FLEESH

The answer is "yes".

Gabby's vocals are a really interesting and different way to listen to these much-loved songs. While the music isn't up to Marillion's standard, her singing is genuinely enjoyable and brings a completely new take on the pieces.

The song selection is great too. There are some genuine surprises on it, such as the appearance of "Woke Up" or "Going Under" as well as more standard favourites we expect to see. One of the best moments has to be moving from "Blind Curve" into a section of "The New Kings" which, rather than jarring, blends these moments of old and new together really nicely. Makes me wish Marillion would play those songs like that, just how in the 1991 era, they went from "Blind Curve" into "Uninvited Guest"... ah, good times! But I digress.

It's impossible for me to say whether this selection of covers is any good from the standpoint of someone who isn't a Marillion fan. Does it stand as an album in its own right? Probably not. It's more than likely that the familiarity with the core work is what makes this so likeable, but likeable it is.

I just wish the cover was a little less awful. Really, it's a terrible and hideous childish Microsoft-paint-esque monster of a cover that should be burned rather than permanently tied to this collection of songs! Mark Wilkinson it is not.

A solid three stars and, for Marillion fans, a great entry into Fleesh's collection of both original and cover songs. Worth investigating.

Titles taken from 'The Dark Side', 'Wish You', 'The Wall', 'Animals', 'Atom', B-side titles, 'The Division' where the sound refers to Karnataka and other Mostley Autumn, ' Obscured', 'More', 'The Final', 'A Momentary', in short everything you need to be able to revise a bit. Note that two monster tracks 'Dogs' and 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' brighten up the album with their length and the quality of the covers; Gabby is indeed the attraction breathing new air with her voice as on 'High Hopes' and Celo is surprised to take up all the instruments in copy / paste sometimes, in pure research and digression other times.

Fleesh didn't just cover Pink Floyd, he shaped it to let our musical mind wander searching for similarities and differences with the original titles, knowing that Gabby's voice made me think of this, of there to that of Anneke, in short a pleasant digression in fact. (3.5)