13th Star Review by Gary Hill I first became a fan of Fish in his Marillion days. For my money the CD’s that group released when he was the front man were the best of their career.
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Renowned novelist John Irving once remarked that the stereotype of the American writer, extravagant talents flaming out their skills and lives in a blast of illness and addiction, struck him as terribly misguided.
Communion Review by Gary Hill Fish got his start as the lead singer in Marillion – or at least that’s when he got his first taste of fame. For my money, he is the greatest lyricist around.
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Field of Crows Review by Steve Alspach Scotland's favorite 6'5" singer (well, how many are there, really?) returned in 2003 with a new CD. Using the figure of the crow as a thematic center to the album, there is a unity to many of the songs in this CD.
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Internal Exile Review by Gary Hill The lineup on this album is Fish(Derek W. Dick), Mickey Simmonds, Robin Boult, Frank Usher, David Paton, Ethan Johns, Ted McKenna and assorted side-musicians. Internal Exile was released in 1992.
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Raingods With Zippos Review by Gary Hill While moving in fresh and original directions, this album also captures some of the magic of Fish`s former band Marillion. It seems to take progressive rock to another stage, utilizing much of the magic and beauty of the format, while bringing a new accessibility to the style.
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Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors Review by Tim Jones Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is Fish's first solo project after leaving Marillion. The singer-poet gets off to a great start.
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Yang Review by Gary Hill Part of a 2 CD combination of "Yin" and "Yang", this disc is a collection of Fish rarities and alternate takes. The reworks of Marillion tracks are some of the highlights of the album, but really it is all quite interesting.
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Yin Review by Gary Hill Along with the companion CD "Yang", this album contains many rarities, reworkings ad other items of interest from Fish's career. This one is especially noteable because of the appearance of Steve Howe (Fish's take on "Time and a Word") and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band ("Boston Tea Party").
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I had never seen Fish live before as his jaunts to the states are fairly rare, so I was looking forward to this concert with some definite excitement.
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Interviews
Fish Interview by Steve Alspach Interview with Fish from 2005
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Fish Interview by Gary Hill Interview with Fish from 1999
Marillion - Fugazi Review by Josh Turner While Marillion is by no means a favorite among radio jockeys, it is an elite group to many progressive rock fans.
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Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Review by Gary Hill This album was my first exposure to Marillion, and the first thoughts that I had were that they sounded a lot like Genesis, and the real Genesis, not the pop stuff that the band was putting out by that time.
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Marillion was always a band that seemed to do things on their own terms.For example, the band released this live album after just two studio releases, which was not the norm for bands at the time.
Marillion - Recital Of The Script Review by Greg Olma In the early 80's, when I was a young lad, my life revolved around the music coming out of Europe. I was totally immersed into the NWOBHM and my trusty friend Kerrang magazine kept me up to date with all the new bands.
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Tony Banks - Still Review by Gary Hill Featuring both progressive and pop leanings, this solo album from Genesis keysman Tony Banks is a strong effort. There are some wonderful moments here, and no real throw away tracks.
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Marillion - The EMI Singles Collection Review by Greg Olma I had no idea that Marillion had this many videos. I'm sure that many of these were never shown on MTV so I guess I can be a bit forgiven for being ignorant of these little video treasures.
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