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The real owner of that lonely heart..

Advantages: Easy to listen to - Pleasant songs
Disadvantages: Probably not for a true yes fans

I didn't buy a copy of this album until around 1994 when I was a student at Loughborough University. Living the student lifestyle at the time music became a great source of relaxation and I thought it really was about time I bought a copy of this and I'l ...

Lindylou13 22.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of 90125 - Yes

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A Farewell To Fish

Advantages: Lyrical brilliance, musical genius
Disadvantages: None

For those that haven’t heard, Fish has left Marillion. In fact the man born Derek William Dick departed to begin a solo career over thirteen years ago, and since then (with the not inconsiderable help of new frontman Steve Hogarth) the band have re ...

TallTone 04.01.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Clutching at Straws - Marillion

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A penny for your thoughts, my dear?

Advantages: second generation prog rock at its best
Disadvantages: concept albums are not to all tastes

Many people know of Marillions work, especially their early work by the singles Kayleigh and Lavander, and although they are both contained on this album, are not totally representative of this album, or the bands work in general. As is often the case the ...

steerpyke 17.10.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Misplaced Childhood - Marillion

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Fish era Marillion at its best

Advantages: Too numerous to mention
Disadvantages: You can't just play one track, when you start you have to finish

Many of the die hard Marillion fans were horrified to see their idols propping up the top end of the singles chart with Kayleigh and Lavender, the nearest the group have come to 3 minute pop songs, but in actual fact, in the context of the angst ridden co ...

jacinto 16.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Misplaced Childhood - Marillion

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Do You Remember Kayleigh

Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: More commercial than the first 2 albums

This album contains the one song that everyone knows of Marillions - the famous Kayleigh. This is of course a perfectly good song, but the album is packed with great music. It is a concept album and has 2 songs - side 1 and side 2 (it was recorded ...

ordy 12.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Misplaced Childhood - Marillion

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