Marillion Net Worth is
$300,000
Marillion Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marillion /mʌˈrɪlˌjən/ are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979. They are known as the most successful band to emerge from the United Kingdom's 1980s neo-progressive rock scene. They have sold more than 15 million albums to date.Their recorded studio output since 1982 is composed of seventeen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth in early 1989. The band achieved eight Top Ten UK albums between 1983 and 1994, including a Number One album in 1985 with Misplaced Childhood, and during the period the band were fronted by Fish they scored eleven Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including 1985's "Kayleigh", which reached No. 2 and became their biggest hit single. The first album released with Hogarth, 1989's Seasons End, was another Top Ten hit, and albums continued to chart well until their departure from EMI following the release of their 1996 live album Made Again and the dissipation of the band's mainstream popularity in the late 1990s; save for a resurgence in the mid- to late-2000s, they have essentially been a cult act since then. Marillion have achieved a further twelve Top 40 hit singles in the UK with Hogarth, including 2004's "You're Gone", which charted at No. 7 and is the biggest hit of his tenure. The band continue to tour internationally, and were ranked 38th in Classic Rock's "50 Best Live Acts of All Time" in 2008.Marillion are widely considered to have been one of the first mainstream acts to have fully recognised and tapped the potential for commercial musicians to interact with their fans via the internet, starting in around 1996, and are nowadays often characterised as a rock & roll 'Web Cottage Industry'. The history of the band's use of the Internet is described by Michael Lewis in the book Next: The Future Just Happened as an example of how the Internet is shifting power away from established elites, such as multinational record labels and record producers. The band are renowned for having an extremely dedicated following (often self-termed 'Freaks'), with some fans regularly travelling significant distances to attend single gigs, driven in large part by the close fan base involvement which the band cultivate via their website, podcasts, biennial conventions and regular fanclub publications. The release of their 2001 album Anoraknophobia, which was funded by their fans through advance orders instead of by the band signing to a record company, gained significant attention and was called "a unique funding campaign" by the BBC. Writing for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis described Marillion as "the undisputed pioneers" of fan-funded music.
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1 | They are mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Guest Informant" by The Fall. |
2 | Despite the fact only one member of the band was Scottish, because their lead singer during their most high profile years in the 1980s was Scottish, they are often referred to as a Scottish band (including by music journalist and broadcaster Mark Ellen in his book "Rock Stars Stole my Life!: A Big Bad Love Affair with Music"). |
3 | By 2004 they had sold over 14 million albums and played over 1,100 gigs. |
4 | In 2003 broke the record for the fastest release of a DVD concert. The official Guinness World Record listing reads: 'The fastest time for a music DVD to be filmed and then released is 63 hr 29 min. Featuring the band Marillion, it was recorded at the Marillion Convention at Butlins, Minehead, Somerset UK on 14 March 2003, before going on sale to the public on 17 March 2003.'. |
5 | They named their 12th album "Anoraknophobia" as a reference to their perennially unfashionable status within the British music industry. More than 12,000 people ordered the album before the band even wrote it, giving them an advance of £200,000 to make it. It also enabled them to retain the rights to the music. |
6 | They were voted the Best New Band of 1982 by readers of rock magazine Sounds. |
7 | Their 1985 album "Misplaced Childhood" came fourth in Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. (March 2003). |
8 | Their album "Afraid of Sunlight" was included in Q Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 1995. Despite this, the album was not a commercial success, stalling at 16 on the chart (the first Marillion studio album not to get into the top ten) and staying on the chart for just two weeks. It was their last album for EMI, the label that signed them in 1982. |
9 | Band members are Fish (who left in 1988), Steve Hogarth (who joined in 1989), Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley (who joined in 1984), Pete Trewavas and Steve Rothery. Original drummer Mick Pointer was fired from the band in 1983 and only performed on their first album. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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1987 | 2014 | performer: "Lavender" | |
Clem | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Skins | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Shadow Walkers | 2006 | performer: "Ocean Cloud", "Drilling Holes", "If My Heart Were A Ball It Would Roll Uphill", "Quartz", "Separated Out" / writer: "Ocean Cloud" | |
Nighty Night | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Marillion: A Piss-Up in a Brewery | 2002 | Video performer: "Let It Be", "Way Over Yonder", "How Will You Go", "Go!", "After Me", "Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury", "Cinderella Search", "The Space", "A Collection", "Beautiful", "Afraid of Sunrise", "Sympathy", "Dry Land", "Sugar Mice", "Gazpacho", "80 Days", "Answering Machine", "Cannibal Surf Babe" / writer: "Go!", "After Me", "Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury", "Cinderella Search", "The Space", "A Collection", "Beautiful", "Afraid of Sunrise", "Sympathy", "Dry Land", "Sugar Mice", "Ga | |
Late Night Shopping | 2001 | performer: "Kayleigh" | |
Brave | 1994 | performer: "Bridge", "Living With The Big Lie", "Runaway", "Goodbye To All That", "Hard As Love", "The Hollow Man", "Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury", "Brave", "The Great Escape" / writer: "Bridge", "Living With The Big Lie", "Runaway", "Goodbye To All That", "Hard As Love", "The Hollow Man", "Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury", "Brave", "The Great Escape" | |
The Kenny Everett Television Show | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1988 writer - 1 episode, 1988 | |
Live from Loreley | 1987 | Video documentary performer: "Slàinte Mhath", "Assassing", "Script for a Jester's Tear", "Incubus", "Sugar Mice", "Hotel Hobbies", "Warm Wet Circles", "That Time of the Night", "Pseudo Silk Kimono", "Kayleigh", "Lavender", "Bitter Suite", "Heart of Lothian", "The Last Straw", "Incommunicado" | |
Whistle Test | | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1983 - 1985 writer - 2 episodes, 1983 - 1985 | |
Top of the Pops | 1985 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Wogan | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | |
Marillion: Recital of the Script | 1983 | Video performer: "Script for a Jester's Tear", "Garden Party", "Chelsea Monday", "He Knows You Know", "Forgotten Sons", "Market Square Heroes" | |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Destressed | 2014 | Documentary original score | |
The Shadow Walkers | 2006 | | |
Brave | 1994 | | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Dude! Where's My Music? | | Documentary post-production | Himself |
Cue the Music | 1991 | TV Series | Themselves (1994) |
The Kenny Everett Television Show | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
Na siehste | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Themselves - Performers |
Ibiza '92 | 1987 | TV Movie | Themselves - Performers |
Top of the Pops | 1985 | TV Series | Themselves |
Àngel Casas Show | 1985 | TV Series | Themselves |