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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)
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* Ian Mosley (Drums and Percussion)
[[There Is No Such Thing
* Derek "Fish" Dick (Lead Vocals)
* Mick Pointer (Drums)
* ''Script For A Jester's Tear'' 1983
* ''Fugazi'' 1984
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* ''Clutching At Straws'' 1987
* ''Seasons End'' 1989
* ''Holidays in Eden'' 1991
* ''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
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* [[The Big Guy]]: Steve Rothery
* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: "Kayleigh", to the point of [[One-Hit Wonder]]-syndrome.
* [[Blessed
* [[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".
* [[Careful
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:
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Sometimes I think
I should go see a shrink
In case he can find me some more... }}
* [[Concept Album]]: ''Misplaced Childhood'', ''Brave'', ''Happiness is the Road''
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Ian Mosley
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Hogarth seems to suffer these on a regular basis, but the divorce that inspired half the songs on ''Somewhere Else'' stands out. A bit of a subversion as the album got a [[So Okay It's Average|lackluster response]]. Fish had his share of these as well; for example, ''Misplaced Childhood'' grew out of a difficult breakup he went through, while a number of the songs on ''Clutching at Straws'' were directly inspired by his alcoholism.
* [[The Eighties]]: Averted for the most part. Marillion were just about the only decent [[Progressive Rock]] group at a time in which it was considered a [[Dead Horse Music Genre]] (far more than it is now). They weren't immune to [[Eighties Hair]] though, and "Kayleigh" is a fairly typical '80s [[Synth Pop]] song despite being part of a much larger [[Concept Album]] (which is probably why it was by far their biggest hit and the media now think of them as [[One-Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonders]]).
* [[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.
* [[Everything's Louder
** "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]].
* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: "Between You And Me" is the biggest example, as well as a few smaller ones.
* [[Genre Shift]]: A few cases, most [[There Is No Such Thing
* [[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"
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* [[Last-Note Nightmare]]: "King"
* [[Long Title]]: "If My Heart Were A Ball, It Would Roll Uphill"
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: Most of their poppy-sounding songs have this. Most noticeable example: "Cannibal Surf Babe," a cheery pop song (in a vaguely Beach Boys style) about... [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Madness Mantra]]: "Problems,problems,problems,problems...". The word is repeated quite a lot in "He Knows, You Know".
* [[Non-Appearing Title]]: Many examples, including "Incubus", "Bitter Suite", "King", "Estonia" and "A Few Words For The Dead".
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* [[Progressive Rock]]
* [[Purple Prose]]: Many early Fish lyrics. Take a look at this little gem:
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''Mountains echo, curfews bell, signal ending tasks''
''They place their faith in oaken doors, cower in candlelight''
''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].
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* [[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]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: "Neverland" contains many references to the [[Peter Pan]] novel.
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''Will you fly again, take to the sky again''
''Undo the hooks once and for all''
''Banish the tic toc tic toc again'' }}
** And the band's name was originally [[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]], shortened to avoid legal conflicts.
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** "Three Minute Boy": "The flash gun went off without warning"
** "A Few Words for the Dead": "Or you could love"
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
** The Fish albums were obviously made on booze.
*** [[Word of God]] says that the lyrics to ''Misplaced Childhood'' was largely written on acid.
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