If there was a time when Fish's career could have been a continuation (and not a painful epitaph) of that of the Marillions of his first era, it was on this record. Fish retained in this release, and to some extent in the second album, the spirit of the music he had done with former band, when together they recorded such resounding works as "Clutching at Straws", swan song of each other: de Marillion , who could still release an album with the spirit, we repeat, from the first period, the essential “Seasons end”.
Both parties lost, at least in our opinion, but at least one could still rescue some of Fish's solo career. In that sense, "Vigil in a Wilderness of mirrors" is not only a good record of Fish, but the best of his career. It can be said that in this round the former lumberjack fund cast the rest, and so we can find four themes that are true wonders: the tremendous opening hymn “Vigil”, the exquisite ballad “Gentleman's excuses me”, the suite “Cliché”, the splendid "The company", or "Family Business", which has become a classic of his repertoire almost at the height of his songs with Marillion, because everything must be said, however brilliant the songs of this debut do not they shadow the themes of their four albums under study with their nurse band. There is even a commercial issue, as it was in "Clutching at straws" (that unfortunate attempt to enter the charts: "Uncommunicated"), the theme is titled "Big Wedge", and to my liking it is well above that attempt of Marillion to enter the lists of success (something that they would repeat already with Hoggart in their rows and with the song “Hooks in you). Definitely, Fish moves much better for the progressive "for all audiences", not an orthodox progressive, nor was Peter Gabriel in his 80s records, but rather, and as Gabriel (who seems destined to emulate all his life) Fish is shown to us as a musician who shares two loves: the symphonic rock of the 70s and low-grade pop, yes, without reaching the levels where they fell, for example, Saga in his time less creative
In any case, an incredible album that I do not think disappoints anyone who has vibrated with Marillion's time with Fish.
Both parties lost, at least in our opinion, but at least one could still rescue some of Fish's solo career. In that sense, "Vigil in a Wilderness of mirrors" is not only a good record of Fish, but the best of his career. It can be said that in this round the former lumberjack fund cast the rest, and so we can find four themes that are true wonders: the tremendous opening hymn “Vigil”, the exquisite ballad “Gentleman's excuses me”, the suite “Cliché”, the splendid "The company", or "Family Business", which has become a classic of his repertoire almost at the height of his songs with Marillion, because everything must be said, however brilliant the songs of this debut do not they shadow the themes of their four albums under study with their nurse band. There is even a commercial issue, as it was in "Clutching at straws" (that unfortunate attempt to enter the charts: "Uncommunicated"), the theme is titled "Big Wedge", and to my liking it is well above that attempt of Marillion to enter the lists of success (something that they would repeat already with Hoggart in their rows and with the song “Hooks in you). Definitely, Fish moves much better for the progressive "for all audiences", not an orthodox progressive, nor was Peter Gabriel in his 80s records, but rather, and as Gabriel (who seems destined to emulate all his life) Fish is shown to us as a musician who shares two loves: the symphonic rock of the 70s and low-grade pop, yes, without reaching the levels where they fell, for example, Saga in his time less creative
In any case, an incredible album that I do not think disappoints anyone who has vibrated with Marillion's time with Fish.
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