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Who had the best debut album with Marillion?

Edited by Snow Dog

moi aussi...this was hard...season's end is a good album also,easter especially make me warm inside...and to be honest Script Of A Jester Tear is not THE greatest...actually as it was the first Marillion album I listened it almost made me not go further in discovering Marillion...but in a comparison between these albums...it goes as first...

Script, even though Season's End gets my vote for best Hogarth era album

"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”

"No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."

Fish did.

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Script of course, though I LOVE Berlin, Easter and The Space....

Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson

Script For A Jester¡¯s Tear

A Progressive Rock classic!

"Script..." - one of the greatest albums of all time.

Script, no question. I am a huge Fish-head (heh, that just gave me a slighlty amusing mental picture).

Actually, I have a real bias against Season's End. I noticed it when our local record shop first stocked it upon release, and bought it immediately, as I had recently gotten into Marillion and had become a huge fan. "A new album by my new favorite band!! Awesome!", I thought as I ran home with it (I lived within walking distance from the shop so I DID literally run home). Now, this was back in '89, so I had no internet access, and Marillion were not covered at all by the music press in the US, so I had no clue as to the line-up change within the band. I eagerly pressed play and started jamming to the first song. All of a sudden, some other dude starts singing and I was stunned. I opened the cassette insert and read the musician line-up: no Fish?!!?, just some Hogarth character. I was so devistated that I pressed stop and didn't listen to the album for about a week.

Years later, I guess Hogarth is an okay vocalist, and I actually like some of the albums he's on. But I'll always have a bias, from when I felt "tricked" 16 years ago.

Poll Question: Fish’s Or Hogarth’s Debut
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Script For A Jester’s Tear	28	[82.35%]
Season’s End	3	[8.82%]
Both Equally As Good	3	[8.82%]
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Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Topic: Marillion:The Better First Album Posted: December 17 2005 at 10:55
	Who had the best debut album with Marillion? Edited by Snow Dog


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	Script for a Jesters Tear.


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	moi aussi...this was hard...season's end is a good album also,easter especially make me warm inside...and to be honest Script Of A Jester Tear is not THE greatest...actually as it was the first Marillion album I listened it almost made me not go further in discovering Marillion...but in a comparison between these albums...it goes as first...


Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: December 17 2005 at 12:00
	Script all the way!

Trotsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771	Posted: December 17 2005 at 12:58
	Script, even though Season's End gets my vote for best Hogarth era album
	"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."

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	I haven't heard all of Season's End, but it can't be better than Script.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: December 17 2005 at 14:10
	Fish did.
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

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	Both are good albums, but I'll have to give it to Script...

Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 19757	Posted: December 17 2005 at 15:21
	Script of course, though I LOVE Berlin, Easter and The Space....
	Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson

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	I went with SEASON'S END. H, in my opinion, is vocally stronger.
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	Script For A Jester¡¯s Tear A Progressive Rock classic!

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	Script, their best album in any line-up.
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	"Script..." - one of the greatest albums of all time.

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	Script For A Jester's Tear

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	Script, no question. I am a huge Fish-head (heh, that just gave me a slighlty amusing mental picture). Actually, I have a real bias against Season's End. I noticed it when our local record shop first stocked it upon release, and bought it immediately, as I had recently gotten into Marillion and had become a huge fan. "A new album by my new favorite band!! Awesome!", I thought as I ran home with it (I lived within walking distance from the shop so I DID literally run home). Now, this was back in '89, so I had no internet access, and Marillion were not covered at all by the music press in the US, so I had no clue as to the line-up change within the band. I eagerly pressed play and started jamming to the first song. All of a sudden, some other dude starts singing and I was stunned. I opened the cassette insert and read the musician line-up: no Fish?!!?, just some Hogarth character. I was so devistated that I pressed stop and didn't listen to the album for about a week. Years later, I guess Hogarth is an okay vocalist, and I actually like some of the albums he's on. But I'll always have a bias, from when I felt "tricked" 16 years ago.


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	I haven't heard the entire Season's end, but the Fish era owns Hogarth era all the way
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