As pioneers of the neo-progressive movement in the 1980s, these Aylesbury artists have defied comparisons with their progressive rock forebears and steadily forged their own multifaceted identity. Crowdfunding before it was cool, they’ve managed to sustain a career that thrives on a devoted fan base and a core quintet of consummate musicians. These are my favorite songs from the band with the greatest slogan yet devised (say it with me): “Uncool as f***!”
*This list will be updated in the event of any future (including posthumous) releases.
Honorable mentions
Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury
Emerald Lies
The Great Escape
Kayleigh
Sugar Mice
Top 10
10. Afraid of Sunlight
9. Goodbye to All That
8. Just for the Record
7. Script for a Jester’s Tear
6. Bitter Suite
5. Ocean Cloud
4. He Knows You Know
3. Incubus
2. That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)
1. Blind Curve
Favorite Album Cover
Brave (1994)
Favorite Song on Each Album
Script for a Jester’s Tear (1983)
He Knows You Know
Fugazi (1984)
Incubus
Misplaced Childhood (1985)
Blind Curve
Clutching at Straws (1987)
That Time of the Night (The Short Straw)
Seasons End (1989)
Easter
Holidays in Eden (1991)
Splintering Heart
Brave (1994)
Goodbye to All That
Afraid of Sunlight (1995)
Afraid of Sunlight
This Strange Engine (1997)
Estonia
Radiation (1998)
Now She’ll Never Know
marillion.com (1999)
Interior Lulu
Anoraknophobia (2001)
Quartz
Marbles (2004)
Ocean Cloud
Somewhere Else (2007)
The Wound
Happiness Is the Road (2008)
The Man from Planet Marzipan
Sounds That Can’t Be Made (2012)
Sounds That Can’t Be Made
Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) (2016)
The Leavers
An Hour Before It’s Dark (2022)
Murder Machines
Albums Ranked
18. Radiation (1998)
17. Holidays in Eden (1991)
16. This Strange Engine (1997)
15. Somewhere Else (2007)
14. An Hour Before It’s Dark (2022)
13. marillion.com (1999)
12. Sounds That Can’t Be Made (2012)
11. Anoraknophobia (2001)
10. Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) (2016)
9. Happiness Is the Road (2008)
8. Seasons End (1989)
7. Marbles (2004)
6. Afraid of Sunlight (1995)
5. Brave (1994)
4. Script for a Jester’s Tear (1983)
3. Fugazi (1984)
2. Clutching at Straws (1987)
1. Misplaced Childhood (1985)
