Marillion

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Marillion Band

Marillion was a British rock band that formed in 1979.  They named themselves after a J.R.R. Tolkien book called The Silmarillion, but had to shorten it later to avoid a lawsuit.  Although many of you in the USA may have never heard of this band, they were a huge success in the United Kingdom (although they did have some hits in the USA on the US Main Rock charts).  Between 1983 and 1994, Marillion produced 8 albums that landed in the top 10 in the UK.  They released their first album, Script for a Jester’s Tear, in 1983.  It was this album that featured the hit song “He Knows You Know” (charted at 21 in the USA) and “Garden Party”.

Marillion continued cranking out the hit albums throughout the 1980’s.  They had so many 80’s hits, it is hard to list them all here.  Some of the highlights included songs like “Kayleigh”, “Lavender”, “Incommunicado”, “Assassing”, “Sugar Mice”, and “Warm Wet Circles”.  By 1989, the original singer, Fish, had left the band for a solo career, and Steve Hogarth took over on vocals.  The band continued charting well into the 2000’s.  At the time of this writing, the Marillion Discography was as follows:

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  • 1983: Script for a Jester's Tear
  • 1984: Fugazi
  • 1984: Real to Reel
  • 1985: Misplaced Childhood
  • 1986: Brief Encounter
  • 1987: Clutching at Straws
  • 1988: B'Sides Themselves
  • 1989: Seasons End
  • 1988: The Thieving Magpie
  • 1991: Holidays in Eden
  • 1992: A Singles Collection
  • 1994: Brave
  • 1995: Afraid of Sunlight
  • 1996: Made Again
  • 1997: This Strange Engine
  • 1997: The Best of Both Worlds
  • 1998: Radiation
  • 1999: marillion.com
  • 2000: The Singles '82–'88
  • 2001: Anoraknophobia
  • 2002: Anorak in the UK
  • 2002: Singles Box Volume 2 '89–'95
  • 2003: The Best of Marillion
  • 2004: Marbles
  • 2005: Marbles Live
  • 2007: Somewhere Else
  • 2008: Happiness Is the Road Vol. 1
  • 2008: Happiness Is the Road Vol. 2
  • 2008: Early Stages – The Official Bootleg Box Set
  • 2009: Less Is More
  • 2009: Live from Loreley
  • 2009: Recital of the Script
  • 2010: The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 2
  • 2012: Sounds That Can't Be Made
  • 2013: Early Stages: The Highlights
  • 2014: Best Sounds