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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Love this album - probably my joint favourite with Clutching At Straws.
I confess, I lost interest after Seasons End (although I think it's a decent album) & equally, I never bought any more of Fish's solo stuff after the excellent Vigil In The Wilderness Of Mirrors. Somehow, it just wasn't the same for both parties.
Fugazi, for me, is a seriously dark album. I've heard criticism of the production which baffles me. It's certainly better than Script For A Jesters Tear, with a more interesting mix than perhaps Misplaced Childhood. Each instrument is clear & sharp, and the album has a powerful, all encompassing sound. Particularly sharp are it's drum sounds and the bass tones (just listen to Assassing for it's sheer PUNCH!). There's loads of strange effects, and whispers/hidden lines as well, in the background - every time you'll hear something new.
Listen out for "I'm the irritating speck of dirt that came from absolutely nowhere."
Fish was never better lyrically than here, it's great wordplay albeit a little pretentious & this guy can really paint pictures and screw with your head. Also his voice is great here, aggressive on Assassing and melancholy and chilling on Emerald lies & Incubus (beautiful lyricism).
Love the cutting wit of Punch & Judy with it's honest appraisal of the trauma of divorce.
Mark Kelly's keyboards are top notch as is the effective, refreshingly simple at times, drumming. Peter Trewavas is one of the most underrated bassists ever; so many AWESOME bass lines! Very upfront in the mix, and as melodic as it is powerful! Really, really rate this guy as good as the likes of Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler or Steve Harris! Check out She Chameleon for it's hypnotic bass notes...
The real star here is Steve Rothery who delivers a spellbinding turn on guitar, whether it's shimmering acoustics, or the full on power of Assassing, this guy can play!!! And the beautiful solos on Jigsaw & Incubus are real tear jerkers, and easily within my Top 10 ever lead breaks. These 2 songs along with Emerald Lies and title track, Fugazi are my favs off the album.
Just a really, really GREAT Progressive Rock album - quintessentially English, but with firebrand lyrics from North Of The Border.
Nice cover arwork too, second only to Script For A Jesters Tear.
Essential Marillion , along with Script & Clutching...
The most unlikely people seem to like this stuff too, even members of US Thrash Metal band , Flotsam And Jetsam, credited this as an inspiration many years ago!
I confess, I lost interest after Seasons End (although I think it's a decent album) & equally, I never bought any more of Fish's solo stuff after the excellent Vigil In The Wilderness Of Mirrors. Somehow, it just wasn't the same for both parties.
Fugazi, for me, is a seriously dark album. I've heard criticism of the production which baffles me. It's certainly better than Script For A Jesters Tear, with a more interesting mix than perhaps Misplaced Childhood. Each instrument is clear & sharp, and the album has a powerful, all encompassing sound. Particularly sharp are it's drum sounds and the bass tones (just listen to Assassing for it's sheer PUNCH!). There's loads of strange effects, and whispers/hidden lines as well, in the background - every time you'll hear something new.
Listen out for "I'm the irritating speck of dirt that came from absolutely nowhere."
Fish was never better lyrically than here, it's great wordplay albeit a little pretentious & this guy can really paint pictures and screw with your head. Also his voice is great here, aggressive on Assassing and melancholy and chilling on Emerald lies & Incubus (beautiful lyricism).
Love the cutting wit of Punch & Judy with it's honest appraisal of the trauma of divorce.
Mark Kelly's keyboards are top notch as is the effective, refreshingly simple at times, drumming. Peter Trewavas is one of the most underrated bassists ever; so many AWESOME bass lines! Very upfront in the mix, and as melodic as it is powerful! Really, really rate this guy as good as the likes of Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler or Steve Harris! Check out She Chameleon for it's hypnotic bass notes...
The real star here is Steve Rothery who delivers a spellbinding turn on guitar, whether it's shimmering acoustics, or the full on power of Assassing, this guy can play!!! And the beautiful solos on Jigsaw & Incubus are real tear jerkers, and easily within my Top 10 ever lead breaks. These 2 songs along with Emerald Lies and title track, Fugazi are my favs off the album.
Just a really, really GREAT Progressive Rock album - quintessentially English, but with firebrand lyrics from North Of The Border.
Nice cover arwork too, second only to Script For A Jesters Tear.
Essential Marillion , along with Script & Clutching...
The most unlikely people seem to like this stuff too, even members of US Thrash Metal band , Flotsam And Jetsam, credited this as an inspiration many years ago!
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To criticise the lyrical content of this album is ludicrous. Yes, it IS wordy, but the imagery is as razor sharp as fish's delivery. Musically it still contains Marillion's finest moments, although it lacks the conceptial and musical cohesion of Misplaced Childhood.
Fugazi is the angriest album Marillion or Fish ever made. It is intensely moving and, at times, painfully beautiful.
I could not recommend this album more.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With their second album, they found their mark. Complex lyrics and rock music that differed from the era - Marillion could be accused of being pretentious, but you have to view that with the time they were in: the ostentatious 80's. They had hints of the more real "new romantics" blended with rock ballads along with instruments they actually played. Gritty at times, real, but not for the sake of it. "Jigsaw" (a track never released) stands testament: a rock ballad with more feeling than any of the albums before or after it could muster. Simply: Marillion at their best.
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Great album great price
Pleased with purchase. Had this on vinyl the first time round and now gradually re-stocking on CD this is a great price as this includes bonus CD.
Published 4 months ago by Michael Lightfoot
Classic Marillion
Marillion have become my most favourite of bands over the years as they keep coming up with new and exciting ideas and transforming them into great concepts for an album,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Simon J. Hill
Fugazi (Bonus Disc)
Bought as a present for my partner who is into Marillion and he loved it.
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Wildchild
Classic!
Still fantastic after all these years. I still prefer Script (that would get 6 stars) but listening to this is a brilliant way to spend an hour. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2009 by J. Cawley
Punch, punches Judy!
I had not heard this for a while and was suprised how good it is! I had always seen it as a poor relation to Scripfor a Jester's Tear, but I think it is a wondeful little example... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2008 by Mr. C. J. Iredale
A dystopian nightmare from a poetic genius!
This is Derek Willie Dick's (aka 'Fish') grandiloquence at its very best and more than twenty years later it hasn't lost one iota of its poignancy. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2008 by Ovy
"This world is totally FUGAZI!"
Love, love, LOVE this album. This surely has to be one of Marillion's best. In my opinion, the best songs are Jigsaw, Incubus and the title track, Fugazi; although the tunes of... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by June Louise
WAS IT JUST A F***K?
After the success of 1983's debut, 'Script For A Jester's Tear', Marillion ditched drummer Mick Pointer, recruited the experienced Ian Mosley and returned with 'Fugazi'. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2006 by Stotty
Rock at its best
Marillion were a class act. This album has some of their best moments. Lyrics, guitars, keyboards, drums, awesome, this music comes from an era when musicians wrote music. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2006 by Film Critic
Images of confusion in an honest declaration
Expertly crafted images and lyrics make this a series of concepts. Fish's voice is suffering and beautiful, and at times naked anger. Incisive all through. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2006 by Some Bloke
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