Marillion: TEN BEST SONGS – The Hogarth Era
These in my opinion are the ten best songs of the Hogarth era Marillion (of which there are many). Let me know what you think of my choices.
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@pedrorocha9722
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Even if Ray Wilson had become Genesis vocalist after Gabriel's departure, it wouln't have been so bad. Not only he has a very nice velvety voisa, but they continued to produce some great music for the nest ten years. This didn't happen with Marillion ater the irreparable loss of Fish. The vocalist they choose has one register of emotion and never deviated from that. He's a wiener, a cryer and that's his schitck. That's part of the problem. The other part is that Marillion simply stopped creating great music. Nothing stands out, nothing's memorable. And that is worsened by the perpetually whining vocal delivery. Long live Fish and Fish era Marillion discography.
@simonhobbs3826
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Last album was worst , norhing hits the spot.
@lucasjankowski7117
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
The King of Sunset Town
Berlin
Splintering Heart
Goodbye to all that
Gazpacho
A legacy
This is the 21st Century
The Invisible Man
Gaza
El Dorado
@markmorris4827
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I would have Easter in any top 10 Marillion Song list, certainly in place of Thr Uninvited Guest.
@christiandubeau20
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
If we're talking about the Hogarth era, Invisible Man is by far my favorite. Neverland is one of my least favorites, tbh………..I find that I usually don't agree with most of the things this bloke says (in most of his videos), probably because I'm a musician. However, I do have a soft spot for the F.E.A.R. album and am delightfully intrigued that his favorite song is from that album!
@Patrick-sheen
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
This channel has yet to do a Marillion album ranking, at least not taht I can see…would be extremely welcome!
@Kuesel68
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Interesting list, especially avoiding the obvious ones like Easter and The Great Escape (although I think you mentioned it once). For me the outsanding tracks would be chronologically:
Berlin, Dry Land, (*Brave as a whole album, no specific track), King, Three Minute Boy, House, If My Heart Were a Ball (Anorak is highly underrated imo and overshadowed by the following Marbles), Ocean Cloud, Neverland, Real Tears for Sale, The New Kings (or El Dorado? Or Murder Machines? Or Care?)
@Curseofsuperbowl49
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I would never argue with anyone's choice of tracks as every song means something different to each person… a place in time , a holiday , certain friends etc… Marbles has so many great tracks as with the other albums so I would not be too different in my selections ,maybe include the underrated "Happiness is the road….but wow it just goes to show what a great body of work the band have…
@corky8280
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Ten great Marillion songs IMO –
1. Easter
2. Seasons End
3. Kayleigh
4. The King of Sunset Town
5. You're Gone (Port Zelande live version)
6. This is the 21st Century
7. 100 Nights
8. This Strange Engine
9. The Great Escape
10. Essence
@soozikins
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Prog fan here, but never really got into Marillion until now, my first album was a toss up between Afraid of Sunlight and Marbles, but I think Marbles won out. Steve Hogarth's voice is haunting and amazing, the band has taken me to a fantastic place. Thanks for the review.
@cliffprice7860
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I cannot stop listening to 'Neverland' at the moment, a wonderful song.
@SimonJester-SJ
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Incredible insight! We could debate and revere every choice! I am inviting you to my home – we will eat, drink, and discuss for days!
@michaelbugliosi735
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
10. Seasons End
9. The Bell and the Sea
8. This is the 21st Century
7. The Space
6. The Great Escape
5. Neverland
4. Easter
3. The Invisible Man
2. Gaza
1. Ocean Cloud
@miwoo6zz969
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I find the whole of brave absolutely fantastic,many you've mentioned are great but for me from FEAR onwards Marillion lost something magical..
@DaveTanner
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Great list but an impossible task to pick just 10 the one certainty is invisible man would be on my list. Thanks for all the great lists keep em coming
@jamesjukebox2386
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
10 The Crow and the Nightingale. 9 The Leavers. 8 Neverland. 7 Estonia. 6 The Space. 5 Seasons end. 4 Berlin. 3 Afraid of sunlight. 2 Easter. 1 The Great escape.
@moyaterry8493
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I’ve just discovered your channel and as a Marillion fan of almost forty years myself, I’m pleased to see that you have several videos on my favourite band. I look forward to lots more of your great content. Thank you.
@carlosandres2861
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
My top ten; The only unforgivable thing, Dry land, Somewhere ese, Interior lulu, A few words for the dead, The great scape, Gaza, The Leavers, This strange engine, Out of this World.
@talibe801
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
only ten??but here it goes,in no particular order:King,The New Kings,The Space,Neverland,Gaza,Seasons End, Care,Sounds that cant be made,Afraid of Sunlight,The Great Escape….
@mozzer1980
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
After years of being a huge fan of Fish, both with Marrillion and mostly his solo career, after over twenty concerts, drinking Zubrowka with the Man himself, I can say that Marillion's songs with H. evoke more emotions in me today. (I can't believe I wrote that). Now Fish is a very distant land for me.
I haven't listened to the last Mariilion album so far, so my top 10 includes albums from Season's End to F.E.A.R.
Here it is:
10. Gaza
9. Out Of This World
8. Happiness Is The Road
7. The New Kings
6. The Space
5. The Great Escape
4. Afraid Of Sunlight
3. Ocean Cloud
2. Neverland
1. The Invisible Man
@dariuseisenbeis357
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Marble certainly the best album ever
@raymondrooks45
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Awesome songs ❤
@francoisgrenier935
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I would add The Great Escape and Easter, amazing guitar solo on Easter.
@tonywalker6210
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I'm not a big Marillion fan, only really being in to Script for a Jester's Tears, but Easter is my favourite Hogarth era song.
@rushbravado1972
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Nice list. This is a tough one to do as I prefer the Hogarth era.
1 Under The Sun
2 Care
3 Cathedral Wall
4 The Space
5 Afraid Of Sunlight
6 Murder Machines
7 Cover My Eyes
8 White Paper
9 King
10 Dry Land
@michaelclarkson1213
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
My Marillion Hogarth favourite list would be like the premier league table, constantly changing weekly, But my 'Manchester City ' (the one always hovering around the top spot) would have to be Easter. Wonderful lyrics, matched by the greatest Rothery solo ever.
@jamesthousandkings5406
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
An excellent list, from an impossible task. I am pleasantly surprised to see 'Care' ranked so highly. I have seen the band perform it twice in the last year or so, it is quite moving live. The band has no business making such profound music so late in their career!
Besides Care, my top songs would include most of Marbles: Invisible Man, Ocean Cloud, Neverland, Unforgivable Thing, Drilling Holes, You're Gone as well as Estonia, Montreal (my hometown) and The Wound.
@donhadfield2835
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I won't pretend to a completist of Marillion, for me Gaza, I love the live version of Separated Out.
@gideonlapidus8996
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I would love to hear your choices, I love the Hogarth era
@stevebuckley5004
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I’ve embraced the Hogarth era where some of my friends have left it in the dust after Fish’s departure.
I have separate playlists for both eras and usually find myself at the beach listening to the latter that includes Ocean Cloud. Other highlights include Splintering, Escape, Quartz, Drilling Holes,
Runaway, Beautiful, Sounds, Lulu, Space, Engine, Neverland, 100 Nights, Invisible!
(This music touches the soul).
@bmardon2112
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Oops I did both eras there
@bmardon2112
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
1 – Warm Wet Circles
2 – Easter
3 – Market Square Heroes
4 – Seasons End
5 – Jigsaw
6 – Lavender
7 – Afraid Of Sunlight
8 – Torch Song
9 – Cannibal Surf Girl
10 – Sounds That Can't Be Made
@dave07drummer
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I remember hearing The New Kings when it first arrived in the post, I was amazed instantly, It was the song I already wanted to hear and polished to musical perfection. If I may, a special mention for Gaza, this for me has to be the most important Marillion song, without relating to the subject here, this song has some of the most beautiful and moving moments recreating horrific scenes, which humbles the listener into the lyrics, H put in an incredible amount of work here, and the musical backdrop has excellent continuity. The middle eastern flavours and textures in this are also very tasteful. 👌
@loud7070
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
You have done what most Marillion fans could never do. Enjoyed this very much, thank you.
@franckb8279
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Would add The great escape 😉
@markcorbett7402
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Much preferred the early to mid-era:
1. Waiting to happen
2. Afraid of sunlight
3. Easter
4. Out of this world
5. Beyond you
6. Living with the big lie
7. Estonia
8. Berlin
9. Go!
10. Quartz
@dom128uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Afraid of sunlight for me but so many others , Fantastic Place , Easter, Sky above the rain, El Dorado and Estonia , omg what a song!
@daveycretin664
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Some good ‘uns there, laddie.
@Baz63
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Lost some interest in this band due mainly to my growing allegiance to Riverside who contain some similar musical characteristics…at least to my ears. However there is no doubting Marillion have created some astounding material. For me the tracks 'Gaza' from the album Sounds That Can't Be Made and This is The New 21st Century from 'Anoraknophobia' are exceptional. However i noticed you reference the band's Afraid Of Sunlight album a few times wherein i believe THAT album is the band's masterpiece.
@philipbriddon
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
The Uninvited Guest is actually a song about HIV.
@JoshMainka
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Compiling a "h-era" list is an impossible task given that there are gems hidden amongst every album. I find myself playing tracks like "When I Meet God". "Now She'll Never Know" and " Woke Up" more than any of your top 10. For me though "Crow & Nightingale" is the newly crowned cherry on top of the many layered h-cake. p.s. I love your use of "muriel" as a homage to Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden.
@egorovvladimir7304
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Have never liked nor understood the praise to Ocean Cloud – sooo long and boring, prefer all the other songs on Marbles. imo
@aaronsanhueza5038
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
well.. this is my list, no one asked me.. but i love Marillion
1.- Neverland
2.- this is the 21st century
3.- House
4.- The only unforgivable thing
5.- Somewhere else
6.- The sky above the rain
7.- The Great escape
8.- Essence
9.- Eastern
10.- Beautiful
11.- The man from the planet marzipan
@georgemathie8123
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
There are so many good ones but a few that come to mind are the king of sunset town, Berlin and hooks in you from seasons end, the town trilogy and splintering heart from holidays in Eden and all alone in the lap of luxury and paper lies from brave there are so many great ones from Steve Hogarth and marillion these are just a few of my faves
@madhouze1
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
IMO this is one of your best lists, with excellent analysis of the 10 songs. Seven out of your 10 songs are on my list. I would include Season's End; considering when it was written it has proved to be quite prescient. Also Montreal; I love h's account of the band's trip to Canada with the Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen references (Hasn't Canada produced a large number of exceptional artists?) Sky Above the Rain and Gaza at least honourable mentions. Finally I would rate AOS as their strongest album overall.
@luisroberto2142
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Great List
honorable mentions …………
* The Space + Berlin + Gaza + Easter + The Great Escape + Bell in the Sea + Waiting to Happen + Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury + Brave + Somewhere Else + No Such Thing + Power + House + King + Paper Lies + The Release + Splintering Heart + A Voice from the Past
@visualizeprog2874
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I know these kind of lists are popular, but Marillion has put out so much meaningful & beautiful music that to try to whittle their work down to 10 top song seems almost insulting to their other works. And no, I don't mean the Fish years. To me Marillion was reborn into a new & more better band when H arrived on "Season's End"…Anyway, it's a solid top ten as these things go, I suppose, yet all I can think of are all the great music left out.
@amateurmusicresearch1972
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
I would still put Easter at number 1, and something from Brave in there as well, that album has 2 or 3 contenders for the list, Great escape for example. Another important question would be what's Rothery's best solo?
@davidandrewharvey
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
IMHO – top 10 H
10 – Easter
09 – The Bell and the Sea
08 – This Train is my Life
07 – One Fine Day
06 – Runaway
05 – Neverland
04 – Ocean Cloud
03 – The Space
02 – The Great Escape
01 – The Crow and the Nightingale
@paulwheeldon3075
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 pm
Virtually impossible to narrow such a vast catalogue down to 10 songs of course, but a really interesting video.
I still can’t get as enthusiastic about the whole of the FEAR album as you do. I don’t hate it, but it’s nowhere near as good as the albums at either side of it.
For the record, my No1 would be the title track from Afraid of Sunlight, with Beautiful high up in the ranking too.
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