First came a strong "genesis-biased" verschrienes debut "Market Square Heroes" (1982, only on vinyl, collector value!) With the epic 17-minute track "Grendel". After an incredibly powerful quality improvement in "Script for a Jester's Tear" (1983), a brilliant album, which are traded as the "actual" first Marillion album. A weakness would only still be noted here in bad drumming. On this album, Marillion has arrived at the absolute peak of artistic creation, for me without a doubt! If I could, I would loose forgiven 7 stars this! Comparing the music Marillion does today, with this album, you quickly realize that since light years of artistic inspiration and Audruckskraft between. Not even the flagship of post-Fish-era "Brave" (1994) can compete here and the hype about "Marbles" (2004) I can not understand completely. Well, the essence: What is offered to us here and why I find this album so Welti neighborhood? 1. Fish's baroque-ornate poetry can do without music easy as the finest by poetry; the lyrics are full of metaphors, Sarcasm, one has the feeling that here at several levels is told; you can summon the / listeners / in only to thus deliberately impose apart; For me as a "Non-native speakers" was / is unfortunately partially uncommonly Hard to find the "true" meaning; 2. Fishs song will find its climax (he still to "Clutching at Straws", can hold 1987); Not only the Art (he also creates the highest highs), but - before especially - the expressiveness that it stem, the part bottomless pathos to lend shape, it is that here easily impressed!
3. This is perfectly complemented by the music, born, accentuated; Tonality changes, rhythm changes, atmospheric keyboard and guitar solos athmospheric, Soundscapes, various interlocking Melodies of the individual instruments, to name just a few to mention technical details, simply everything the heart (A Proggies) desires; for "beginners" (and / or non- But only conditionally recommended Proggies). Definitely is MUCH bewusses listening (and reading) advisable to ensure that this Can fully develop work! 4. Ian Mosley has finally found a drummer who it can, for this complex music in the driving seat Rhythm section SUVERÄN to take over! His cooperation with the brilliant bassist Trawavas is a trademark Marillion. 5. Last but not least: This album transports the necessary dash of musical aggression - you want now no longer just howl or smile, but also the times Fist clench or even rock out! The only notable weakness is the poor sound, poor production. Sound it in "script ..." still partly matt and gloomy, so here it is tinny and clinking. If it were up here is to describe an impeccable knight, I would say the production here is the scratch on his shining armor! Since only helps: treble out, bass pure.
