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MISPLACED CHILDHOOD

Marillion

 

Neo-Prog

4.27 | 2397 ratings

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oldcrow
5 stars Essential for any collection. Seamless music combine sublimely with great lyrics and a fine concept. Yes, there are the singles, and the images conjured in 'Waterhole' , but it's the emotion that drips from 'Mylo', followed by the savage observational 'Threshold' that lift the album to the status of classic in my opinion. Fish's strength through his career has been the ability to make the lyrics, to a greater or lesser extent, seem relevant to the listener's own life, and while most prog steers clear of political observation, he embraces it Waters- esque and gives the powerful music extra bite. Magnificent artwork demands the gatefold sleeve and the drummer boy achieves the unlikely feat of at-least equalling the jester as the Marillion image.

Far advanced from the music of 'Script ..' and 'Fugazi' it probably isn't as mature as its successor 'Clutching..' but the friction between 'Fish' and the band had not surfaced by this stage so the unity of the effort helps match music to lyrics better.

oldcrow | 5/5 |

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