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Marillion are a British rock group. Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, [the band] is generally regarded as [having] two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first four albums, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989.
The core lineup of Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley is unchanged since 1984. The band…entire summary
Fish - vocals
Ian Mosley - drums
Pete Trewavas - bass
Steve Rothery - guitar
Mark Kelly - keyboards
From Wikipedia (see the complete Wikipedia entry for Marillion)
Marillion are a British rock group. Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, [the band] is generally regarded as [having] two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first four albums, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989.
The core lineup of Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley is unchanged since 1984. The band has enjoyed critical and commercial success with a string of UK Top Ten hits spanning their career, an estimated fifteen million total worldwide album sales and even an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The band's music has changed stylistically throughout their career. The band themselves have stated that each new album tends to represent a reaction to the preceding one, and for this reason their output is difficult to 'pigeonhole'. Their original sound (with Fish on vocals) is best described as guitar and keyboard led progressive rock or "neo-prog", and has sometimes been compared with 1970's era Genesis.
The band is renowned for having an extremely dedicated following with some fans regularly travelling significant distances to attend single gigs, driven in large part by the close fan base involvement which the band cultivate via their website, podcasts, bi-annual conventions and regular fanclub publications.
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