CD1 (62:24)

1. Vigil
2. Credo
intro
3. Tongues
4. Family Business
the graveyard miniplay intro
5. Incubus
"Gizzabun" big time! New Year thoughts on drinking
6. The Company
the joke (not well recieved!)
7. Shadowplay
Custard pies through the screen!

CD2 (62:12)

8. Dear Friend
the bells toll and a Happy New Year to one and all. The piper with 'Auld Lang Syne'
9. Lucky
is the singer slurring?
10. Big Wedge
11. Heart Of Lothian
12. Forgotten Sons
intro
13. Fugazi
band intro, the revolution starts here!
14. Internal Exile (Recorded at Paris Olympia, 9th December 1991)
15. Market Square Heroes (Recorded at Paris Olympia, 9th December 1991)
the bow '1, 2, 3..'

Information

Label: Chocolate Frog
Catalogue Number: CFVP002CD
Credits:
Vocals: Fish
Guitar: Frank Usher
Guitar, backing vocals: Robin Boult
Bass, backing vocals: Mickey Simmonds
Drums: Kevin Wilkinson

Recorded live at Edinburgh Playhouse, 31st December 1991 (except tracks 14 & 15)
Battleside Ltd, released June 1993
UK : FIS 005
USA: Griffin GN 0832-2
USA: Griffin FI102 (250 copies in a walnut wooden box)

Re-released by Voiceprint (Chocolate Frogs Record Co) 01/06/2001
CFVP002CD

Part of a series of official bootlegs produced in 1993 by Fish himself and bounced around from one label to another following his financial problems in the late '90s, For Whom the Bells Toll is not for the casual listener. On the other hand, dedicated fans rank it as one of the most worthwhile of these live albums. Recorded in late 1990, this concert is taken from the Internal Exile tour -- by far Fish's most documented period. But here's the trick: It was recorded on New Year's Eve in Edinburgh (remember, the man is Scottish!). This is one huge party: The singer is in quite a talkative mood, joking around as he keeps an eye on the clock to make sure the band is not stuck in the middle of a song when it strikes midnight. On-stage pranks and a hysterical Scottish accent don't get in the way of the performance itself, though. The band was at its peak, and if six weeks of touring began to take their toll on Fish's voice, he compensates with an extra dose of energy. The set list covers the key songs from Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors and Internal Exile, plus a few old Marillion cuts to spice things up: "Incubus," "Heart of Lothian," "Forgotten Sons," and "Market Square Heroes" -- the latter taken from a Paris show since the tape ran out before the Edinburgh encore. This one is for the fans wishing they'd been there. The sound quality is very good to excellent (it is a mixing board recording). ~ François Couture, All Music Guide