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[Marshall Wood]

>Forgive my doubts, but Fish has a long way to go to convince me to buy anything by him ever again. I enjoyed Wilderness of Mirrors and then thought he slid into a hole faster that you can say, "Marillion suck just as bad..." Having been a follower of Marillion, I thought when they split apart each side suffered.
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>Fish would actually have to give his new album away as proof, here it's free, try it, I swear it's good.

Ditto!  I was disappointed by much of _Vigil in a Wilderness of
Mirrors_, and enjoyed maybe 2-3 tracks from _Internal Exile_ (I
liked the title song).  The last straw :) was _Songs from the
Mirror_.  And after reading "A-return-to-excellence!" reviews of
every release from the Marillion/Fish camps since _Holidays in
Eden_ (none of which are worthy of sitting on the same shelf as
_Misplaced Childhood_ or the other classics), I am skeptical.

>ObCD:  Spiral Realms - Trip to G9

Is this worth tracking down?  I've got _Crystal Jungles of Eos_
and _Solar Wind_, which are both good, but maybe a little
redundant.  Any comments on _G9_?

In your next message, you mention Architectural Metaphor.  I
got turned on to both bands, as well as Porcupine Tree, via
the 3-CD set _Space Box - 1970 & Beyond: Space, Krautrock, &
Acid Trips_ (phew!) that came out last year.  Have you heard
this?  I can post a review if anyone is interested, but I
suspect that it may be old territory.  Lots of HW friends &
relations on that set...

MWood

NP: _Aurum Nostrum_ - Sinkadus