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Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979.
In Q in 1987, David Hepworth claimed: " Marillion may represent the inelegant, unglamorous, public bar end of the current Rock Renaissance but they are no less part of it for that.
But you are unlikely to hear Marillion on British radio, read about them in the music press or see them play a major festival.
In 1999, DJ Simon Mayo commented on BBC Radio 1: " Marillion ... where are they now?
By some fans of progressive rock, neo-prog is criticised for lacking originality compared to other progressive rock-even by such artists as Robert John Godfrey of The Enid, the most popular neo prog artists are Marillion, IQ, Arena and Pendragon.
* Marillion titled their 12th studio album Anoraknophobia, referring to the long running in-joke that Marillion fans are sometimes called freaks or anoraks.
The band are perhaps best known for their lead vocalist and keyboard player, Steve Hogarth, who went on to greater things as vocalist with Marillion.
Ian Mosley and Pete Trewavas are from England, and members of the rock band Marillion.

Marillion and within
U2, Big Country and Marillion were a number of the acts to play the hall within its first year.

Marillion and industry
He also dismissed the band's efforts to continue their career without a label by dealing directly with their fans on the Internet, claiming: " One suspects that their decision occurred round about the time that the record industry decided to shun Marillion.

Marillion and have
Marillion have achieved twelve Top 40 hit singles in the UK with Hogarth, including 2004's " You're Gone ", which charted at No. 7 and is the biggest hit of his tenure.
This is largely because Marillion have – how can we put this kindly?
In an interview in 2000, Hogarth expressed regret about the band retaining their name after he joined: " If we had known when I joined Marillion what we know now, we'd have changed the name and been a new band.
The band have been prepared to send up their unfashionable status, naming their 2001 album " Anoraknophobia " and printing T-shirts with the logo " Marillion: Uncool as F * ck.
Adopting an approach similar to that taken by the band Marillion, Spock's Beard have decided to take pre-orders of the CD before entering the recording studio, to support the production costs.
The band Marillion have a close association with Aylesbury.
The band have worked with many well-known artists including Marillion, John Wetton, Steve Hackett, Hugh McDowell, Nik Turner ( Hawkwind ), Annie Haslam ( Renaissance ), IQ, Pendragon, Arena and Suzi Quatro.
Marillion have played the song in acoustic and electric versions ; one such hybrid performance can be heard on their 1999 Unplugged at the Walls album.

Marillion and been
In November 1984, Marillion then released their first live album, Real to Reel, featuring songs from Fugazi and Script for a Jester's Tear, as well as " Cinderella Search " ( B-side to ' Assassing ') and the debut single " Market Square Heroes ", which had not been available on album until that point.
" In the same magazine in 1995, Dave Henderson wrote: " It's not yet possible to be sacked for showing an affinity for Marillion, but has there ever been a band with a larger stigma attached?
He was the fifth drummer to play for Marillion and was frontman Fish's choice for the role, having been unhappy with the band's previous drummers.
Whereas Pallas has been compared with their contemporary competitors Marillion regularly, this EP is more in the verve of early material by The Police.

Marillion and one
Perhaps the oddest thing about Marillion was that they became one of the biggest groups of the decade.
He was accompanied on stage by four Marillion members ( Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery, Ian Mosley and Pete Trewavas ) for one song: ' Market Square Heroes '.
IQ were one of a small number of British bands formed during the early 1980s, including Marillion, Pendragon, Twelfth Night, Pallas, Quasar and Solstice that continued with the progressive rock style forsaken by 1970s bands such as Genesis and Yes.
The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.
It was the first Marillion studio album to fail to reach UK Top 40, peaking at # 53 and staying on the chart for one week.

Marillion and first
The band released " You're Gone " as the lead single from the album, which reached No. 7, making it the first Marillion song to reach the UK Top Ten since " Incommunicado " in 1987 and the band's first Top 40 entry since " Beautiful " in 1995.
April 2007 saw Marillion release their fourteenth studio album Somewhere Else, their first album in 10 years to make the UK Top No. 30.
Before the album's release, on 9 September 2008, Marillion achieved a world first by pre-releasing their own album via P2P networks themselves.
Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator was also a major influence on his songwriting and vocal delivery, which is especially notable on the first two Marillion albums.
Between November 5 and December 21, 1984, Cardiacs performed their first major British support tour, supporting Marillion at the personal invitation of Marillion ’ s vocalist, Fish.
Wilkinson's first artistic creation for Marillion was the cover of their debut 12 " EP Market Square Heroes ( 1982 ).
* " Grendel ", a song by Marillion, B-side to their first single " Market Square Heroes "

Marillion and acts
By now the show had proved a hit, and several notable stars appeared in later productions, including Leslie Phillips, Miranda Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Capaldi, Kate Bush, Richard Vernon, Ruby Wax, Graham Crowden, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Elvis Costello, and Benjamin Zephaniah ( as a Rastafarian police van driver ) and several musical acts, particularly from the Bad News series which was also aided by Queen guitarist Brian May, such as Def Leppard and Marillion.
( Other major acts included Marillion, IQ, Twelfth Night, Pendragon, Quasar and Solstice.
During the 1980s, Cardiacs were a professed influence or inspiration for Marillion, It Bites and British psychedelic acts such as Ring ; during the 1990s, emerging bands and musicians who were Cardiacs fans included Blur, Radiohead, Supergrass Shane Embury of Napalm Death, Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson, The Scaramanga Six, The Monsoon Bassoon and The Wildhearts ( who would later pay direct tribute via their track " Tim Smith " on 2009's Chutzpah !).
The event has included acts such as Bernie Marsden, Roger Daltrey with The Who, Zak Starkey, Marillion, Don Airey and Nikki Murray.
The band were active in the progressive rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Marillion, Pallas, and Twelfth Night in the early 1980s, and indeed ( like their peers IQ ) often appeared as support acts to Marillion and other major neo-prog bands, both on tours and at the famous Marquee venue which hosted many regular prog evenings.

Marillion and potential
The band name was shortened to Marillion in 1981 to avoid potential copyright conflicts at the same time as Fish and bassist Diz Minnett joined after an audition at Leyland Farm Studios in Buckinghamshire on 2 January 1981.

Marillion and for
The project began when diver Bill Smith was inspired to look for the wreck after hearing the Marillion song " Out of This World " ( from the album Afraid of Sunlight ), which was written about Campbell and Bluebird.
Steve Hogarth, lead singer for Marillion, was also present at the funeral and performed the song " Out of This World " solo.
* " The Web ", a song from the album " Script for a Jester's Tear " by Marillion.
As Jonh Wilde summarised in Melody Maker in 1989: " At the end of a strange year for pop music, Marillion appeared in November 1982 with " Market Square Heroes ".
* 1981-1988: Sang for Marillion.
Pointer later gathered a band dubbed ' Mick Pointer's Marillion ' with Brian Cummings ( CarpetCrawlers ) on vocals, Nick Barrett ( Pendragon ) on lead guitar, Mike Varty ( Credo ) on keyboards and Ian Salmon ( Arena ) on bass guitar to perform Marillion's debut album, Script for a Jester's Tear for its 25th anniversary.
Two other memorable incidents included performances by Marillion ; an appearance for " Garden Party " saw Fish miming perfectly except for the line " I'm miming " ( which was changed from the original " I'm fucking " for broadcast purposes ), when he simply pointed at his closed lips.
The early notable neo-prog albums included Fact and Fiction ( 1982 ) by Twelfth Night, Script for a Jester's Tear ( 1983 ) by Marillion, The Wake ( 1985 ) by IQ, and The Sentinel ( 1984 ) by Pallas.
Progressive rock band Marillion derive their name from The Silmarillion, Gorgoroth take their name from an area of Mordor, Burzum take their name from the Black Speech of Mordor, and Amon Amarth take their name after an alternative name for Mount Doom.
" Kayleigh " was a number two UK hit for British neo-progressive rock band Marillion in 1985.
* In 1983, Marillion performed the final date of their tour supporting their debut album, Script for a Jester's Tear.

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