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Poll Question: Which of these is your favorite Van Der Graaf Generator track?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
11 [7.01%]
17 [10.83%]
7 [4.46%]
20 [12.74%]
43 [27.39%]
7 [4.46%]
22 [14.01%]
11 [7.01%]
5 [3.18%]
12 [7.64%]
1 [0.64%]
1 [0.64%]
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Light House Keepers!

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Plague, certainly, however much Killer feels like a personal anthem.  The shift between major & minor keys is quite extraordinary, especially at the end.  I do want say that I think Scorched Earth is quite remarkable and its nice to see it getting some love.  I listen to that and, in fact, all of Godbluff much more than I expected when the LP first came out.  The first time I saw them was the World Record tour, 18 October, 1976 at The Beacon Theater in NYC, but I never developed the fondness for that album that I did for Godbluff.  During Meurglys III, Peter stalked the stage like a maniac, playing the eponymous Guild Bluebird.  My stupid Plymouth wouldn't start, so in a panic I dragooned my friend George (who knew nothing about the band) to drive me into Manhattan by buying him a ticket.  (I was fairly certain that it hadn't sold out.)  George was suitably impressed.
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So many to choose from, real difficult and ultimately unjust

But... UNDERCOVER MAN is that gem at the very beginning of a monster masterpiece - not being here makes me choose Scorched Earth instead


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Surprisingly, "Scorched Earth" wins hands-down for me. 
Where's "Arrow" and "A Louse is Not a Home"?
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Voted Killer a few months ago but I think now my top 5 would be:

1. Man-Erg
2. After The Flood
3. Undercover Man
4. Emperor In His War-Room
5. Killer
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Every song on Still life is tied for my favorite VDGG song but ill stick with Childlike faith for this one. After that would be Plague, then Undercover Man, then Man Erg.
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Chose "La Rossa," could have been "Scorched Earth," but my real favorite is "Still Life."
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Killer from the list...  but slim pickings...
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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

that one still to be released :o



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"The Sleepwalkers" from the list. Otherwise "Still Life".
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Pilgrims, followed by an unrankable group of Killer, Lost, Plague and Child-like Faith
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1) Plague
2) Refugees
3) Afterwards
4) Man-erg
5) Boat of a million years
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that one still to be released :o
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1-Refugees
2-A Plague of Lighthouse Keppers
3-The Undercover Man
4-House With no Doors
5-Pillgrims


More or less those are my favorite.
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Not really a huge fan but I do like Killer quite a bit.
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I don't care if it's not on the list. Arrow all the way!
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Plague
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child-like faith in childhood's end k
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Man-Erg. That song has so much emotion. I love how it starts so pretty and symphonic and then immediately changes and becomes terrifying. It will always be my number 1 VDGG track
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