Marillion - Misplaced Childhood (1985)

Year: 17 June 1985 (CD 1998)
Label: EMI Records (Europe), 7243 4 97034 2 1
Style: Pop
Country: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Time: 41:16, 61:28
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 262, 400 Mb

Charts: UK #1, CAN #88, FIN #29, GER #3, NL #6, NOR #10, SWE #15, SWI #6, US #47. SWI: Gold; UK & GER Platinum.
The best of the Fish-era Marillion albums, Childhood has an "edge" that was lacking on Script and Fugazi. From the sweetness of "Kayleigh" to the edgy jokiness of "Lavender," from the solid-rock brilliance of "Heart of Lothian" (one of the best rockers in prog-rock) to the cathartic "Childhood's End," Fish & Co. are at their combined musical peak here. A must-have for prog-rock fans.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=890) Review by maani
Wow. One of the most disappointing CD purchases I've ever made. After all the glowing praise for this album and this band, I was ready to heave off my bias against post-70's prog and revel in an absolute masterpiece. Instead I was introduced to a singer who makes me want to vomit being backed by a crew of anonymous, unremarkable musicians. Fans of classic prog (Gentle Giant, Yes, ELP) take note: you won't find anything remotely like that here. To the more "open minded" listener (or maybe a semi-deaf Genesis fanatic), this may end up a dear treasure to you like it is to so many others. Your call, best of luck.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=890) Review by corbet

01. Pseudo Silk Kimono (02:14)
02. Kayleigh (04:03)
03. Lavender (02:25)
04. Bitter Suite - I Brief Encounter, II Lost Weekend, III Blue Angel (07:56)
05. Heart Of Lothian - I Wide Boy, II Curtain Call (04:02)
06. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (02:13)
07. Lords Of The Backstage (01:52)
08. Blind Curve - I Vocal Under A Bloodlight, II Passing Strangers, III Mylo, IV ... (09:29)
09. Childhoods End? (04:33)
10. White Feather (02:25)

01. Lady Nina (05:50)
02. Freaks (04:08)
03. Kayleigh (Alternate Mix) (04:03)
04. Lavender Blue (04:22)
05. Heart of Lothian (Extended Mix) (05:54)
06. Pseudo Silk Kimono (Album Demo) (02:11)
07. Kayleigh (Album Demo) (04:06)
08. Lavender (Album Demo) (02:37)
09. Bitter Suite (I. Brief Encounter II. Lost Weekend) (Album Demo) (02:54)
10. Lords Of The Backstage (Album Demo) (01:46)
11. Blue Angel (Album Demo) (01:46)
12. Misplaced Rendezvous (Album Demo) (01:56)
13. Heart Of Lothian (I. Wide Boy II. Curtain Call) (Album Demo) (03:49)
14. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (Album Demo) (02:00)
15. Passing Strangers (I. Mylo II. Perimeter Walk III. Threshold) (Album Demo) (09:17)
16. Childhoods End? (Album Demo) (02:23)
17. White Feather (Album Demo) (02:18)

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