This Strange Engine
Marillion: Steve Hogarth (vocals); Steve Rothery (guitar); Mark Kelly (keyboards); Pete Trewavas (bass); Ian Mosley (drums, percussion).Additional personnel: Tim Perkins (balalaika); Phil Todd (saxophone); Paula Savage (trumpet); Steve H (keyboards, percussion); Pete, Mark, Steve H, Charlton & Newbottle School Choir (background vocals).If any self-respecting Marillion fans could have looked into a crystal ball back in the mid-'80s (at the the band's pinnacle) to see where the band's path was headed, most would likely have been shocked and amazed to see how it all turned out. If the Fish-led incarnation steered the band down an often dramatic path of intricate, ambitious material, Marillion's new boy, Steve Hogarth, slowly beat it out of them -- but not necessarily in a bad way. Released in 1997, This Strange Engine features the Mach II Marillion lineup in all its commercial glory. The longwinded compositions of previous works are all but forgotten, save for "This Strange Engine," t