Editing Marillion (section)

====''Script for a Jester's Tear'' and ''Fugazi'' (1983–1984)====
[[Image:Marillion%2C_St.Albans_City_Hall%2C_1981_%285585375654%29.jpg|thumb|right|Fish performing live in 1983]]
The music on their debut album, ''[[Script for a Jester's Tear]]'', was born out of the intensive performances of the previous years. Featuring a dark progressive rock sound, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 7 on the UK album chart and producing the singles "[[He Knows You Know]]" (No. 35) and "[[Garden Party (Marillion song)|Garden Party]]" (No. 16).<ref name="british hit singles and albums">{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=349|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref> Although they were accused of being [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] soundalikes,<ref name="time and a word">{{cite book |first=Martin|last=Popoff |title=Time And a Word: The Yes Story|year=2016|page=98|publisher=Soundcheck Books|isbn=978-0993212024}}</ref> the album reached the [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum certification]] and has been credited with giving a second life to progressive rock bands from the previous era.<ref name="time and a word"/>

In April 1983, following the UK tour to promote ''Script for a Jester's Tear'', Mick Pointer was dismissed due to Fish's dissatisfaction with what he later described as the drummer's "awful" timing and failure to develop as a musician with the rest of the band.<ref>{{cite magazine | url= http://www.daveling.co.uk/doc-fish.htm | title= Fish interview | magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | first=Dave | last=Ling | date=October 2001 | access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> Over the next six months, three drummers passed through the band - original [[Camel (band)|Camel]] drummer [[Andy Ward (musician)|Andy Ward]], followed by John 'Martyr' Marter, followed by [[Jonathan Mover]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Bish Bash Books |isbn=978-1846098567 |edition=5th |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=andy+ward+jonathan+mover+marillion&pg=RA17-PA2000 |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> - before [[Ian Mosley]], who had played for acts including [[Darryl Way | Darryl Way's Wolf]], [[Trace (band)|Trace]], [[Gordon Giltrap]], and [[Steve Hackett]], was secured in October 1983. The second album ''[[Fugazi (album)|Fugazi]]'', released in early 1984, was written during this period of upheaval in the band's lineup, with the recording beset by production problems. Despite this, the album built upon the success of ''Script for a Jester's Tear'', with a more streamlined [[hard rock]] sound.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marillion-mn0000825924/biography | title= Marillion | website=[[AllMusic]] | first=Dale | last=Jensen | access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> It improved on the chart placing of its predecessor by reaching the Top 5 and produced the singles "[[Punch and Judy (song)|Punch and Judy]]" (No. 29) and "[[Assassing]]" (No. 22).<ref name="british hit singles and albums"/>

In November 1984, Marillion released their first live album, ''[[Real to Reel (Marillion album)|Real to Reel]]'', featuring songs from ''Fugazi'' and ''Script for a Jester's Tear'', as well as "Cinderella Search" (B-side to "Assassing") and the debut single "Market Square Heroes", which had not been available on album until that point. ''Real to Reel'' entered the UK album charts at No.&nbsp;8.