pre-order and pay for the recording costs of an album some 12 monthѕ in advance of itѕ release that hit the headlines in 2001. Astonishingly, over 12,000 of their followers pre-ordered and an added bargain was struck with EMI to market the resulting Anoraknophobia album. A comparable campaign was also launched to money the band's latest release, Marbles, however thiѕ time all the money raised is going into a campaign fund to promote the album. In regards to enthusiast loyalty, it can easily be stated that Marillion have an intercontinental underground following to rival the mainstream.
Marillion first appeared in a recognizable kind in early 1982, when the line-up of Fish (vocals), Steve Rothery (guitar), Mark Kelly (keyboards), Pete Trewavas (bass) and Mick Pointer (drummer) started exhaustively travelling around the Aylesbury and London location. The mix of imaginative, enthralling songs and image-filled lyrics quickly found favor among their expanding enthusiast base and reporters who had tired of some of the more formulaic popular music that dogged the live scene of the time. Numerous offered out evenings at the legendary Marquee Club required the record labels to acknowledge the influence of their new music and an offer with EMI was rapidly signed.
The release of such timeless albums as Script For A Jester's Tear (1983) and Fugazi (1984) strengthened their track record, and their lineup was more enhanced when drummer Ian Mosley changed Pointer in 1984. Misplaced Childhood followed in 1985 (that included the hit singles "Kayleigh" and "Lavender") and promptly hit the desirable firѕt slot. But, following the trip to support 1987's Clutching At Straws, Fish all of a sudden and unexpectedly stop the band to pursue a solo career. He was changed by the just as imposing figure of Steve Hogarth, whoѕe input helped to refresh and augment their sound.
The resulting albums of Season's End (1989), Holidays In Eden (1991), Brave (1994), Afraid Of Sunlight (1995), Thiѕ Strange Engine (1997), and Radiation (1998) showed Marillion's continued determination to release inventive and emotional music, irrespective of whether their popular music was chosen up by radio stations or made an influence on the charts.
By 1997, Marillion had actually realized that the Internet supplied a best opportunity to support a closer contact with the fans, and a fan-instigated whip round on their e-mailing listing produced enough funds to enable the band to tour the USA. The release of the album Marillion.com in 1999 flagged their freshly introduced website and record label, however it was the revolutionary idea of asking their enthusiasts to pre-order and pay for the recording costs of an album some 12 monthѕ in advance of itѕ release that hit the headlines in 2001. Astonishingly, over 12,000 of their followers pre-ordered and an added bargain was struck with EMI to market the resulting Anoraknophobia album. A comparable campaign was also launched to money the band's latest release, Marbles, however thiѕ time all the money raised is going into a campaign fund to promote the album. In regards to enthusiast loyalty, it can easily be stated that Marillion have an intercontinental underground following to rival the mainstream.
