Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors

Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
Fish studio album
Publication (s)	January 29, 1990
Label (s)	EMI
Genre (s)	Neo-Prog
Title (number)	9
running time	51:18
occupation	Fish : Singing Carol Kenyon : vocals Tessa Niles: vocals Frank Usher: guitar Hal Lindes : guitar Janick Gers : guitar John Giblin : Bass Mickey Simmonds: Keyboard Davy Spillane : flute Phil Cunningham: flute, accordion , bodhrán Aly Bain : violin Gavin Wright: violin Kick Horns: horns Luís Jardim: percussion Mark Brzezicki : drums John Keeble: drums
production	John Kelly
chronology - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors Internal Exile (1991)

Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the first solo album by the Scottish musician Fish . It was published by EMI in January 1990 .

Creation and publication

Fish and Marillion had split up in November 1988 due to musical differences and Fish retired to Haddington . However, Fish already had plans for a solo career, in which he was supported by Mickey Simmonds. A first appearance followed in October 1989 with Simmonds as keyboardist, Frank Usher and Robin Boult as guitarists, Steve Brzezicki as bassist and Mark Brzezicki as drummer. Simmonds, Usher and Mark Brzezicki were involved in the recording of Fish's solo debut alongside other well-known musicians (including Hal Lindes , Janick Gers , John Giblin , Davy Spillane , Aly Bain ) . It was produced by John Kelly and was released on LP, Picture Disc , MC and CD; "The Voyeur (I Like to Watch)" was only available on MC and CD. A remastered CD version with bonus tracks ( demo recordings and B-sides ) was released in 1997.

The cover was designed by Mark Wilkinson , who also wrote the covers for the previous Marillion albums.

Track list

1. Vigil - 8:43
2. Big Wedge - 5:19
3. State of Mind - 4:42
4. The Company - 4:04
5. A Gentleman's Excuse Me - 4:15
6. The Voyeur (I Like to Watch) - 4:42 (only on MC and CD)
7. Family Business - 5:14
8. View from the Hill - 6:38
9. Cliché - 7:01 am

Bonus title

10. Jack and Jill - 4:28
11. Internal Exile (Demo) - 4:51
12. The Company (demo) - 4:30
13. A Gentleman's Excuse Me (Demo) - 3:54
14. Whiplash - 4:25

style

The style of Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is partly reminiscent of the neo-prog of Marillion's first four albums, but also has influences from pop music , folk and Pink Floyd's art rock . Fish's distinctive vocals and lyrics are also formative here, as on the first Marillion albums.

reception

The album is considered to be Fish's best solo release. John Franck from Allmusic particularly emphasizes the epic, moving and emotional pieces, Michael Büttgen from Babyblauen Seiten praises the “excellent, stirring songs, as well as the independent, unmistakable and - above all - GOOD vocals The ex-Marillion frontman. ”The music magazine eclipsed asks:“ Was that still Prog ? ”However, it included Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors in its list of the 150 most important Prog albums.

Web links

• Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors on Allmusic (English)
• Reviews of Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors on the Baby Blue Pages

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} John Franck: Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 15, 2013.
2. ↑ Biographies , fish-thecompany.com , accessed August 15, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Fish: Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors , accessed on August 15, 2013.
4. ↑ eclipsed No. 144, p. 29.