Track Listing

1. Assassing
2. Punch And Judy
3. Jigsaw
4. Emerald Lies
5. She Chameleon
6. Incubus
7. Fugazi

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174881 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .12 pounds

CD Description
For their second album, British neo-prog pioneers Marilliontrimmed a bit of the musical fat from their sound. Though the group still maintained many of the old-school prog trappings that made SCRIPT FOR A JESTER'S TEAR a success, FUGAZI took Marillion towards a more refined vista. Lead singer Fish's lyrics are even more laden with barbed invective aimed atBritish social conventions, marking him as either a descendent of Ray Davies or a precursor of Jarvis Cocker, dependingon one's inclination. There's a greater rhythmic thrust to some of the tracks, and less emphasis on facile instrumentalflair. Of course, that's not to say that there's any dearthof impressive musical moments here, as guitarist Steve Rothery's post-Pink Floyd guitar dances around Mark Kelly's kaleidoscopic synthesizer lines. Ultimately less ornate and moreaggressive than its predecessor, FUGAZI was a slight step away from Marillion's '70s roots towards a sound more uniquely their own.