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As for marrillion i got into them in 82' Originally silmarrilion ( tolken) I saw them a few times back east in the later 80s script fugazi clutching at straws etc is the marrillion i was referring to i fell off after hogarth and continued to follow fish. I was very lucky as a child my older sister dated a prog bass player,The first 8tracks i got as a 8-9 yr old was zepp2,atom heart mother,banco and songs from the woods.She also gave me darkside and wish by 10 .Eloy and camel were considered normal music as a youth..Hope that ansewers your question.
As for marrillion i got into them in 82' Originally silmarrilion ( tolken) I saw them a few times back east in the later 80s script fugazi clutching at straws etc is the marrillion i was referring to i fell off after hogarth and continued to follow fish. I was very lucky as a child my older sister dated a prog bass player,The first 8tracks i got as a 8-9 yr old was zepp2,atom heart mother,banco and songs from the woods.She also gave me darkside and wish by 10 .Eloy and camel were considered normal music as a youth..Hope that ansewers your question.