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According to Fish, the band's vocalist at the time, the title refers to a slang term from the Vietnam War; see the main Fugazi page. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fugazi may refer to: FUGAZI is an acronym in British military slang meaning Fouled Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In Fugazi, a rock band from Washington, D.C., and its eponymous début EP Fugazi, a 1984 studio album of the progressive rock band Marillion, featuring a song also named Fugazi...

The album was produced under difficult circumstances, with the band employing and ejecting a number of drummers in quick succession following the departure of Mick Pointer, before finally settling on Ian Mosley. The band has also stated that it was not content with the result, most notably, the production quality. The remaster is somewhat improved in this respect.

Track listing

1. "Assassing" – 7:02
2. "Punch & Judy" – 3:21
3. "Jigsaw" – 6:49
4. "Emerald Lies" – 5:08
5. "She Chameleon" – 6:52
6. "Incubus" – 8:30
7. "Fugazi" – 8:12

The 1998 remaster has the following additional tracks on the second CD:

1. "Cinderella Search" (12" version) – 5:31
2. "Assassing" (Alternate Mix) – 7:40
3. "Three Boats Down From The Candy" (1984 Re-recording) – 4:00
4. "Punch & Judy" (Demo) – 3:50
5. "She Chameleon" (Demo) – 6:34
6. "Emerald Lies" (Demo) – 5:32
7. "Incubus" (Demo) – 8:09

Assassing

This song concerns character assassination, the word of the title having been an invented verb by singer/songwriter Fish, mixing the words "Assassin" (a killer) and "Sassing" (which means a one who talks disrespectfully to another). The lyrics are full of speech metaphors alluding to verbal fighting, for example, "Unsheathe the blade within the voice." There is an extended version of Assassing which features a guitar solo that is best described as a sort of musical "cloak and dagger" taunt. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Punch & Judy

This song refers to a popular puppet show, Punch and Judy. The lyrics are about divorce. A puppet is any controlled character, whether formed by a shadow, strings, by the use of a glove, by direct mechanical contrivance (for example a cable-controlled figure for film or TV) or electronic guidance (such as a radio or infrared remote controller). ... For other uses, see Punch and Judy (disambiguation). ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ...

Incubus

At a live gig, Fish said this song was about meeting an ex-girlfriend in a pub (possibly with another man), and refreshing her memory regarding certain erotic pictures of her that had been taken. It's about revenge after being dumped, after being in love. It contains the softly spoken line "I'm the irritating speck of dirt that came from absolutely nowhere." This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

Liner notes for the remaster by some of the band members (on the marillion.com band page):

• Fish
• Mark Kelly
• Mark Wilkinson