Marillion

[TimR]

I cannot believe a search of Marillion on the forum turns up nothing other than Word Ascociation and possibly a post by @Marillionred about a gig at the Albert Hall.

 

Currently sitting in a Café in Paris having a beer. 

 

Just spent two nights at the Paris Marillion weekender. By luck I'm in Paris for the marathon tomorrow and managed to get tickets via facebook a month ago after they'd sold out. 

 

What an awesome show. Three weeks ago I managed to see Mr Punch at Camden Underword, again Facebook fed me something on the morning of the gig. For Fish era Marillion, comoelte with theatrics, they're amazing. Seen them twice now.

 

I turned down tickets to see Marillion in 1984! And this is the first time I've seen them. Absolutely phenomenal gig.

 

Anyway Pete Trewavas, doesn't get a lot of mentions. Ever. And is a big influence on me. 

 

Am I the only one, or am I rubbish at the search.

 

Edited Saturday at 22:21 by TimR

[ezbass]

Great band, Steve Rothery is such an underrated and distinctive guitar player and Pete Trewavas has great tone, touch and note choice.

[Woodinblack]

I saw them in portsmouth guildhall in 1983. I had no idea who they were, I just went to this house of some students that a friend knew, and they said did we want to go to see marillion. Said I had no idea who they were and they said 'oh they are sort of like genesis', so we went. They were great, nothing like genesis obviously, but it was a good gig. Liked them since then.

[tauzero]

Hmmm. 27 pages of results for a search on Marillion everywhere in the forum. I've posted a few times about them, or at least about a tribute band I was in for a while, and about the Cort GB4 Custom I bought because Pete Trewavas played one. Pete Trewavas is an excellent bassist - the whole band is great, and I prefer the 36 years of the h era to the eight years of the Fish era.

[kodiakblair]

Christ, this has jogged a memory.

 

Had to learn "3 boats down from the candy" for one of the first bands I was in.

 

Bit out of the norm for me, Anti-Nowhere League's So What being more my style 🤣

[King Tut]

I went to see Girl at the Marquee. Marillion were Support and bought a coach load of fans in from Aylesbury. They played a blinder - then went to see them at Reading which was their big break really, I think they’d just parted ways either way originally drummer Mick Pointer which was the subject matter for the song Assasing. The misses and I are briefly visible in one of their Hammersmith Odeon Videos!

[mikebass456]

Keep an eye out for Stillmarillion if you're into the Fish-era stuff.

Have seen them a couple of times at our local music venue (Yardbirds in Grimsby), and they were brilliant! 🤘

[Bilbo]

I saw them early on with Fish. My kid brother is a massive fan but I never really got past SFAJT. It's ok but I don't get excited by the later stuff (and I am a Prog fan). One of those bands I want to like but it's just not happening.

[WinterMute]

I was at the last Fish gig at Hammy Odeon, wasn't a big fan, but was playing in a band with ex Sounds journo Phil Bell who helped break them early on.

 

Great gig, and I do appreciate early Marillion more than the later stuff, but they're a properly good band.

[snorkie635]

I went to school with Derek (Fish). We went sledging together and he broke my sledge - you won't find that in any book. 😉

[mikebass456]

30 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

I went to school with Derek (Fish). We went sledging together and he broke my sledge - you won't find that in any book. 😉

Don't think he's finished writing his autobiography yet - there's still time to remind him......😆👍

[Misdee]

I have no idea why Marillion aren't more celebrated on Basschat, but I've always thought Pete Trewavas had a great sound and a really nice feel to his bass playing. 

Edited Sunday at 20:37 by Misdee

[wateroftyne]

I kinda should like them, and I've tried for years, but for some reason I just find the drums really jarring. They never seem to sit right.

 

That said, I absolutely adore Slàinte Mhath and bits of Brave.

[LowB_FTW]

I think Brave is a wonderful record.

I have some other bits and bobs by them from around the same time, but that LP was just fantastic.

 

Mark

[paul_5]

Yes, Brave is a wonderful album, but I'll always have a soft spot for the Fish era, as this was during my formative years.

[Linus27]

Clutching at Straws is one of my all time favourite albums.

Edited 20 hours ago by Linus27

[wintoid]

I saw Marillion at least twice during the 80s, perhaps more.  I still enjoy the Fish albums, although the lyrics and mentality are...  well let's just say it was fine when I was 13, but not now.

 

I stopped listening after Fish left, and am unlikely to delve into the later catalogue.  I do listen occasionally.

[visog]

On 12/04/2025 at 23:33, Woodinblack said:

nothing like genesis obviously

**Coughs**

[Skybone]

Remember talking to Steve Hogarth in a recording studio in the mid-90's, and inadvertently saying "I used to like your band, but not listened to them since you joined". Oops.

 

I did go and apologise a bit later. He was quite magnanimous about it thankfully.

 

Never really listened to anything after "Fugazi", it all went quite poppy.

[TimR]

The 90s material after Holidays in Eden is very different to the 80s Fish material and I'd go as far to say the first 3 H albums are still quite poppy but his lyrics are slightly less 'Fish' like.