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THANKS FOR ALL THE…
I just want to thank you for Prog 112. Seeing Fish on the cover was a nice surprise and reading all the stories about Fish and Marillion took me back to Germany when I was serving there back in the early 80s. I was sitting at night listening to the radio when I heard He Knows You Know and I thought: “Wow!” They reminded me of early Genesis and I was left with goosebumps. A week later when I got back to camp I got changed, went into town and found a record shop. I bought the album Script For A Jester’s Tear and have loved Marillion and the exploits of Fish ever since. I cannot wait for the new stuff to come out.
Keep up the good work. You have helped me big time to get through this pandemic.
Allan Reid, via email
The big man himself on the cover of Prog 112.
HITTING THE WRONG NOTES
I’ve thought about writing in on this subject for some time. I listen to various prog bands and bands from other genres. I have a number of friends who do likewise and therefore do not feel alone in asking this question: why do so many bands who are clearly talented, opt to have a bandmember singing who is vocally awful? I often hear great music especially at the start of an album, and think: “This is very promising” and then suddenly the singer comes in. Often the albums are musically excellent and the artists can obviously play, but so many are a disappointment as the singer does not even meet moderate levels and is often abysmal. A simple change would make many sound great.