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	Mick Pointer
		Mick Pointer was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Marillion.
		According to Fish, 1984's song Assassing from the Fugazi album deals at least in part with the sacking of band members in the early years of Marillion.
		Pointer later formed the band Arena[?] after a longer break from the music business.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Mick_Pointer.html (88 words)

	Marillion - Written by Claus Nygaard
		In Mick Pointer's words, Silmarillion was incredible unfashionable, but decided to play just the style of music they liked the best: "When we first started Silmarillion, Punk was still happening, we were so incredible unfashionable (laughs), really unfashionable.
		At least for the next twenty years, after which Mick one day in the rehearsal studio, working in the context of his present band Arena, was reintroduced to Neil, who himself had been using the same rehearsal studio for quite a time, now playing in another band.
		Mick tells, "Cause amazingly the rehearsal room I've been to today, when I first started to go there about two and a half years ago, then the guy that runs the place he says: "Yeah, there's a guy here with us that knows you, he used to be in a band with you".
	www.clausnygaard.dk /shades01b.htm (916 words)

	Marillion - Written by Claus Nygaard
		Actually this was not Mick's first job as a drummer, he had been playing with the local band Stockade for a short period the previous year.
		Together Mick and Doug formed their new band in early 1978 and they named it Silmarillion, just to put behind the unsuccessful past and mark the beginning of a new era.
		The story goes that Mick, when looking for a new name for the band, just happened to have a copy of "Silmarillion" on his bookshelf, which he hadn't read, and thought it was a proper name for the "new" band.
	www.clausnygaard.dk /shades01.htm (953 words)

	Arena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mick Pointer started drumming when he was 19, so that he could join his guitar playing friends in a band.
		Mick and Doug got on well, and formed a new band in 1978 when the direction of Electric Gypsy was not as they wanted it.
		Mick was introduced to Clive Nolan and was so impressed by Clive’s musical talent that he became instantly inspired and they started making concrete plans for a musical association.
	www.progrock.co.uk /directory/artists/arena.htm (920 words)

	Mick Pointer - AOL Music
		After Mick Pointer left Marillion many, many moons ago, it certainly didn't...
		Mick Pointer (courtesy) It's been 10 years since the release of the very first Arena album, Songs From The Lion's Cage...
		Download, listen and watch Mick Pointer music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/mick-pointer/114984/main (122 words)

	Interviews: Arena’s Mick Pointer in the Spotlight! - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!
		Mick: So yeah, there have been a few things that have been particularly surprising, which is always good to have when you are on your sixth album.
		Mick: You are right though that the public likes to see a stable line-up, but they have to bear in mind that Arena was started up by Clive and I, and we are the principle writers, so there’s always been that constant stability over the last 10 years.
		Mick, Yeah, there’s that, and Clive is going to be working with Nick Barrett from Pendragon to do a small tour of Poland, just the two of them.
	www.seaoftranquility.org /article.php?sid=395 (2007 words)

	Mick Pointer Band - Jack and the Progressive Beanstalk
		Mick Pointer has now proved to his critics that not only is he a great drummer, but his voice is grate too.
		It builds up nicely into the second song titled "Magic Beans of Scorn", which tells the story of Jacks poor mother throwing the beans out of the window, after Jack tells her he has swapped their cow for a handful of beans.
		The song is very emotional proving that Mick Pointer is a great songwriter, lyricist, drummer and a talented singer too.
	www.silhobbit.com /silweb/Archives/9_mick_pointer_band.htm (275 words)

	Untitled Document
		Marillion's origins can be traced to Aylesbury, Bucks, where drummer Mick Pointer, bassist/soon-to-be-vocalist Doug Irvine, and guitarist Andy Glass decided to form a purely instrumental group under the moniker of Electric Gypsy.
		The album saw the evolution of a band that was quickly leaving its influences behind and creating an unmistakable identity of its own…an identity that, according to the band, was what demanded the dismissal of drummer Mick Pointer prior to the album's making.
		Despite the holding of auditions at Nomis Studios, the band opted for ex-Camel Andy Ward as a replacement for Pointer, more because of Ward's reputation than anything else, proof of which is the fact that he never auditioned for his spot in Marillion.
	www.progfreaks.com /Marillion/Biography/Chapter1.htm (1258 words)

	Arena - Songs from the Lions Cage
		Do-all Nolan together with ex-Marillion drummer Pointer doing their bit and as a consequence being heralded as the saviours of progressive rock or in as many cases being accused of milking the already sold cow called Marillion.
		Pointer writes the music together with Nolan it states and I do think that a drum computer has been used in some parts, much like Aragon did this on Don't Bring the Rain.
		I think people should forget that Pointer plays a long (or at least judge the album for its merit, even though the record company would preferably not do so, because of financial reasons).
	www.cs.uu.nl /people/jur/reviews/lioncage.html (668 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: LIVE PERFORMANCES
		Pointer, having been there, done that, with Marillion obviously knew what the game was all about.
		As Mick and Clive were asked to do something special for this fan club meeting, they decided to take an old piece of material that in the end never got used.
		With Mick joining him on drums, Clive took a keytar - a kind of combination between keyboard and guitar that is so popular with Spock’s Beard’s Ryo Okumoto - to extra emphasize on the visual side of things.
	www.progressiveworld.net /arenaconartc.html (1419 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: INTERVIEWS
		In the beginning, all of the Arena material was written between Mick Pointer and Clive Nolan.
		So Pointer can laze in the sun whilst the others are still in the studio sweating over numerous takes and mixes.
		Pointer admits not having heard the latest Marillion album nor the latest output by Fish, as he clearly is no longer interested in their progress.
	www.progressiveworld.net /arenainterv.html (2930 words)

	Ground and Sky review - Arena - Songs from the Lions Cage
		After Mick Pointer was booted from Marillion's drum stool by Fish, he pretty much withdrew from music to focus on his business and family.
		And by "new," I mean in the neo-prog style established in the 1980's by Clive's and Mick's other bands, but updated with an epic hard rock edge.
		Arena was formed in the mid-90s by keyboardist Clive Nolan (the man of a million projects, although this remains his main one) and drummer Mick Pointer, former cast-off of Marillion.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=aren-sftlc (507 words)

	THE MICK POINTER INTERVIEW
		The first time Silhobbit interviewed Mick Pointer it was way back in 1988, several years before he began his musical comeback after Marillion.
		Indeed it was Silhobbit who persuaded Mick to take up where he left off and pursue the musical career that we yearned for and, for prog's sake, we got.
		At this point Mick is sick all over the table and we are asked to leave, where we conduct the rest of the interview in his car.
	www.silhobbit.com /silweb/Archives/mick_pointer_interview.htm (817 words)

	Arena - 13-04-97
		Die nieuwe gitarist is overigens niet slecht, het is alleen jammer dat hij totaal geen eigen inbreng in de songs heeft (mag hebben?) Hij speelt alle nummers precies (gewoon griezelig) zoals ze op de albums staan.
		Mick Pointer was introduced and he immediately walked up to the front stage with two long rubbery sticks
		Mick tries more daring drum parts magnificent things can happen....
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/floyd/32/Arena130497.htm (1500 words)

	Untitled Document
		Arena was born out of a chance meeting in 1994 between former Marillion drummer Mick Pointer and keyboardist Clive Nolan, of Shadowland and Pendragon fame.
		That project, however, was to grow into the band Arena, which took Pointer out of his kitchen architect job and had him initiate a search for an appropriate line-up with Nolan, which ended up in the acquisition of singer John Carson (Asia), bassist Cliff Orsi, and session guitarist Keith More (Porcupine Tree and later Fish).
		It was during this process that the name Arena was finally secured, as Nolan and Pointer deemed it appropriate after taking into account the numerous Biblical and mythological references on the album, as well as its cover art.
	www.progfreaks.com /Marillion/Side/Arena/Arena.htm (1090 words)

	The Marquee Club: Marillion Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Taking the name from J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Silmarillion", the band was originally formed in Aylesbury, Bucks, UK, in December 1978, featuring Mick Pointer on drums, Steve Rothery on guitars, Doug Irvine on bass and vocals, and Brian Jelliman on keyboards.
		This show showcased the first public appearance of the band's new drummer Andy Ward, after the recent departure of Mick Pointer.
		After a long break in the music business, in 1994 Mick pointer went to form the successful rock band Arena along with Clive Nolan of Pendragon, releasing the studio albums "Songs from the Lion's Cage" (1995), "Pride" (1996), " The Cry" (1997), "The Visitor" (1998), "Immortal?" (2000), and "Contagion" (2003).
	themarqueeclub.net /marillion (1637 words)

	MSJ - Arena-Immortal
		The Marillion sounds are a natural, since this band was formed by former Marillo Mick Pointer along with Pendragon's Clive Nolan.
		The conceptual themes of this album are carried along by recurring lyrical references throughout the disc.
		Arena is Rob Sowden, John Mitchell, Clive Nolan, Ian Salmon and Mick Pointer.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /arenai.html (718 words)

	Metallian.com - Arena
		The British progressive rock band Arena was formed in 1993 as Avalon.
		Mick Pointer had been the drummer for Marillion before getting back into the world of rock music through Arena.
		Nolan and Pointer would recruit singer John Carson and guitarist Keith More and record an album for their own Verglas imprint.
	www.metallian.com /arena.htm (581 words)

	Rites Of Spring Festival - ARENA
		The first album of Arena, then consisting of Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer plus Cliff Orsi (bass), Keith More (guitar) and John Carson (vocals), sees the light.
		Although some react by saying that Arena is a Fish-era-Marillion clone, with Mick on drums and a vocalist whose voice resembles that of Fish, the music is fresh and the album contains instant classics like Jericho, the epic Solomon and the emotional Crying For Help IV.
		Typical for the album are the short instrumental interludes (the Crying For Help-series) that separate the non-instrumental tracks; a format that returns on their next album.
	www.rosfest.com /Performers-2005/Arena.htm (1268 words)

	Arena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer started this neo-progressive outfit that has been quite succesful in building a following.
		Their later releases show more maturity, but the band does tend to have problems holding on to their singers and guitarists alike.
		Mick Pointer was an early member of Marillion.
	www.cs.uu.nl /~jur/artists/arena.html (67 words)

	Marillion - 1980 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The story begins in Aylesbury, Bucks, at Christmas 1978, when drummer Mick Pointer formed a four-piece instrumental group called “Silmarillion” - named after the book by “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien.
		After only one gig, the guitarist left, and the band advertised in the music press for a replacement.
		Mick and Steve were particularly interested in one call from a couple of chaps in Scotland and duly sent the applicants a tape of
	www.morain.de /marillion_-_1980.html (1062 words)

	Marillion Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The combination of imaginative, enthralling music and image filled lyrics soon found favour amongst their expanding fan base and journalists who had tired of some of the more formulaic music that dogged the live scene of the time.
		Several sold out nights at the legendary Marquee club forced the record labels to recognise the impact of their music and a deal with EMI was quickly signed.
		The release of such classic albums as ‘Script For A Jester’s Tear’ (1983) and Fugazi (1984) bolstered their reputation, and their line up was further strengthened when drummer Ian Mosley replaced Pointer in 1984.
	www.rockul.info /band_marillion_en.php (516 words)

	InsideOut Music America
		Called Neo- Progressive and discussed in the same breath as Marillion and Genesis, the original lineup consisted of: Clive Nolan (keyboards, backing vocals), Mick Pointer (percussion), Cliff Orsi (bass), Keith More (guitar) and John Carson (vocals).
		The members of Arena’s current incarnation - Clive Nolan on keyboards, drummer Mick Pointer, guitarist John Mitchell, singer Rob Sowden and bassist Ian Salmon - not only appear as comic heroes on the album cover, but there is a story about each of them printed in the booklet.
		Having played in one of Nolan's other constellations, namely Shadowland for nearly ten years; the band already knew what to expect from this musician with a multitude of talents.
	www.insideoutmusic.com /bands/band-arena.php (862 words)

	Prog4you.com - Progressive Rock Review - ARENA
		Arena, formed in 1995 by Clive Nolan and Mick Pointer are celebrating 10 years of some of the most excellent progressive rock music I’ve ever heard.
		The musical growth that this band has seen from those early heady days of “Songs From the Lions Cage” is remarkable to say the least.
		Just as quickly John Mitchell interjects a crunch guitar lead with Mick’s double kick bass and Ian’s driving bass rhythm melding the entire song into a driving culmination of the story line.
	www.prog4you.com /cd-reviews-03-05/Arena.htm (765 words)

	Arena Page
		I'm not sure how many folks on this list listen to Arena (which features keysman extraordinaire Clive Nolan, Mick Pointer, and IQ bassist John Jowitt), but they've parted ways with vocalist Paul Wrightson (their 2nd; their 1st was John Carson, who sang only on their very first album, SftLC).
		The new voxman is Rob Sowden of Sweden, brought forth by acquaintance with axeman John Mitchell.
		I guess you know the drummer is Mick Pointer wh use to play drums for Marillion, the guitarist also has a solo album out but this is not progressive.
	www.e-prog.net /bands/arena.htm (1330 words)

	Bootleg Corner
		Lineup: Fish, Steve Rothery, Diz Minnit, Mick Pointer, Brian Jelliman (his last gig!).
		Cover: The cover consists of a photograph of the band from 82/83 featuring Mick Pointer and the rest, with Fish in red white and blue make up, with the name and title above it, set on a tan background.
		The band line up on the back cover lists Andy Ward on drums and is obviously wrong for the date of the concert especially as Fish introduces Mick Pointer during Margaret.
	www.torchsong.com /the-company/usa/9pg7.html (1984 words)

	Arena - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		A supergroup of sorts, Arena has featured former members of Marillion, Pendragon, IQ, and Shadowland.
		Arena was formed in 1994 by Mick Pointer, the former drummer of Marillion, and Clive Nolan, the former keyboardist of Pendragon.
		The group was rounded out by the addition of Cliff Orsi (bass), John Carson (vocals), and Keith Moore (guitars).
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,398298,00.html (463 words)

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