Audio CD review:
Fish - Bouillabaisse: The Best of Fish

Fish - Bouillabaisse: The Best of Fish

Band: Fish Title: Bouillabaisse: The Best of Fish Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Just Good Friends 2: Shot the Craw 3: Gentleman's Excuse Me 4: Kayleigh 5: Solo 6: Incomplete 7: Company 8: Fortunes of War 9: Our Smile 10: Lavender 11: Lady Let It Lie 12: Cliche 13: Scattering Crows 14: Tara 15: Caledonia 16: Raw Meat 17: Big Wedge 18: Credo 19: Incommunicado 20: Goldfish and Clowns 21: Long Cold Day 22: Brother 52 23: Clock Moves Sideways 24: Perception of Johnny Punter 25: Moving Targets 26: Plague of Ghosts: Old Haunts 27: Plague of Ghosts: Digging Deep 28: Plague of Ghosts: Chocolate Frogs 29: Plague of Ghosts: Waving at Stars 30: Plague of Ghosts: Raingod Dancing 31: Plague of Ghosts: Wake Up Call (Make It Happen) 32: (VI) Wake Up Call (Make It Happen)

Customer Reviews Amazing for the newbies....lacking for the hardcores! I already own much of what is represented here, and only purchased for the exclusive edits, the song "Caledonia" and the beautiful packaging. I have been a fan of FISH since his days with Marillion. Disc one is absolutely brilliant. . . some of his best work. I have a few big gripes about this collection that kept me from making this a 5 Star. What happened with disc two? Where is "Familly Business"? I would have rather seen the re-recorded versions (from Yin/Yang) for the old Marillion tracks. . . not that they are inferior, but the re-recorded versions seem a bit more representational of where FISH is now. I would have liked to see some rarities as well. . . perhaps "Poet's Moon". The entire "Plague of Ghosts" isn't necessary. . . a nice edit of "Digging Deep" and "Raingods Dancing" would have been enough. Snapper has put out some nice box sets lately (Katatonia's "Black Sessions" with DVD(!) and My Dying Bride. . . ) and I was expecting a little more. This IS a great release, but as a hard core fan I was hoping for more goodies. If you are new to FISH, I suggest you start here. . Balladeer & Rocketeer The first disc is the Balladeer and it really shows off the genious that is Fish by placing side by side some of the best ballads of his career. First let me say that there are not enough stars available to properly praise this CD. Fish has written some of the very best love songs EVER! Very, very touching and moving to the soul. His wit and gift for words is second to none. These are not poppy ballads that are just gloss, they are firmly grounded tunes based deep in reality and with emotional depth, clarity, and wise lyrics. The kind of thing that you don't get with much of today's music. The second disk is the Rocketeer and of course it rocks with some of Fish's most powerful tunes. An overall view of an extemely talented, wise and gifted man, not to mention an incredible vocalist and performer. Very nice package with great artwork by Mark Wilkinson. . You can see a complete list of all Fish discography, or go back to the Fish tabs