Misplaced childhood

"Armed with a handful of lyrics born out of a self-confessed acid trip, Fish came up with the elaborate concept for 1985's Misplaced Childhood. Touching upon his early childhood experiences and his inability to deal with a slew of bad breakups exacerbated by a never-ending series of rock star-type "indulgences," Misplaced Childhood would prove to be not only the band's most accomplished release to date, but also its most streamlined".

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"To hear Misplaced Childhood - the band's masterpiece and biggest seller - now, out of context, liberated from playground peer pressure, is to recognise a truly great concept album. It's one that believes 41 minutes of rock music can - like a film or book - aim for the stars and present a story full of emotion, poetry and, above all, drama. It's way stronger than more revered milestones like, say, Quadrophenia (which it references with a cheeky `rain on me'), where for your handful of peak moments you have to wade through loads of undisciplined musical waffle. And the misconception that prog is all about indulgent jamming and noodling? There's zero fat here. Everything lasts exactly as long as feels right".

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