Script for a Jester's Tear
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Studio album by 
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March 14, 1983 |
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December 1982 – February 1983 |
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| Label (s) | EMI | |||
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CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
6th |
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running time |
46:59 |
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Nick Tauber |
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Studio (s) |
Marquee Studios, London (England) |
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Script for a Jester's Tear (English for about. " Script for a Jester Tear ") is the debut album by the British rock group Marillion . It is the only Marillion album on which the band co- founder Mick Pointer plays.
Emergence
It was not without problems that the recordings began in December 1982 in the Marquee Studios in London. The producer was Martin Birch - an experienced man who had worked with Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden . Marillion, however, found him too hard rock-heavy and was finally able to agree with EMI on Nick Tauber as producer. The label also believed that Mick Pointer was not good enough as a drummer and tried to get a studio musician for the recordings. However, this was refused by the group. All songs had been part of the band's live program for a long time, with the exception of the title track, which was first composed in the studio. The release of the album was scheduled for March 1983. In February 1983 the label managers became impatient and wanted to hear the previous material for assessment. Nick Tauber refused this request. He didn't want to be talked into the production.
content
In the song Script for a Jester's Tear , Fish processed the constant ups and downs in his relationship with his girlfriend. It's a sad love song. The song He Knows You Know is about drug use and the people who always know everything better, the I-said-yes-the-same types. The Web is a song about depression, hopes, and choices. The music is based on a piece called Close from 1979/80. Brian Jelliman was also involved in the composition, see Marillions band history . In Garden Party , Fish makes fun of the garden parties and the narrow-mindedness of Cambridge's upper class. Again, this is an older piece that Brian Jelliman and Diz Minnitt were involved in. Chelsea Monday is a ballad about a girl who fails to become famous and who therefore jumps into the Thames flowing through Chelsea one Monday morning . The final piece, Forgotten Sons, is a lament for those who fell in the conflicts instigated by politicians, inspired by the Northern Ireland conflict .
Album cover
The painter and graphic artist Mark Wilkinson designed the cover of the album. The picture shows a sad court jester with a violin and quill pen in a room and makes reference to some of the lyrics, partly also to pieces that were only published on later Marillion albums. The spider web in front of the fireplace stands for The Web , the chameleon sitting on the back of a chair refers to the song She Chameleon from the album Fugazi . The court jester himself stands for the title song of the album.
Track list
- Script for a Jester's Tear (07:40)
- He Knows You Know (05:05)
- The Web (08:39)
- Garden Party (07:00)
- Chelsea Monday (07:45)
- Forgotten Sons (8:00 am)
Re-releases
The album was first released as a CD in December 1985 with the same track list, with all tracks being a few seconds longer. In September 1997 EMI released a 24-bit remaster - the tracks were a few seconds longer - with a bonus CD.
Track list of the bonus CD
- Market Square Heroes (Battle Priest Version) (04:47)
- Three Boats Down from the Candy (4:30 am)
- Grendel (Fair Deal Studios Version) (19:08)
- Chelsea Monday (Manchester Square Demo) (06:42)
- He Knows You Know (Manchester Square Demo) (04:28)
- Charting the Single (Alternative Version) (04:54)
- Market Square Heroes (Alternate Version) (04:48)
The remastered CD was released in August 2008 without a bonus CD. In February 2012 Script for a Jester's Tear was pressed again as a 180g LP.
reception
In the music press, the album was mostly positively discussed, even stylized as a milestone of the Neoprog or referred to as a masterpiece. Marillion has often been compared to Genesis.
Web links
- Reviews of Script for a Jester's Tear on the baby blue pages
- Script for a Jester's Tear at Allmusic (English)
- Picture of the cover on the-masque.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , pp. 61-67.
- ^ Text from Script for a Jester's Tear , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , p. 192.
- ^ Text from He knows, You know , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , pp. 196, 200.
- ^ Text from The Web , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , p. 209.
- ^ Text from Garden Party , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , p. 215.
- ^ Text from Chelsea Monday , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ↑ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , p. 223.
- ^ Text from Forgotten Sons , fish-thecompany.com, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , pp. 231-232.
- ↑ The album cover , the-masque.com, accessed May 26, 2012.
- ↑ Marillion's report on 2012 vinyl pressing , marillion.com, accessed on May 26, 2012.
- ^ Joe Scott: Script for a Jester's Song Curiosus Verlag, Tiefenbach, ISBN 978-3-00-034732-0 , pp. 251-252.
- ↑ is counted among the milestones of Neo-Progrock , rezensator.de, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ↑ Masterpiece! , rezensator.de, accessed on May 27, 2012.
- ↑ lost images from GENESIS during the Gabriel era , babyblaue-seiten.de , accessed on May 27, 2012.