Marillion: Fish (vocals); Steve Rothery (guitar); Mark Kelly (keyboards); Pete Trewavas (bass, vocals); Ian Mosley (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Pete Trewavas, Fish (vocals); Steve Rothery (guitar); Mark Kelly (keyboards); Ian Mosley (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Nick Davies.
Audio Remasterer: Pete Mew.
Photographers: Sue Arber; Patrick Bartholomew; Malcolm Heyward; Ingrid Winter; Dave Plastik; George Chin; Ross Halfin; Julian Cull; Paul Cox; Steve Rothery; Robert Ellis.
The majestic THIEVING MAGPIE, a two-CD live set from 1988, acts as a sort of parting of the ways for symphonic prog-rock group Marillion and its notorious lead singer, Fish. The Peter Gabriel-esque lead singer, who ever had an undercurrent of ferocity in his melodious voice, left the heralded band on a high note. This tour guide of sorts explains the power of Fish in his element, as the vocals soar and dive to a whisper, echoing the magnificent rises and falls of the keyboard-driven hardest-of-rocking units.
