The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)

Performer: Marillion
Producer: Marillion; Privet Hedge
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Marillion: Fish (vocals); Steve Rothery (guitar); Mark Kelly (keyboards); Pete Trewavas (bass, vocals); Ian Mosley (drums, percussion). The majestic THIEVING MAGPIE, a two-CD live set from 1988, acts as a sort of parting of the ways for symphonic prog-rock group Marillion and its notorious lead singer, Fish. The Peter Gabriel-esque lead singer, who ever had an undercurrent of ferocity in his melodious voice, left the heralded band on a high note. This tour guide of sorts explains the power of Fish in his element, as the vocals soar and dive to a whisper, echoing the magnificent rises and falls of the keyboard-driven hardest-of-rocking units.

In the early 1980s, an era dominated by fluffy synth-pop, Marillion stood apart from the pack, with a sound heavily influenced by '70s prog rock. In particular, the band's singer, Fish, had a vocal and visual style strikingly similar to that of Peter Gabriel. Leading the charge of neo-prog into the '80s (alongside Pallas, Pendragon, IQ, et al.), Marillion struck a blow for old-school rock values. After Fish departed, Steve Hogarth came aboard, and instead of falling apart without the former's dynamic presence, the band continued to flourish both musically and commercially.

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