Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
Occupation
- Fish: vocals
- Carol Kenyon: Voice
- Tessa Niles: Voice
- 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: brass
- Luís Jardim: percussion
- Mark Brzezicki: Drums
- John Keeble: Drums
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the first solo album by Scottish musician Fish. It was released in January 1990 with EMI.
Creation and publication
Fish and Marillion had separated in November 1988 due to musical differences and Fish retired to Haddington. Fish, however, had plans for a solo career in which he was assisted by Mickey Simmonds. A first appearance was followed in October 1989 with Simmonds on keyboards, Frank Usher and Robin Boult on guitar, Steve Brzezicki as a bassist and drummer Mark Brzezicki. Simmonds, Usher and Mark Brzezicki were among other well-known musicians (among Hal Lindes, Janick Gers, John Giblin, Davy Spillane, Aly Bain ) also participated in the recording of Fish's solo debut. It was produced by John Kelly and appeared on LP, Picture Disc, MC, and CD; a piece was going to find only on MC and CD. A remastered CD version with bonus tracks ( demos and B-sides ) came in 1997 on the market.
The cover was designed by Mark Wilkinson, from which came even the cover of the recent Marillion albums.
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Style
The style of Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors reminiscent in parts to the Neo -Prog of Marillion's first four albums, but also includes influences from pop music, folk and art rock on Pink Floyd. Fish's distinctive vocals and his lyrics are also here, as on the first Marillion albums, formative.
Reception
The album is regarded as Fishs best solo release. John Franck of Allmusic raises particularly the epic, moving and emotional pieces out, Michael Büttgen of the Baby Blue Pages praises the " [h ] utstanding [n ], sweeping [n ] songs, as well as the independent, distinctive and - above all - GOOD song. the ex- Marillion frontman " the music magazine eclipsed Although asks: " Was that still Prog " It took Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors but in its list of the 150 most important prog albums? .