Script Fot a Jester's Tear (Bonus CD) [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Special Edition]

Marillion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000006UNF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Script For a Jester's Tear

2. He Knows You Know

3. The Web

4. Garden Party

5. Chelsea Monday

6. Forgotten Sons

Disc: 2

1. Market Square Heroes (Battle Priest Version) [Version]

2. Three Boats Down From the Candy

3. Grendel (Fair Deal Studios Version) [Version]

4. Chelsea Monday (Manchester Square Demo) [Demo Version][Version]

5. Charting the Single

6. He Knows You Know (Manchester Square Demo) [Demo Version][Version]

7. Market Square Heroes [Alternate Take][Version]

Editorial Reviews

24 Bit Remastered from the Original 1/2"Mastertapes. A Bonus 40 Minute Plus, Six Track, Disc is Included, featuring Previously Unreleased Versions of "Market Square Heroes", "Grendel", "he Knows You Know", and Others.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favourite albums, February 28, 2000

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Wender Figved (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Script Fot a Jester's Tear (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

I can't believe I'm the first one to review this album! I bought this one on cassette in 1985 after being introduced to Marillion by some older friends of mine. The "Misplaced Childhood" album was topping the charts at the time (at least in Europe) and "Kayleigh" was all over the radio. Some curious newbie fans wanted to check out their previous material, and so I did. The original "Script For A Jester's Tear" album has six songs (Disc 1 on this set), all of which are long, more or less complex tracks that just keep growing on you. It has some sort of "in the beginning" feel to it, like some debut albums have, and it took some time compared to "Misplaced Childhood" getting to know the songs, but this is the one Marillion album I keep listening to from time to time. Excellent lyrics, changing moods, brilliant guitar by Steve Rothery and unforgettable keyboards by Mark Kelly - seems to me he has forgotten how to play like this by now. Get this album and "Fugazi" as well, and listen patiently. You'll have a goldie for life! Disc 2 is also a brilliant addition including the 18-minute "Grendel" which was a B-side of their first 12" only. Ok, this music may be "dated", but it's 1983, sounds like 1973, and I love it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Breath of Fresh Air, January 1, 2010

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Michael J. Passariello "rock and roll doctorate" (Port Saint Lucie, FLorida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Script For A Jester's Tear (MP3 Download)

Anyone who compares Marillion with Genesis should have their ears cleaned out. Not only does Fish possess a better singing voice than Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins, he writes better lyrics. Musically speaking they are light years apart. They just got tagged with that comparison because Fish wore make-up on stage, and some of Mark Kelly's keyboard sounds are similar to that of Tony Banks. The album contains so much raw emotion you can't help but get into it if you like prog rock.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifelong friend, July 26, 2010

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Mr. D. Ordman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Script Fot a Jester's Tear (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

So here I am once more...

These haunting lyrics are the start of an amazing lyrical and musical journey which any Prog Rock fan should embark on. In the 26 years since I first heard to his amazing album, I still love to listen to it.