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 Marillion
| Which Marillion album chronicled Fish's descent into alcoholism? | Marillion Trivia
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Clutching At Straws. This was Fish's last studio album with the band.
| What song begins with the line: 'Do you remember, chalk hearts painted on a playground wall-----'? | Marillion Trivia
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Kayleigh. Kayleigh became Marillion's first big hit single.
Script For a Jester's Tear.
| Marillion have often been accused as being clones of this British rock Group? | Marillion Trivia
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'Cannibal Surf Babe'. Taken from the 1995 album 'Afraid of Sunlight'.
'Separated Out'. Taken from their 2001 album 'Anoraknophobia'.
'Bridge'. Taken from the 1994 album 'Brave'. In my opinion by far their best album.
Silmarillion. The band took their name from the book by JRR Tolkien. Group X was Hawkwind's original name, Smile was Queen's original name and Earth was Black Sabbath's original name.
Aylesbury. Dalkieth is Fish's home town. Milton Keynes is where the Starting Gate is located, a venue Marillion played many times in their early days while London is where The Marquee, the band's home away from home in their early days, was to be found.
Doug Irvine. Mick Pointer was the original drummer, Brian Jelliman was the original keyboard player while Andy Glass was in a previous band with Mick Pointer
Doug Irvine. Doug yet again - busy man. Diz Minnitt and Pete Trewavas were subsequent replacements for Doug while Geddy Lee is, of course, a member of Rush
The Web. The lyrics Fish provided replaced those to an old song called "Close".
Chemical Alice. Pete Trewavas was formerly a member of the Metros, Wolf once featured Ian Mosely on drums while Diz Minnitt played bass for the Stone Dome Band.
Dave Stopps. Dave Stopps also was manager of the Friars in Aylesbury. Keith Goodwin was Marillion's press officer, Peter Mensch was one of the two prospective managers considered by Marillion after Dave Stopps stepped down while Jack Barry was the manager of the marquee
The Theakston Festival, Nostell Priory. The band supported Jethro Tull on this occasion.
On stage at the Reading Festival.. Reading was the second festival Marillion played that week end. The previous day they had supported Jethro Tull at the Theakston Festival at Nostell Priory.
Hugh Stanley Clarke. Clarke was a senior member of EMI's A&R department.
Charisma. Charisma boss Tony Stratton Smith was a huge fan of the band and gave orders for them to be signed at all cost. However, the employee who was sent to finalise the deal wasn't impressed and made them a very poor offer.
Battle, near Hastings, Sussex. During the recording sessions, the band's van, which had been nicknamed Margaret, finally fell to pieces. The roadcrew immediately placed an obituary in the local paper and, afterwords, said 'she died in Battle'.
David Hitchcock. Hitchcock was well know for his previous work with progressive rock giants like Genesis and Camel.
Mark Wilkinson. The distorted eye of the jester on the cover was modelled on an extreme close up photograph of Mark Wilkinson's own eye.
A car accident. David Hitchcock was driving home, with the master tapes in his car, when he crashed.
"Three Boats Down From the Candy" and "Grendel". None of the three songs on the first EP have featured on a studio album.
3. It was released as a 7", 12" and 12" picture disc.
| The tour to promote the first single from 'Market Square Heroes' ended with a date at which London venue? | Marillion 2 - Early Days
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The Venue. Marillion would not play Hammersmith Odeon until the "Script For a Jester's Tear" Tour. They headlined Wembley Arena on the "Clutching at Straws" tour. According to "The Story So Far" web site, the band have never played the Albert Hall.
| Which song features the line "Catalogue princess, apprentice seductress,
hiding in her cellophane world in glitter town"?
| Marillion Lyrics 1983-87
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Chelsea Monday. 'Chelsea Monday' is a track on Marillion's debut album "Script For a Jester's Tear", released in 1983.
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