Album of the Day

Afraid of Sunlight, by Marillion (1995): AoS has the distinction of being the first Marillion album I bought when it was new. To be honest, I wasn't overwhelmed, not caring for anything beyond the title track and "King" on first listen. All these years later, AoS is right up there with its predecessor, Brave, as a Marillion masterpiece in my book. Of note is the track "Out of This World," about the death of Donald Campbell during an attempt to set a speed record on water in his boat, Bluebird, inspired an expedition to raise the boat from the bottom of the lake. Marillion front man Steve Hogarth and guitarist Steve Rothery (who was the expedition's photographer) were present for the raising, which you can read about here.