Script For A Jester's Tear

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However, he was seriously injured in a car accident when he drove home after completing work on the single. He Knows You Know" gained some airplay in the United States and reached number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. e 7 minutes and over, including the subtle intricacy of 'The Web' and the powerful 'Forgotten Sons'.

Neither "Market Square Heroes", nor the B-sides of the 12" single, "Three Boats Down from the Candy" and the 17-minute-long epic "Grendel", were included on Script for a Jester's Tear, although a short radio segment of the A-side can be briefly heard prior to "Forgotten Sons". In the United States, however, it failed to make any impact, peaking at number 175 on the Billboard 200 chart. If you can get hold of "Recital of the Script" on DVD, a live recording, you can see this world writ large: energetic yet poetic music from an astounding band. My favourite track is Forgotten Sons, I had studied War Poetry at English Lit and here was a modern war poem in my opinion except it was set in the troubles of Ireland.It was the penultimate release of Fish era Marillion albums in a recent deluxe reissue campaign that also includes Misplaced Childhood, Clutching at Straws, Brave, and Afraid of Sunlight.

The first single, " He Knows You Know", preceded the release of Script for a Jester's Tear and launched the group into the Top 40, reaching number 35. In 2020, EMI released a deluxe version of the album with four CDs and a Blu-ray disc that contains new remixes of the original album, the full "Market Square Heroes" 12" single (except for the original version of "Market Square Heroes" which is replaced by the "Battle Priest" version), and a previously unreleased live set from 1982 at London's Marquee Club. Discs Three and Four feature the previously unreleased show from the Marquee Club, London on the 29th December 1982.In addition to that, the Blu-ray also includes the previously released Recital of the Script video and, as extras, promo films of some tracks from the album. A new 180g heavy weight vinyl edition featuring a gatefold sleeve and the original artwork was released in 2012. Script for a Jester's Tear is the debut studio album by British neo-prog band Marillion, released in the United Kingdom on 14 March 1983 by EMI Records.