Hogarth singing Fish songs

Whilst listening to the Marillion live album Made Again I really got the sense that under no circumstances should Hogarth ever perform Kayleigh or Lavender, he really just doesnt have the style to do these two songs justice, but are there any Fish era songs that Hogarth has or could do the justice that they deserve?

I get the feeling that he could do some really good renditionds of Gouing Under and Just For The Record.

E-Dub wrote: I think they will pull out the ould Fish era stuff for the conventions, but for the most part, it's all Hogarth era nowadays. Suits me fine. I'd just as soon hear a song like "Quartz", "Neverland", or "Afraid Of Sunlight" be in there over a Fish tune. E

Yuk. Better they play a Fish era song rather than a song that doesn't sound like Marillion at all for the most part.

I don't mind Hogarth singing Kayleigh and Lavender that mushc, though he sings the other Fish era songs much better. One song I'm always surprised they don't play anymore is Chelsea Monday, whcih strikes me as being extremely similar to a lot of the Brave material.

I still like hearing the old Marillion songs being played, so perhaps a way around Hogarth not wanting to sing certain tracks would  be to play the Fish era songs as part of another swap the band competition at conventions or just open the song up for the whole audience to sing (again only the conventions) like they did with Script for a Jester's Tear on the first Wish You Were Here DVD, which was an absolutely fantastic rendition. That way we might be able to hear some more Fish era material than the handful of tracks Hogarth feels comfortable singing.

As for non-convention live shows, I'm not too bothered that they don't choose to play any Fish stuff, even though it might help win some old fans back if they did.

<<Yuk. Better they play a Fish era song rather than a song that doesn't sound like Marillion at all for the most part.>>

Man, I love Quartz. It's probably one of my favorites from Anoraknophobia. Besides, the bands overall sound is vastly different that a song like "Quartz" fits in nicely with today's Marillion.

E

Are you sure it's not "nothing else has ever been as hard as love" from "Hard As Love"? Doesn't sound familiar at all.

E

It's interesting that 'Chelsea Monday' is mentioned in this thread, as it's my favourite Fish era track. I'd love to hear H sing this song, as well as 'Jigsaw' and 'Childhood's End'. While Fish is technically a better singer and more charismatic performer than H, I much prefer Marillion's later output and Fish's solo material to the so-called 'classic' Marillion era.

<<in "From stoke row to Ipanema" hogarth sings kaileigh>>

I thought Hogarth does a good job on "Heart Of Lothian".

E

Well well well... I quite like Hogie's rendition of "Lavender", though I think that "Slainte Mhath" or "Sugar Mice" suit him better... I really DISLIKE him singing "Kayleigh" on the other hand...

I recall being on a Marillion list and somebody suggested a show where nothing was done but Fish era...and the person got lambasted. As killer as those old songs are, I know I'd be highly ticked if I went to a Marillion show and heard nothing but Fish era tunes.

And as Rupert said, to hear the old songs, it would be best to check out a Fish show.

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 Fish songs you say?

Edited by Peter Rideout - September 23 2006 at 16:36

Hogarth is not bad, but he's not Fish. Fish has become one of my prog heroes. I want to say only Marillion w/ Fish should perform Fish-era songs, but that's unreasonable. These old songs deserve exposure, but some songs that call for Fish's expressionality and tones should not be done: Script, Garden Party, Childhood's End, Lavender, etc.