Fish-Sunsets On Empire (1997)

With their fifth studio album, "Sunsets On Empire", Fish delivered their best work since "Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors", released seven years prior. On this album, Steven Wilson, the frontman of Porcupine Tree, co-wrote six of the songs and handled the arrangements, as well as production, actively participating in most of the guitar and keyboard parts. The album's opening track, "The Perception Of Johnny Punter", is one of their most ambitious songs, brimming with hard rock riffs and a symphonic atmosphere. Other tracks like "Goldfish & Clowns" reflect their mainstream side, as does "Change of Heart". Nods to their past with Marillion can be found in "What Colour Is God?", while "Jungle Ride" showcases an Eastern psychedelic feel. However, it is the title track, the most progressive and peak moment of the entire album, which ends in an incredible Floydian finale courtesy of vocalist Lorna Bannon and Steve Wilson performing a brilliant guitar solo inspired by David Gilmour.