CLUTCHING AT STRAWS

Definately my favourite fish era album. Slainte Mhath and White Russian are still played live today, Rothery's guitar has a rockier more spontanious approach, the lyrics and compositions are as emotional and dramatic as ever as fish comes to terms with his disillusionment of fame. With Clutching Marillion had found their musical identity and relied less on their influences, although the main riff to Incommunicado is very like a speeded up 'Bell Boy' by the Who. A good place to start for any Marillion era, get the two disc version if you can find it.