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    Posted: June 26 2023 at 08:09
It's Seasons End with the end of spring and the official beginning of summer on another swelteringly hot day here in England where the Radiation from the sun is intense today. I'm not Afraid of Sunlight, but it's always wise to cover up and wear a hat when going out in this hot and humid weather, although I draw the line at wearing an anorak - not that I suffer from Anoraknophobia, or is that a F.E.A.R. of spiders? Anyway, the Clock's Already Ticking and I don't have Somewhere Else to be today, so it's time again to gather round with Friends and Family for yet another Top 7 albums poll and this time it's the turn of Marillion. It's embarrassing to admit this, but I was a relative latecomer to the wonderful music of Marillion (The Gold standard of Neo Prog) having spent a Misplaced Childhood listening to Popular Music on the radio such as Glam Rock, and later New Wave/Synth Pop when I should have been listening to Prog Rock instead, or is that all just Smoke and Mirrors? I've decided to be Brave by offering my alternative Top 7 too, as we go Tumbling Down the Years through Marillion's long discography, although admittedly, I'd be Clutching at Straws if I expected anyone to agree with my Top 7. Never F.E.A.R. though, I'm not losing my Marbles. Not just yet anyway. Tongue

Simply list your Top 7 Marillion albums in order of preference below and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:-
 
1st album - 12 points
2nd album - 8 points
3rd album - 6 points
4th album - 4 points
5th album - 3 points
6th album - 2 points
7th album - 1 point

Here's my Top 7 to get the poll underway:-

1. A Monstrously Festive(al) Christmas (12 points)
2. All One Tonight: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (8 points)
3. With Friends from the Orchestra (6 points)
4. With Friends at St. David's (4 points)
5. Brave (3 points)
6. Afraid of Sunlight (2 points)
7. Script for a Jester's Tear (1 point)

The Fish Era

 5 stars 1983: Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYO9m_YiZnLF4CPjxkF2Cam
 4 stars 1983: Marillion - Live at Hammersmith Odeon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYEb_c7os9pUoQZfFmCzWp0

The Hogarth Era

 4 stars 2009: Marillion - Happiness is Cologne - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbRa6f4xuUo5rc0elpBnV--
 5 stars 2010: Marillion - Tumbling Down the Years - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEaBrUixkwNfLezOUEmDxRQa
 4 stars 2011: Marillion - Live from Cadogan Hall - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZbqTDLA4oRFzU3ZIkRiekQ
 4 stars 2011: Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbeeEsgvoclB_WYFoOC5jR7
 4 stars 2011: Marillion - This Strange Engine Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYuEM1pliPwo606zisPt9RP
 4 stars 2012: Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYk98dfz7oaTzP8PyZNQp7c
 4 stars 2013: Marillion - Clocks Already Ticking - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEZRSuEQ4gVORAhi5cp7xZ6M
 4 stars 2014: Marillion - Sunday Night Above the Rain - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbSEJnh1tj7znIrw9rq8dG6
 5 stars 2015: Marillion - A Monstrously Festive(al) Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEbNFSN-9oL2yNFevItRkdcQ
 5 stars 2018: Marillion - All One Tonight: Live at the Royal Albert Hall - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEakZ6mkRJZKBkFhmVLxmYej
 5 stars 2019: Marillion - With Friends from the Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYmGh3DybrrqwWegtIEhBjD
 5 stars 2021: Marillion - With Friends at St. David's - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdktF-lL0yEYisQxexxEup3kw66TB3AB8



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 26 2023 at 08:13
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1- Script for a Jester's Tear (12 pts)
2- Script for a Jester's Tear (8 pts)
3- Script for a Jester's Tear (6pts)
4- B Sides Themselves
5- Recital For A Script
6- Clutching At Straws
7- Brave or Strange Engine 
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^ I knew Script for a Jester's Tear would get plenty of votes without any help from me. Tongue
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1. Script for a Jester's Tear
2. Fugazi
3. Afraid of Sunlight
4. Brave
5. Marbles
6. Misplaced Childhood
7. F.E.A.R.
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1. Clutching at Straws 
2. Live from Loreley
3. Misplaced Childhood
4. Script for a Jester's Tear
5. Brave
6. Fugazi
7. Afraid of Sunlight
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impossible to do 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

impossible to do 

I know what you mean. I could just as easily have listed my Top 7 in reverse order. At least then it would have made more sense. Tongue


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1. Seasons End
2. Fugazi
3. Sounds That Can't Be Made
4. FEAR
5. An Hour Before Its Dark
6. Holidays In Eden
7. Misplaced Childhood



 
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1. Brave
2. Misplaced Childhood
3. Clutching At Straws

(big gap)

4. Seasons End
5. Sounds That Can’t Be Made
6. This Strange Engine
7. Afraid Of Sunlight
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Brave and 6 others. Wink
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1. Brave
2. Marbles
3. F.E.A.R.
4. This Strange Engine
5. Afraid of Sunlight
6. Script for a Jester's Tear
7. Misplaced Childhood
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1 - Script for a Jester's Tear (the most important album in my life)
2 - Seasons End
3 - Fugazi
4 - Misplaced Childhood
5 - Somewhere Else
6 - Anoraknophobia
7 - Afraid Of Sunlight

don't care for Marbles and Brave at all, still don't get why they're so universally loved/praised
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

impossible to do 

Come back in ten days (or twenty) and then make a list to correct somewhat the results sofar... Wink






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Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

1 - Script for a Jester's Tear (the most important album in my life)
2 - Seasons End
3 - Fugazi
4 - Misplaced Childhood
5 - Somewhere Else
6 - Anoraknophobia
7 - Afraid Of Sunlight

don't care for Marbles and Brave at all, still don't get why they're so universally loved/praised


Agree re Marbles (too much filler)

But Brave? Come on….
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1. Fugazi
2. Misplaced Childhood
3. Holidays in Eden
4. Brave
5. B-sides Themselves
6. Season's End
7. An Hour before It's Dark 
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Here's how the Top 7 looks so far after ten rounds of voting:-

1. Brave (53 points)
2. Script for a Jester's Tear (43 points)
3. Fugazi (36 points)
4. Misplaced Childhood (30 points)
5. Seasons End (26 points)
6. Clutching at Straws (22 points)
7. Afraid of Sunlight (14 points) 

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script for a jesters tear.
Misplaced Childhood.
Fugazi
Seasons End
Clutching at Straws
Afraid of Sunlight
Holidays in Eden (yes I like it).
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Top 7 update with Harold B's votes added:-

1. Script for a Jester's Tear (55 points)
2. Brave (53 points)
3. Fugazi (42 points)
4. Misplaced Childhood (38 points)
5. Seasons End (30 points)
6. Clutching at Straws (25 points)
7. Afraid of Sunlight (16 points) 
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What a great band!
I like "Seasons End" a lot!
https://antonisadelfidis.bandcamp.com/album/zantea-chronicles-the-nightmare-awakens
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

impossible to do 

Same here. Though our reasons may be different.
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