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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

FISH



FISH
SUNSETS ON EMPIRE (1997)
320KBPS

After the lackluster "Internal Exile" and it's follow-up "Suits" (which many fans consider Fish's weakest album), things seemed to be on a downhill slide for the former Marillion vocalist. For the "Sunsets" album Fish made the brilliant move of bringing in Porcupine Tree's Stephen Wilson as co-writer, guitarist, and producer and the result is Fish's best album since "Vigil" and possibly the best solo album of his career. Wilson has the golden touch and his influence is felt all over this disc. This is a much more modern sounding album than it's predecessors and is overall a bit more guitar heavy as well. The songs are not nearly as prog oriented as his Marillion or early solo stuff, but the change in style really works for Fish this time around. The highlights of the album tend to be the songs co-written by Fish and Wilson. "The Perception Of Johnny Punter" with it's spoken word middle passage is a simple yet very effective opening track. Fish uses spoken word on several tracks on this disc, and he has the perfect voice to pull it off. "Perception" is downright creepy with the protagonist "Johnny Punter" telling of how he views (and will take down) those who live "on the hill". "Goldfish And Clowns" and "What Color Is God?" are two more strong Fish / Wilson tracks. "Worm In A Bottle" again uses spoken word and contains some really outstanding Fish lyrics. The title track "Sunsets On Empire" is yet another strong Fish / Wilson collaboration. The rest of the album is all good stuff too. Wilson seems to be able to bring out the best in Fish and contributes some killer (albeit infrequent) guitar solos here and there as well. If you are at all a fan of Fish or Stephen Wilson this is a good one to pick up. A masterpiece! A must hear!

1. The Perception Of Johnny Punter
2. Goldfish & Clowns
3. Change Of Heart
4. What Colour Is God?
5. Tara
6. Jungle Ride
7. Worm In A Bottle
8. Brother 52
9. Sunsets On Empire
10. Say It With Flowers
BONUS
11. Do Not Walk Inside This Area
12. Brother 52 (Stateline Mix)
13. Brother 52 (4am Dub Mix)



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