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''Misplaced Childhood'' is the third studio album by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1985. Recorded during the spring of 1985 at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin and produced by Chris Kimsey, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones, ''Misplaced Childhood'' has been the group's most successful album to date, peaking immediately at number 1 top of the UK charts, spending a total of 41 weeks on the chart,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Official Chart Company )〕 and ultimately gaining the Platinum status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = British Phonographic Industry )〕 It features Marillion's two most successful singles, the guitar-led rock ballad "Kayleigh", which reached number 2 in the UK,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Official Chart Company )〕 and piano-led "Lavender" which peaked at number 5.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Official Chart Company )〕 The album's positive reception included its selection as one of the best of 1985 by rock publications ''Sounds'' and ''Kerrang!''. It was later named one of the best concept albums of all time by ''Classic Rock''. According to John Franck from AllMusic, the album was the band's "most accomplished" and "streamlined" work to date, while ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' has called it "the cornerstone of the entire 'neo-prog' movement". ==Concept== ''Misplaced Childhood'' was Marillion's first full concept album consisting of two continuous pieces of music on the two sides of the vinyl record. In live performances preceding the album Fish had originally claimed as a teaser that the next album would consist of only two tracks, "Side 1" and "Side 2". Then, during the ''Misplaced Childhood'' tour Fish would announce, "Now there is time for one more track... the name of the track is 'Misplaced Childhood'", and the band performed the entire album in sequence. The story has thematic elements of lost love, sudden success, acceptance, and lost childhood, along with an upbeat ending. As Fish explains, he conceived the concept during a 10-hour acid trip. Several of the songs and titles contain notable autobiographical references, for example, "Kayleigh" references breakdown of relationships as a whole but is centered around a Fish's past girlfriend named Kay Lee. The name Kayleigh was thought of by Fish to slightly obscure the original name due to the song being too personal. Another example is "Heart of Lothian" ("I was born with the heart of Lothian") which is a reference to a traditional region of Scotland – Fish himself being from Midlothian – and a reference to the Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile) – a mosaic heart in the pavement of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The theme of childhood is developed in "Lavender" which is partly based on the traditional folk song "Lavender Blue".〔 Like "Kayleigh" it is a love song, but whereas "Kayleigh" was about the failure of an adult relationship, "Lavender" recalls the innocence of childhood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Misplaced Childhood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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