August 6 - Vigil

Today's song is almost cheating. The singer, Fish, was ousted from Marillion two years before he released the album Vigil In A Wilderness of Mirrors in 1990. He had assembled well established sidemen alongside fairly unknown musicians, but they all were there following his vision, which clearly was a continuation of the work he had started in Marillion - hence feeling like cheating. However, the opening track, simply called Vigil, is a beautiful symphonic/progressive song that takes a little while to build up. I really like his work, and this album - and song - really show him at a peak.