Marillion- Kayleigh: C/D?

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I'm far too young to remember Marillion, but I always thought they were regarded as some sort of prog-rock hangover with enough randomly slapped on synth-rock-without-synths bits to ensure that they weren't chucked out of the 80s permanently.

But this! It's like the world's most passive-agressive Hall and Oates if they'd never listened to a single soul record in their life!

Classic, then, if only for Fish vs the old woman drinking sherry on Banzai.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 6 January 2006 15:51 (twenty years ago)

People bought it because they believed Fish was singing about something that actually happened.

Then the next single, "Lavender Blue dilly dilly" came out and no-one believed it in the same way.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 6 January 2006 15:58 (twenty years ago)

My first gig was Marillion on the Misplaced Childhood tour. I've still got the 12-inch of "Kayleigh" somewhere. It has to be said, it wasn't their greatest moment, but I remember getting all excited when they read the chart out at lunchtime and Marillion were in the Top 10.

Fuck it, it's quite Classic.

― I Am Sexless and I Am Foul (noodle vague), Friday, 6 January 2006 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Marillion sucks.

― vartman (novaheat), Friday, 6 January 2006 18:27 (twenty years ago)

In 1985 the two biggest bands for Sounds Magazine readers were Marillion and The Smiths.

In 1985 I was 15, Marillion were a popular band re my School year.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 6 January 2006 19:50 (twenty years ago)

I think it's the only good song on that album.

― Joe (Joe), Friday, 6 January 2006 21:29 (twenty years ago)

I think we should listen to vartman, he's made a controversial and challenging comment.

― Excelsior Syndrum (noodle vague), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

"...I thought it was spaghetti in your hair..."

― reclusive hero (reclusive hero), Friday, 6 January 2006 22:54 (twenty years ago)

I remember only being aware of the existence of Belsize Park because of this song. It's kind of classic. Well, I like it anyway. It's the only song of theirs I would willingly still listen to.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 6 January 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

The hipster posturing on this board is so fucking lame. I was struck by that. Opinions are assigned to people around here.

Eh, it's an ok song.

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 00:38 (twenty years ago)

Arrrrr me harties!

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 00:39 (twenty years ago)

But what if hipster posturing is merely the outward visible manifestation of the posters' honest expression of innermost sentiment? What then?

Re the question: On my 16th birthday, my uncle gave me Bryan Adams's Reckless. I promptly exchanged it for Misplaced Childhood, and I'll admit I've never regretted that. "Kayleigh" is, eh, an ok song as you said.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Saturday, 7 January 2006 00:50 (twenty years ago)

Though I definitely think "inner most sentiment" is usually bullshit based on socialization, norms, and tropes. If a scene says something crap, consensus reality kicks in. But I can't really know what you really think.

Really, i don't care. I'm just throwing the casual cliches back.

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 00:54 (twenty years ago)

It's all good, er...

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 00:55 (twenty years ago)

Hey, I was kidding a bit. I thought maybe you were the innermost sentiment proponent :)

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Saturday, 7 January 2006 01:02 (twenty years ago)

That song is only classic in the context of the entire "Misplaced Childhood" album (which is certainly classic)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 7 January 2006 02:13 (twenty years ago)

I like the album a lot. Early Marillion is the soundtrack of my early twenties, and I'll always be nostalgic about that album in particular.

The only band I'm actually semi-embarassed by now is Rush and I'll still spin their albums when I'm in a certain mood.

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 04:20 (twenty years ago)

We should all listen to Excelsior, since he's being ironic.

Marillion still sucks though.

Anyone want to buy my "Script for a Jester's Tear" promo LP?

― vartman (novaheat), Saturday, 7 January 2006 07:17 (twenty years ago)

I'm not being ironic when I say I like Marillion. I genuinely like them. I just try not to mistake my personal preferences for objective standards, and all that jive.

― James Slone (Freon Trotsky), Saturday, 7 January 2006 09:36 (twenty years ago)

Isn't "classic/dud" making a personal preference into an objective standard?

― vartman (novaheat), Saturday, 7 January 2006 10:00 (twenty years ago)

TS: Marillion's "Kayleigh" vs Mr Mister's "Kyrie"

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Saturday, 7 January 2006 10:29 (twenty years ago)

Hey admins, is it possible to ban the IPs of all the people who say positive things about Marilion ? I really find these comments offensive.

― snowballing (snowballing), Saturday, 7 January 2006 10:33 (twenty years ago)

Scroll down to the bottom of the article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4602366.stm

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 14:01 (twenty years ago)

Hey, I was excited as the next prog boy to see Marillion on MTV, but it was a far tumble downhill from Fugazi.

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 14:16 (twenty years ago)

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