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FUGAZI

Marillion

 

Neo-Prog

4.00 | 1523 ratings

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Alard Charlton
4 stars Fugazi was Marillions second album, coming hot on the heels of Misplaced Childhood ( for those of you travelling backwards in time ) And what a treatie it is. Opening with the dark enveloped "assassing" with it's eastern type opening and cutting lyrics about Fish being an Assassin of sorts. It also has a distinct England getting thrashed 5-0 by The West Indies at cricket feel to it. "Punch and Judy" has a nice pop prog feel to it, not unlike "Garden Party" from the forthcoming album "Script For A Jesters Tear" ( again for the benefit of those travelling backwards in time ) Jigsaw is about standing straight and looking into somebodys eyes and saying goodbye. It is also about picking up some pieces of something or other on the ricochet, and stylistically has a nice romantic Sex Pistols feel to it. "Emerald Lies" appears to be about the sufferings of Doug Slocombe at the hands of Diane Slocombe, and has a great sliced Beef sandwich feel to it.

"She Chameleon" starts side 2 ( on vinyl or tape ) and is the only track i am not keen on, reminding me as it does of the snooker player Cliff Thorburn etching a cat on a scratchboard. "Incubus" is however a fantastic track with The song starting off in fine Muddy Legs Gray organ mood before Fish comes in with the lyrics Oooh Wahhhhh!! a real treat of a song which also has Ronnie Corbett hiding under the stairs. The title track "Fugazi" ends the whole shooboodle with some fine Doug and Diane revisited vocals from frontman Fish, and some astounding Kissacky sounds from the rest of the band.

Alard Charlton | 4/5 |

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