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Fugazi (album)
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Fugazi is the second studio album of the neo-progressive rock
band Marillion
. It was released in 1984 and was the first album with Ian Mosley
on drums. It reached no. 5 on the UK album charts, stayed on the chart for a total of 20 weeks and contained the UK top 40 singles Punch And Judy
(no. 29) and Assassing (no. 22).
A 2-CD remastered version with additional B-sides and demos was released in 1998.
The album was produced under difficult circumstances, with the band employing and ejecting a number of drummers in quick succession following the departure of Mick Pointer
, before finally settling on Ian Mosley
.
All individual writing credits taken from the 1998 remastered version; the original 1984 version credited "Marillion" collectively.
Neo-progressive rock
Neo-progressive rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock, developed in the UK and popular in the 1980s, although it lives on today....
band Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
. It was released in 1984 and was the first album with Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Ian F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
on drums. It reached no. 5 on the UK album charts, stayed on the chart for a total of 20 weeks and contained the UK top 40 singles Punch And Judy
Punch and Judy (song)
"Punch and Judy" is the first single from Marillion's second studio album Fugazi. The lyrics of the song are about a marriage gone bad.The single reached no. 29 on the UK singles charts in February 1984...
(no. 29) and Assassing (no. 22).
A 2-CD remastered version with additional B-sides and demos was released in 1998.
The album was produced under difficult circumstances, with the band employing and ejecting a number of drummers in quick succession following the departure of Mick Pointer
Mick Pointer
Mick Pointer , originally from Brill in Buckinghamshire, England, was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band, Marillion...
, before finally settling on Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Ian F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
.
Side one
- "Assassing" – 7:02 (DickFish (singer)Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
/Kelly/RotherySteve RotherySteve Rothery is the guitarist of the English rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.-Biography:...
/TrewavasPete TrewavasPete Trewavas is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnett, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of...
) - "Punch and JudyPunch and Judy (song)"Punch and Judy" is the first single from Marillion's second studio album Fugazi. The lyrics of the song are about a marriage gone bad.The single reached no. 29 on the UK singles charts in February 1984...
" – 3:21 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/MoverJonathan MoverJonathan Mover is an American drummer who has worked with a number of artists including Aretha Franklin, Fuel, Alice Cooper, Shakira, Julian Lennon, GTR, Everlast, The Tubes, Mick Jagger, Steve Howe, Peter Frampton, Oleander, Celine Dion, Elton John, Stuart Hamm, They Might Be Giants, Frank...
) - "Jigsaw" – 6:49 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
- "Emerald Lies" – 5:08 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/MosleyIan MosleyIan F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
)
Side two
- "She Chameleon" – 6:52 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
- "Incubus" – 8:30 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
- "Fugazi" – 8:12 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/Mosley)
Bonus CD of the 1998 remastered edition
- "Cinderella Search" (12" version) – 5:31 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/Mosley)
- "Assassing" (Alternate Mix) – 7:40 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas) (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
- "Three Boats Down From The Candy" (1984 Re-recording) – 4:00 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/PointerMick PointerMick Pointer , originally from Brill in Buckinghamshire, England, was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band, Marillion...
/Minnett) - "Punch and JudyPunch and Judy (song)"Punch and Judy" is the first single from Marillion's second studio album Fugazi. The lyrics of the song are about a marriage gone bad.The single reached no. 29 on the UK singles charts in February 1984...
" (Demo) – 3:50 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/Mover) - "She Chameleon" (Demo) – 6:34 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
- "Emerald Lies" (Demo) – 5:32 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas/Mosley)
- "Incubus" (Demo) – 8:09 (Dick/Kelly/Rothery/Trewavas)
All individual writing credits taken from the 1998 remastered version; the original 1984 version credited "Marillion" collectively.
Personnel
- FishFish (singer)Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, is a Scottish progressive rock singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of Marillion.-Biography:...
– vocals - Steve RotherySteve RotherySteve Rothery is the guitarist of the English rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.-Biography:...
- guitars - Mark Kelly - keyboards
- Pete TrewavasPete TrewavasPete Trewavas is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnett, while acting occasionally as a backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist.Although he was born in Middlesbrough, Trewavas spent much of his childhood in the Buckinghamshire town of...
- bass - Ian MosleyIan MosleyIan F. Mosley is a drummer in the progressive rock band, Marillion.Mosley joined the band in 1984 after a long search for a replacement of Mick Pointer, who had been left the band in 1983. Mosley had previously, among others, played with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, both on two of his...
- drums - Linda Pyke - backing vocals on "Incubus"
Trivia
- The 1984 re-recorded version of "Market Square Heroes" that was released on the reverse of the "Punch and Judy" single appears instead on the re-mastered edition of Script for a Jester's TearScript for a Jester's TearScript for a Jester's Tear is the first album by the neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1983. It reached number seven on the UK album chart and stayed on the chart for 31 weeks, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album....
as "Market Square Heroes (Alternative Version)."
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK Album Chart | 5 |
External links
- Liner notes for the remaster by some of the band members (on the marillion.com band page):