MARILLION
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COMPACT DISC
Item no. :XRYCD030 Barcode :0823564036731 Artist :MARILLION Product type :Compact Disc Label :X-RAY Release Date :10 February 2023
SUPERB FESTIVAL BROADCAST FROM GERMANY 1986
• Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979, Marillion emerged from the post-punk scene in Britain and existed as a bridge
between styles of punk and classic prog-rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s.
• Marillion's recorded studio output since 1982 is composed of twenty albums and generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by
the departure of original lead singer Fish in late 1988 and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989.
• Despite unpopularity in the mainstream media and a consistently unfashionable status within the British music press, Marillion have
maintained a hugely loyal international fanbase, becoming widely acknowledged as playing a pioneering role in the development of
crowdfunding and fan-funded music. They have sold over 15 million albums worldwide.
• Marillion’s third and commercially most successful studio album was Misplaced Childhood, which had a more mainstream sound than
their previous records. The lead single, ‘Kayleigh’, received major promotion by EMI and gained heavy rotation on BBC Radio 1 and
other radio stations as well as television appearances, bringing the band to the attention of a much wider audience.
• In the summer of 1986, the band played to their biggest ever audience as special guests of Queen at the Open-Air festival in
Mannheim, Germany, attended by a crowd of over 150,000 people. Performing a stunning set, Marillion came of age at this show, and
have remained a quite remarkable live attraction ever since.
• The entire festival was broadcast live on German radio and TV, and this new CD now includes Marillion’s entire performance from this
extraordinary event.
TRACKLIST
1 Garden Party 7:09
2 Freaks 5:40
3 Assassing 6:23
4 Misplaced Childhood, Part 1 19:36
5 Misplaced Childhood, Part 2 23:43
6 Forgotten Sons 10:17
7 Market Square Heroes 8:35
