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Script for a Jester’s Tear
Rock · 1983 · 2 tracks

Script for a Jester’s Tear

Marillion

Theatrical, rain-slicked progressive rock defined by Fish's poetic soliloquies and Steve Rothery's shimmering, emotional guitar work. A landmark of urban melancholy.

March 13, 1983 · Team Records (4)

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A grand, theatrical exploration of loneliness and the masks we wear to survive it.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
03
The Web
8:52
05
Chelsea Monday
8:17
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden transition from the delicate piano opening of the title track into the explosive, full-band theatrical climax.
The haunting, chorus-drenched guitar solo in Chelsea Monday that evokes a lonely streetlamp in the rain.
The frantic, claustrophobic synth and vocal interplay during the middle section of The Web.
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How does Script for a Jester’s Tear sound next to the rest of Marillion's catalogue?

Storytelling+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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