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Jul 17, 2016 · The band’s name had been shortened to Marillion. There was a revised line-up, with Mark Kelly on keyboards, and Pete Trewavas replacing Diz Minnitt on bass. And with the band signed to EMI, debut single Market Square Heroes was released – featuring, as the B-side, the epic 17-minute track Grendel .
Other sources have that the band name was shortened to Marillion in 1981 to avoid potential copyright conflicts, [18] at the same time as singer Fish and bassist William 'Diz' Minnitt [19] replaced original bassist/vocalist
May 17, 2013 · They’re the rejection letters his old band Marillion received from every British record company they approached in an attempt to get a record deal. “It was a struggle to get noticed,” says the singer today with a snort.
- Dave Everley
Aug 24, 2019 · Formed in the rock and roll Mecca that is Aylesbury in 1979, Marillion took their name from JRR Tolkien’s impenetrable fantasy doorstep The Silmarillion (not exactly an auspicious start slap-bang in the middle of the punk explosion).
Aug 31, 2016 · Here’s how it works. Marillion might not be far off their 40th anniversary, but they have no intention of going soft in their dotage. FEAR (Fuck Everyone And Run) is the title of their latest album, and it’s as angry and politically charged as anything they’ve ever done.
- Paul Lester
Sep 17, 2021 · But the order of operations is debatable. Let's start with the source for all these claims, the MARILLION - A HISTORY document. Here is its exact wording: Marillion clocked up fourteen dates to November 1980. It was at this point that Doug decided to leave the band...
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Although Clutching at Straws did not achieve the sales of its predecessor, the number one album Misplaced Childhood, spending 15 weeks on the UK album chart (the shortest chart residency of any of Marillion's first four studio albums), it was still an immediate commercial success, becoming the second highest charting Marillion album by entering ...
