Loved this album. Jigsaw a favourite especially the guitar solo at 17:33.

I loved their album covers... I remember listening to my brothers albums and spent ages looking at the album covers... I was 13 lol

Emerald Lies is a great track, lyrically and musically; the drumming is great as is Fish's vocal delivery. Very theatrical.

Jigsaw, is and will always be a masterpiece by Steve Rothery! Marillion the band of my life for good and bad! Congrats from Portugal!

Fish''s line at the end about assassins accusing assassins is from the movie Apocalypse Now, Marlon Brando''s speech near the end of the movie. Also on the album cover there is a Peter Hammill solo album cover. Fish showing his influences

The best live gig I ever saw was Marillion at the Glasgow Apollo . I was 16 ! I played this album on vinyl until I wore it out.

I actually find Fugazi to be their best album, on par with Clutching at Straws. It never gets talked about of the Fish-era albums, but it has so many different moods!

Hi Jim. Fugazi is a bold start exploring the classic Marillion era🙂 Fugazi was the difficult second album. They were constantly on tour and had to come up with a new album. They had no material and were writing the album while being on tour. A lot of pressure which can be heard in the songs and the production. The band was never satisfied with the final mix. In fact when the final mix was presenred to them, they thought it was a rough mix, and they were quite horrified that this was the mix that would end up on record. All four Fish era albums have been remixed in the last two years. The new mix of Fugazi adds more warmth to the overall sound and improves the drum sound quite a bit. But it will always be the worst sounding album out of the first four albums. I always loved Fugazi, the forgotten one, the one before Misplaced Childhood, where they took of into stardom🙂. Best songs for me, Assassing, Incubus and (of course) Fugazi.

You're not wrong on the lack of dynamics. Hearing this album (not so much this song) again after 30 years, I still love it but.... that ffing 80's producer!!

I bought all albums with Fish back then and the first five or six albums with Steve. Still have to find out about the latest albums. I love both singers. Fish for his sharp lyrics and voice, Steve for his warm voice and also great and deeper lyrics. This is a great album but I prefer Clutching at straws. The Thieving Magpie is a great live album. I can recommend Fish’s solo albums and live concerts.

such a great time in their career. Script, Fugazi and Misplaced Childhood. All have been in my "soundtrack of life" for almost 40 years. And I own it on CD. I had a cassette in the day though.

Still awesome album! Was in the military service in those days, traveling by train for many many hours every week. Listen to Fugazi on my cassette walkman over and over again while the landscape was passing by all the time. Giving listening to this album an extra dimension.

Loved Marillion with Fish. Never got into Hogarth at all. Fugazi was, and still is, easily my favourite Marillion album.

"And accusations moths that circle on the light, they char their wings and spiral senseless suicidal flight You packed your world within a suitcase, hot tears melt this icy palace and dissolve a crystal swallowed by the night, Looking in shades of green through shades of blue" 👍🤙👏👏👏

tha was a joy to watch.. imagine what i felt like hearing these songs live for the first time at the apollo in glasgow as a 17 year old who couldnt afford the album just about the ticket for the concert. i got the tape which wore out with in the year. loved the effects

Tak. Fugazi to najlepsza płyta Marillion. Muzycznie i przede wszystkim tekstowo.

Hey Jim, just found your channel (sorry, bit slow) and really enjoying. I actually found you via your Going for the One videos. I think I share your sentiments on that one - just "wow". More specifically to this video, I left school in '83 and, 6 months later, found myself on the dole. Signing on, I was asked what I wanted to do - so I said "be a roadie" (well, obvs). My DHSS handler laughed in my face and that gave me the impetus to pursue that dream. Cut forward 6 months and I'd got a gig with Light and Sound Design in Birmingham and my first tour was the Fugazi tour with Marillion. It was amazing! They were the nicest bunch - band and crew - and really looked after me (Iwas a fairly innocent 19 year old). There is an amazing venn diagram where you get to follow your passion (lighting in my case) and then discover you adore the music of the band you are lighting. For that reason, Fugazi has a very special place in my heart. After that tour I was offered a Kajagoogoo tour - I passed! Some years later a friend said "So, you accepted a tour with a band whose fan-base consisted almost entirely of socially awkward teenage males and then turned down a tour with a band whose fan-base consisted almost entirely of highly excitable tenage girls?! Are you OK?" Fair point! Regardless, they were and remain an astonishing, class act. Right, off now to trawl through your archives - all the best. Matt

Scorsese is worried by your sudden flips to black and white! :) Another great listen!

You mentioned Ireland when reading the title of Emerald Lies. If you want their thoughts on Northern Ireland and the troubles at the time, then you must listen to Forgotten Sons off the Script From A Jesters Tear album. An absolute classic.

Hi Mr.Jim ..I'm a big fan of Marillion specialy Fish's era ..I have all there vinyl records of the 80' and I love watching you. Greetings to you from Cairo..Egypt

Discovered properly Marillion couple years ago, one became one of my favourite bands now, especially Fish era. I am going to see them less then 2 weeks from now and I cannot wait!!!It is going to be my first Marillion gig.Saing "I Can't wait" would be such an understatement.

Not many can keep me interested with guitar solos, but Rothery and Gilmour are two of the few I love to listen to.

Fugazi was my introduction to Marillion. I was 18 and couldn't get enough of Marillion at the time. Glad I shopped at independent record stores in the 80s.

Thanks yet again for a cracking video Jim. This is a weird coincidence. I listened to the new remix of Fugazi just this morning, it’s the first time I’d played the album in about 15 years. I liked how this and Script both have Pink Floyd albums in their covers. Script - A Saucerful of secrets Fugazi - The Wall

Wow, I just got here (your channel), but I must say I’m pleasantly surprised to see someone doing this album. This was playlist (haha) for me when I was in school. Vinyl playlist.

Status Quo god bless them had Marillion high on the bill at Milton Keynes bowl on The End of the Road Concert. They were imperious that hot afternoon and opened with this. As for EMI I remember drinking in the Hambro Arms just across the road.

Well, now your talking, Jim! Fugazi is such a great album. Assassin is the radio friendly attempt, but there's plenty of some really hard core prog rock. They were compared to Genesis at the time, but I've always heard a sound of Marillion there.

Thanks for including the picture of the vinyl - you can really see the dynamics of Jigsaw in the patterns of the grooves. I really miss that about vinyl.

The first Marillion albums with Fish are all excellent. Of the four, Fugazi is probably my least favourite, yet still has plenty of great tracks. I was 16 when i first saw Marillion (Reading festival 1983) and they blew me away. They opened up with the 18 minute Grendel and were so different to the hard rock/metal that i'd been playing at the time. They totally changed my musical outlook, and i still love the band, and those early albums, to this day..

Oh yeah BABY!!!!! As you know, long time Marillion fan.... great album. I'll start listening now.....

Awesome 👏

Hello Jim,brilliant choice. Hurry up with the Side 2...can't wait!!! ;)

Ah... I've been wondering where From the Cutting Room Floor was. I'll keep an eye out for it. Glad you had a wonderful and fulfilling weekend. Looking forward to new music with you this week, especially as my three week long daily gig is now finished after today. :settling in to experience my first Fish era Marillion.

Hello Jim, better late than never. I've never commented on this video, even though Marillion with Fish is among my top 5 bands ! I would love love love to hear a Fish (solo) album on your channel as there is none ! Or any other Marillion album! please please ! please !

awesome, felt a bit like listening to a record with a mate!

I heard a rumour that Steve Rothery might be on "that pedal show" soon.

This Marillion album has such a early Genesis Vibe love it. Lead Vocals sounds like a combo of Peter and Phil.

If you want to listen to the very pinnacle of the Fish years, the Clutching At Straws has to be the most accomplished Marillion albums. I have a few Hogarth era albums, but nothing comes close to the emotion of Straws.

Side 2 is even better. The last two tracks, Incubus & Fugazi, are just amazing

Fugazi was my introduction to Marillion oh so many years ago. And while I do still love the album, I've never really cared for the sound on this record compared to the rest of their work. It's better on vinyl at least. Anyway, this was where they started making their own sound and you can hear the roots of what they'll be producing in another 40 years. And now that you've jumped back in to hear some of Fish's work, may I humbly suggest you find a copy of his "Raingods with Zippos" album, which features work from both John Wesley and Steven Wilson on. Cheers! And yeah, the Jester was kind of their schtick back then.

All of the Fish albums are great. This still has that 80’s keyboard sound which they stopped using once H joined the band on Seasons End (I think Hooks in You and it’s very Incommunicado styling was the end of it) BTW Rothery is right up there with Gilmour.

Loved Marillion with Fish. With Hogarth I relented for two albums, then I gave up... This is awesome, though!

Interesting to hear this again after a very long absence. The Friday Rock Show was more diverse than perhaps you remember, at least in its early days. It began with a two hour live concert by Yes, which came as a shock to someone tuning in for John Peel, this before the NWOBHM had come of age, and Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd usually figured in the end of the year top 10. This was the first Marillion album I bought. I still wasn't fully sold on the band, but this and hearing some live stuff, convinced me at the time. I think Assassing and Punch and Judy stand up pretty well, but Jigsaw is a case of, "cut to the solo," and Emerald Lies is a bunch of ideas in search of a song. On to side two.

Great band, I definitely need to venture more into the land of Marillion ...love the keys on "Assassin". Only album / cd I own is Misplaced Childhood. Wow....Fugazi is a great album. Love the Fish era. Thank You for introducing me to this album.....Great video....Keep up the good work Jim

I love Marrilion with Fish...

There is a new remix version of Fugazi (along with all the other Fish era albums) and it is cracking. It has addressed a lot of issues that the band had with the mix (in that the album was sent for manufacturing BEFORE the band got to hear the final mix, so they were never 100% happy with it

About Harlequins... I don't know if you've heard it but Genesis did a song (that I love, on Nursery Crymes) called Harlequin... And I just get the feeling Marillion took a lot of pride in nailing their Genesis bone fides to the wall with the harlequin obsession. It was just the one song, after all (no matter how much I love it.)

Did you ever do the debut album? I'm sure you've heard it by now but a reaction video would have been cool. It's a very raw in your face punky prog record.

Can't decide which song is my favorite out of Assassing or Jigsaw

It’s real drums, Ian Mosley used a Yamaha 9000 Recording Series, pinstripes - typical classic 80’s combo. Such a great album, and drumming

Yes Fugazi!!!

Fish is a poet, period. And the rest of the band is amazing.

I think "Fugazi" might be my favorite album from the Fish era, tough choice to make, I know

Thanks for this love your intro. interesting you come from this perspective, I love Fish's wordcraft so much. His lyrics are unparalleled. The musicianship is on par with Rush or Pink Floyd. I only eben halway liked "Uninvited guest" By Marillon w Hogarth. LOVE Fish solo, For myself i cant even listen to any hogarth era. Im sorry all, fish is it for me.

Great to see more Marillion reactions here. This is probably my least favourite of the Fish era albums, never could quite get into She Chameleon or Emerald Lies at the time - even less so now. Still, it does have it's high points for me, that even now get many repeated listens. Incubus and Fugazi on side two are cases in point. Hope you someday get to the other Marillion albums in full. Well worth your time. Another enjoyable reaction from you, And looking forward to side two.

Emerald Lies, Incubus and especially the title track Fugazi are for me the highlights, but with She Chameleon getting honorable mention.

One Word… epic

still have this on a TDK SA60

Can we please remember some of the other great neo prog groups at the time Pendragon, Pallas and Twelfth Night

I have only ever listened to early Marillion. I was a teenager when these albums were released, and for a decade or more Marillion were my favourite band. I had every lyric memorised at one point lol When Fish left that was it for me. I followed his solo career and never listened to another Marillion song. To this day! Perhaps I should, it's not like they weren't brilliant musicians, I just could never think of Marillion without Fish in it. That's kind of like Ferrari with a Ford engine! lol

Please turn it up.

Thought I'd try again hoping it would do something. Still no. What am I missing ?

The band are "on record" as being unhappy with the sound of the album however, they weren't allowed to change it at the time. The new remastered version sounds a bit better. Can't wait for you to hear the magnum opus on the second side!

Hello Jim, I find myself stopping at your channel often and this time Marillion caught my eye. I am a huge fan of the Fish era version so the Fugazi LP certainly caught my eye. I recently sold my original LPs of the Fish era and was wondering where you found yours? Just wanting to know where my babies went to. I live near Cleveland and bought my originals back when they first came out. I've got CD copies of them all so I'm not missing the music! Oh, and my reason for selling? My wife and I are basically empty nesters and I've got about 2,500 cd's and lp's here and there and I don't want to move the albums when we leave this place. Other than that I love your appreciation for most all types of music. It's probably on par with mine. The channel is one of the best ones for reactions. Keep on doing what you're doing, oh and I really like the idea of reviewing album sides instead just single cuts. Take Care..bob

You gotta do script for a jesters tear mate

What a great album this is. Yes it’s of it’s time but I personally thought it was a great second album from Marillion. Incubus is still one of my favourites of all time. Did you do side 2 of Riversides Anno Domini Jim? Please do as it is vital to the whole ADHD story.

It's good prog rock Jim...I really am a fan of the Fish era (rather like the Gabriel/Collins thing in Genesis 1980 onwards etc) but I'm of a certain age methinks...I like Fish's vocal delivery with the theatrical stuff going on at the same time....So "in your face" when necessary...As for the band, they were on fire after that superb debut album.....Pete Trewathas is just superb on the bass...!!! Rickenbacker I think still on this one perhaps ? I like this album....1984 but they were doing stuff that Genesis weren't.....It filled a gap with me....and the next two, in my opinion, were also excellent but it burnt Fish out perhaps ? Simple Minds......Hmmm ? I prefer some of their earlier albums.....Empires & Dance (I bought the "I Travel 12"" back in 1980), Sons & Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream etc......I'm a big fan of Derek Forbes' bass playing on the earlier stuff.....

Loved Marillion when Fish was there and this is an awesome record - unfortunately Steve Hogath never really did it for me

The live versions on the "Real to reel" album is far better.

Is this the new remixed version that just came out last month or the 1984 version?

That’s not Simple Minds. That’s MARILLION.

For me the Fish era albums are a very uneven lot, and I rarely listen to any of them these days. Of the four, I put Fugazi in second place, ahead of the debut and Misplaced Childhood but behind Clutching at Straws. The production is very "of its time" (I'm curious if they actually did win over any Simple Minds fans), but there's no denying the raw energy that comes through. Fish was a pretty polarizing character back then, and I sense the UK media decided quickly that he was "Not Cool". In some ways, I get the sense Marillion have had to live with their association with him ever since (even after SH came on board), which is pretty unfair.

Its not heavy metal its sophisticated clever rock music.

Thank you so much for doing Marillion again it’s nice for to listen to how terrible they were in the 80’s to my ears but so great to those original fans it’s not my era so I don’t like it musically but it does have great musicality and I’m really not a fan of fish I just hate his tone it’s too harsh for my ears this is their 2nd worst worst album in my opinion , I don’t ever really listen to 80’s Marillion apart from seasons end but I do keep the song assassin in my catalogue it’s the only one I l play on this album, jigsaw would of been a favorite as I like the keyboard playing and when that solo kicks in I just love it I’ll keep an eye out to see if H’s has done a live version of this?! Despite not liking fish’s Marillion I did really enjoy listening to this again to remind how far and great they’re become and I’m a fan of Marillion as a whole so I can’t hate on it if I was alive in the 80’s I’m sure I would of loved it- for me on this album the stand out is Mark Kelly’s playing, it reminds me of when I first listened to a really old band called Magnum first albums on their back catalogue and hearing how strange their early music Emerald eyes makes me think of them So yup really enjoyed this thank you

how about some Magnum?

Really enjoyed your perspective. The drums on Misplaced Childhood are for sure better, the next album. On the harlequin thing, I REALLY hope you get to Script for a Jester's Tear, I think once you hear the title track, you will get it. The Harlequin is somewhat self referencing I think. But Yeah the 1st album is so solid for being a debut, really. Script for a Jesters tear and Misplaced Childhood AND Clutching at Straws, all very strong albums, Musically and Lyrically and vocally.

Neo prog at it's best. Love Fish era, can't get into Hogath era.

Hey Jim ive seen your Mastodon vids a couple times right now and i want you to get more in that band so tzhey had a new record out give that a listen maybe on your channel its mixed and mastered by David Botrill who has done three Tool albums and many great others

Simple minds is Pop...no prog Rock😂

I agree, the 80s drum production is the weak point. A remix would be amazing...

Drum sounds from the eighties? Blame the long obligatory drum solos of the seventies. Good time to browse the t-shirt tables (except for Rush or Led Zeppelin :)

first watched Marillion at Quo's final gig at Milton Queen was a fan since then but not the same since fish left, shame Hogarth is a good singer and a few songs since are good but no where near as good

I thought you actually were listening to a Fugazi record, oh my fucking god would that have been great... nvm

Listened to this album in the 80s. But Fish's shrieking vocal sounds (can't even call it singing) in the more aggressive parts are just absolutely unlistenable to me today. It's like listening to a Llama being tortured with an electric sander. Fish sounds OK and is on pitch on the softer vocals, but that's about it. Today I'm a Hogarth fan through and through. Give me the solfulness of "Marbles", "This Strange Engine" or "Sounds That Can't Be Made" over "Fugazi" any day!

Not their best album