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{{quote|''Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?''|'''Marillion''', "Separated Out", from ''Anoraknophobia'' (2001)}}

In recent years, Marillion have gained some notability for their innovative use of the internet as a means of communicating with the fan base and selling records. They have been independent from any record company since 2001, when they financed the release of their album ''Anoraknophobia'' entirely with internet pre-orders.

 

* Steve Hogarth (Lead Vocals and Keyboards)

* Pete Trewavas (Bass, Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals)

* Ian Mosley (Drums and Percussion)

 

 

* Derek "Fish" Dick (Lead Vocals)

* Mick Pointer (Drums)

 

* ''Script For A Jester's Tear'' 1983

* ''Fugazi'' 1984

* ''Clutching At Straws'' 1987

* ''Seasons End'' 1989

* ''Brave'' 1994

* ''Afraid of Sunlight'' 1995

 

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* [[Audience Participation Song]]: "Three Minute Boy", "Happiness is the Road"

* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Mark Kelly

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Fish. An amiable Scot and by virtually all accounts a [[Gentle Giant]], but the backstory of the song "Incubus" reveals just how vindictive he can be. According to one account given by him at a concert, he met an ex at a pub six months after she had dumped him (the aftermath of said dumping detailed in an earlier song, "The Web") along with the ex's new boyfriend. After calmly sitting through 10-15 minutes of snide remarks from said ex, her boyfriend retreats to the toilet, and Fish produces a particularly racy Polaroid photo from their past. He hides it once her new boyfriend comes back, but she realises that if she doesn't cease the veiled hostilities, said Polaroid might start making the rounds... Hoo boy.

* [[The Big Guy]]: Steve Rothery

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Fish. He's a big guy in every way.

* [[BSOD Song]]: "The Invisible Man", complete with [[And I Must Scream]] imagery.

* [[Call Back]]: Late Hogarth-era track "If My Heart Were A Ball It Would Roll Uphill" contains a snippet of Fish' vocal from "Chelsea Monday".

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:

In case he can find me some more... }}

* [[Concept Album]]: ''Misplaced Childhood'', ''Brave'', ''Happiness is the Road''

** Also ''Afraid of Sunlight'' in part.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Ian Mosley

* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Grendel", "This Strange Engine", "Interior Lulu", "Ocean Cloud", "The Invisible Man", "Neverland", "If My Heart Were a Ball It Would Roll Uphill"

* [[Epic Song]]: Many, but "The Space" in particular is this trope to a tee.

** "Brave", the song, also has a pretty subdued bagpipe bit.

** Old days' live favorite "Margaret" on the other hand plays the trope absolutely straight.

* [[Fading Into the Next Song]]: Used for some of the transitions on some of their [[Concept Album|Concept Albums]].

* [[Hatedom]]: A disturbing number of people refuses to acknowledge Marillion's existence after Fish' departure. Worth noting that Fish himself has gone on record as approving of Hogarth's work with the band.

* [[Heavy Mithril]]: "Grendel"

* [[The Jester]]: A prominent motif throughout the artwork of the early albums, as well as one of Fish' monikers. In the early years, fans would go to concerts dressed up as jesters and wearing face paint.

* [[Large Ham]]: Fish

* [[Long Title]]: "If My Heart Were A Ball, It Would Roll Uphill"

* [[Madness Mantra]]: "Problems,problems,problems,problems...". The word is repeated quite a lot in "He Knows, You Know".

* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Both the lead singer and the guitarist are named Steve.

* [[The Pete Best]]: Mick Pointer, who was the drummer on the first album and went on to found another [[Progressive Rock]] group: Arena.

* [[Progressive Rock]]

* [[Purple Prose]]: Many early Fish lyrics. Take a look at this little gem:

''The panic seeps through bloodstained floors as Grendel stalks the night'' }}

* [[Putting the Band Back Together]]: In the Aylesbury music event "Hobble on the Cobbles", Fish headlined. And at the end of the set, he called some old friends onto the stage... Made more awesome because it took place in Aylesbury Market Square, and they played "Market Square Heroes". The crowd [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwy2nFSyASU went absolutely bananas].

** Among others. Specifically, Hogarth alludes to this lifestyle in songs like "80 days" and "Somewhere Else".

* [[Signature Song]]: Debatable, but either of the following: [[Epic Rocking|Script For A Jester's Tear]], [[Black Sheep Hit|Kayleigh]], [[Surprisingly Gentle Song|Easter]] or [[Peter Pan|Neverland]].

''Banish the tic toc tic toc again'' }}

** And the band's name was originally [[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]], shortened to avoid legal conflicts.

* [[The Smart Guy]]: Mark Kelly. Most innovative things Marillion does are his idea, notably the pre-order model and the fan-made music video.

* [[Survival Mantra]]: "It's Not Your Fault", "Happiness is the Road"

* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Fish' real name is Derek William Dick. No wonder he used a [[Stage Names|stage name]].

** "Chelsea Monday": "Hello John, did you see the Standard about four hours ago? Fished a young chick out of the Old Father..."

** "Splintering Heart": "...but not as much as this!"

** "Three Minute Boy": "The flash gun went off without warning"

** "A Few Words for the Dead": "Or you could love"

** The Fish albums were obviously made on booze.

*** [[Word of God]] says that the lyrics to ''Misplaced Childhood'' was largely written on acid.