VIGIL IN A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS

I remember entering in a cd shop, and being shocked by the music which was sounding. I didn't know about Fish was left Marillion, and I asked to the guy behind the counter what is this?, and he said "Fish", and I said to me Wow! Was Vigil, and this song is just.... incredible great. And this album is just perfect, the best work of Fish, and one of the best solo works of the prog rock heroes. After that, as an album, Fish neverelse could reach this level. The opening track is the absolute highlight of the album, an epic of high quality, evertytime I listen it, I feel this tickle typical of the emotional moments. The album includes the mini hit Big Wedge, yes a pop track, with winds a la Collins, but just stunning. The chorus is catchy and great. When I saw Fish here in my country, he opened with this track, and was a big moment. The highlights IMO included the closing Cliche, an intimate song which mutates from soft parts to others very powerfull, and with great instrumental sections, or the track State of mind and the ballad A gentleman´s excuse me, an acoustic piano based track. The rest is very good too, like View from the hill or The company with this sctoland folk instrumental passage. The voyeur is more in a hard rock piece, and Family business is maybe the one not so good, Not Marillion, but yes the Marillion's Fish, with his own seal, a superb debut. Easily for 5 stars.