The British group Marillion has been a leading name in neo-prog for 40 years. It survived the departure of wildly popular singer in 1988 and only came out stronger with replacement frontman . The declining interest from record companies made them one of the first groups to create and release their albums using crowdfunding. They keep their loyal fans satisfied with special publications, such as
… With Friends From The Orchestra. This contains a selection from Marillion's repertoire, which, as the title suggests, was arranged for an orchestra. The main role, however, is for Hogarth with his clear, but also somewhat good vocals. The latter is even more evident in the austere accompaniment of the band, far below the predominant orchestral bombast. On With Friends From The Orchestra, Marillion's music sounds like neatly styled prog operetta. (MR)more