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Written and conceived during a period of inner-band turmoil, Clutching at Straws would prove to be Fish's swan song, and perhaps Marillion's most unheralded masterpiece. Teaming up once again with producer Chris Kimsey, Clutching at Straws showcases some of the band's most satisfying compositions, including the magnificent "Warm Wet Circles" and "That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)." Bookended by Fish's disgust with not only himself, "Torch Song," but also with the burgeoning neo-Nazi uprising in Europe, "White Russian," the great Scot delivers an inspired condemnation. The commercial pomp and circumstance of "Incommunicado" also gives way to a self-parodying confessional inspired by Fish's inability to see himself as a bona fide rock star and celebrity ("I want to do adverts for American Express cards, talk shows on prime time T.V."). Tour opener "Slainte Mhath" is simple and elegant, building to its dramatic crescendo only to be upstaged by "Sugar Mice" -- quite simply, one of Marillion's best commercial singles ever. The album's stunning closer, "The Last Straw," is Fish's self-realization that yes, the band is not only over, but that in his mind, it's null and void ("and if you ever come across us, don't give us your sympathy"). Steve Rothery's blinding guitar solo brings the whole thing down to a crashing finish (prophetically, announcing his arrival as the band's true musical instigator on subsequent Fish-less records).
© John Franck /TiVo
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Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Audio Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Vocals, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Ian Mosley, Drums - Marillion, Vocals, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Audio Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Ian Mosley, Drums - Marillion, Vocals, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Audio Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Recorder, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer, Vocals - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Composer, Vocals, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Composer, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Audio Recording Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Composer - Steve Rothery, Composer - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Fish, Vocals - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Ian Mosley, Drums - Marillion, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Nick Davis, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Chris Kimsey, Producer - Avril Mackintosh, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - David Jacob, MixingEngineer - Richard Sullivan, Engineer - Ian Mosley, Drums - Marillion, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums, Percussion - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums, Percussion - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums, Percussion - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist - Steve Hogarth, Vocals
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Keyboards, Writer - Steve Rothery, Guitar, Writer - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, Engineer - Fish, Vocals - Derek Dick, Writer - Peter Trewavas, Writer - Ian Mosley, Drums, Writer - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Mark Kelly, Composer, Keyboards - Steve Rothery, Composer, Guitar - Pete Trewavas, Bass Guitar - Peter Mew, MixingEngineer - Fish, Vocals - Derek Dick, Composer - Peter Trewavas, Composer - Ian Mosley, Composer, Drums - Marillion, Performance, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Written and conceived during a period of inner-band turmoil, Clutching at Straws would prove to be Fish's swan song, and perhaps Marillion's most unheralded masterpiece. Teaming up once again with producer Chris Kimsey, Clutching at Straws showcases some of the band's most satisfying compositions, including the magnificent "Warm Wet Circles" and "That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)." Bookended by Fish's disgust with not only himself, "Torch Song," but also with the burgeoning neo-Nazi uprising in Europe, "White Russian," the great Scot delivers an inspired condemnation. The commercial pomp and circumstance of "Incommunicado" also gives way to a self-parodying confessional inspired by Fish's inability to see himself as a bona fide rock star and celebrity ("I want to do adverts for American Express cards, talk shows on prime time T.V."). Tour opener "Slainte Mhath" is simple and elegant, building to its dramatic crescendo only to be upstaged by "Sugar Mice" -- quite simply, one of Marillion's best commercial singles ever. The album's stunning closer, "The Last Straw," is Fish's self-realization that yes, the band is not only over, but that in his mind, it's null and void ("and if you ever come across us, don't give us your sympathy"). Steve Rothery's blinding guitar solo brings the whole thing down to a crashing finish (prophetically, announcing his arrival as the band's true musical instigator on subsequent Fish-less records).
© John Franck /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:48:18
- Main artists: Marillion
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressieve rock
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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