1. The document discusses how the author's life changed after discovering the band Marillion and their singer Fish in 1981 through their unique progressive music style. 2. Both Marillion and Fish were early pioneers in embracing the internet to market and distribute their music directly to fans, creating dedicated fan communities online. 3. Marillion in particular leveraged the internet, naming an album "marillion.com" and allowing fans to fund an album release through their website before recording. They now have their own record label and extensive online music catalog.

2. Once upon a time Growing up with Fish or Fish/ Marillion and the Web

3. My life changed on 81 when I walked into my favourite music LP store http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtyqAn1McUE There was a new LP, a new band, with new kind of music I did not know it could exist. Their name: Marillion, their charismatic singer: Fish

4. But it was not only the music http://www.the-masque.com/ The website behind the artwork of Marillion Mark Wilkinson

5. Back then listening to music was like drinking wine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25AkxTjiSJ8 to listen an old marillion vinyl on a real turntable

6. Times were different then...

7. It was the time of Bootlegs sold under the table and for loads of Sfr

8. Musicians had strange Make-Up

9. We looked different too, those days

10. Kayleigh changed it all to BIG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwNVfNc1IQM&feature=related Kayleigh became Marillion’s first and only top chart single and made progressive music again mainstream

11. But too much success is never good One ore album and Marillion and Fish split up. They both went in different musical directions but in ONE thing they were same

15. Same album 2 versions (Fan dance mix)

16. Even 3(Fan dance mix runner ups)

17. Today on marillion.com

18. Own record label http://www.marillion.com/music/index.htm Not many artists have such a huge catalog of CD’s Fan-records Members only Offcial CD catalog

20. Today on the-company.com

21. .. And on MySpace

22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdZLxooddck&feature=related Fish – Dark Star concert in virtual reality universe Second Life. Video Clip from new Fish's album '13th Star'. The Clip documents the show in Rome and the event in Second Life

23. And now, go to see Fish life in concert . Long live rock’n roll!