Ian Mosley

Fish is the man!!! Reminds me of Peter Gabriel a little. I really stopped following the band after Hogarth took over.

Clint

Yes Ian Mosley is great!
I remember always having fun learning and playing Marillion songs in a band I played with in the late 80's (Assasing, Lavender, Slainte Mhath).

And his groove match Pete Trewavas on bass is good too! They're really interesting to hear together.

I stopped following the band after "Clutching at Straws" but I recently subbed in a band that played "Easter" a song from the Hogarth era which is a really good song with intresting grooves (going from 6/8 to 5/8). But a little something was missing, I guess it's Fish's aura...

Tombo

I personally stopped at Clutching, thought Misplaced was the pivotal record. IMO. Fish is an amazing singer/performer

Fish even took the time have the crowd sing "Happy Birthday to you" to a stage crew guy, I thought that was a nice significant gesture.

P.S: Anyone aware what Fish is up to these days?

Later,

solo stuff.

There is actually a Vinnie/Fish connection. Vinnie played on a few tunes on a Tony Banks (Genesis)CD entitled Still. Some have Fish on vocals. The tunes really don't feature Vinnie enough to warrant an aggressive search. You might want to pick it up in a used CD shop.

Clint

Fish has a nice website where he posts emails about what he's been up to etc. There are also a bunch of video clips (of music and of his acting work), photos, artwork and scans of lyric books. I had the pleasure of meeting him in London after his gig at the Mean Fiddler and at first he was quite intimidating but soon chilled and was very cool indeed. I continued to follow both Marillion and Fish after the split and still dig each's music. Fish has used some fine drummers over the years too; Mark Brzezicki (Big Country), Kevin Wilkinson (who unfortunately committed suicide), and Dave Stewart (great Scottish drummer, apparently auditioned for Fish when he was 19, Fish said great but you're too young, come back in a couple of years.)

Wilkinson was a great drummer, saw him with Howard Jones.

Roy, Randy or anyone else...

Sad about Wilkinson... Never heard of him though.

So since you're a Marillion follower that stuck around after the Fish era, more questions are popping up.

1) Which era do prefer and in what ways did Marillion's style changed.

2) Did Ian's playing evolve much? Did you prefer him then or do you prefer him now? Like red wine, has he gotten better with time? [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

later,

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ May 07, 2003 05:14 PM: Message edited by: beat Hit ]</font>

In answer to your questions Beat:

1. I prefer the Fish era personally, that's what I listened to first and is what got me hooked on the band. When Season's End came out (first album without Fish) I was blown away though. The musicians had the same style but the music was very different because of Steve Hogarth. He and Fish are very different but I think that's where Marillion wanted to go. It was like listening to a new band yet the playing was familiar. As for how their music has changed, I think they've basically been doing as they want, especially these days as they're bypassing the record companies. Stylistically they've tried many things. Each album is different from the previous, keeping it very interesting for themselves and the fans. They're not afraid to tread new ground because they have such a loyal fanbase whom they know will follow them no matter what. "Afraid Of Sunlight" is my favourite Hogarth disc.

2. Again, I think I preferred Ian's playing in the old days, although I don't think his style has changed that much. If anything he's scaled back a bit. You can still hear him play a simple groove and know it's him because he still has his traits. A lot has to do with the music though because he's all about playing the song. He can also be busy when he needs to be.