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The only thing from Fish' era Marillion that didn't age well, even compared to older prog rock bands is Mark Kelly's keyboards. The man had snappy fingers and proper schooling but absolutely wooden ear for tones and most of the sounds he selected from electronic samples across early albums sounded somewhere between Euro wedding disco music and the first electronic door bells from Tandy. And I say that as a life long Fish/Marillion fan. Superb guitars, impeccable drum work, beautiful stories to often most amazing tunes. And then inevitably, mid way Kelly starts wiggly-wiggling in that distinctive tone bank of your first keyboard from Argos catalogue like a drunk Russian sailor torturing passages on accordion at some Eastern European bazar.
Shame their contract with EMI was so bad. They made truly great music, epic album after album and no money. But once they recovered, many years later, and gone independent, the impeccable production that big label offered also never recovered. And still made no money they deserved.
Shame their contract with EMI was so bad. They made truly great music, epic album after album and no money. But once they recovered, many years later, and gone independent, the impeccable production that big label offered also never recovered. And still made no money they deserved.
