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Poll Question: Which do you prefer?
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    Posted: April 05 2006 at 11:36

Finally!! I'm starting to love a full album by Van Der Graaf Generator, They're one of the few bands I like that I generally only listen to certain tracks instead of albums, Even though I actually bought 'H to He..' a few months ago. I decided to give it a spin out of the blue yesterday and ended up listening to it three times, Every song on it I now find amazing, Especially 'Pioneers Over C'

I couldn't find 'Pawn Hearts' in the shops so I downloaded it, Which I don't generally like but how and ever. I always loved 'Man Erg', Fantastic, But like with 'H to He' I never gave the full album more than a couple of spins, Now I'm dying to give it more attention, But I can't stop listening to H to He!

Which do you prefer??

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All VDGG, from The Aerosol Gray Machine to World Record, perhaps. But Pawnhearts is somehow perfect...
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To be honest this poll is very difficult for me, i love both, my favorite VdGG album is Godbluff followed by this two and World Record...

i dont know... Pawn is specially good, but H to He is awesome...

i dont know what to do


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I voted Pawn Hearts. Lighthouse Keepers is just incredible. But I really like all
VdG(G) albums, from The Aerosol Grey Machine to Present.

I even like Vital
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Winter Wine, if you're feeling blown away by Pioneers, check out the 17-minute version on Vital. It makes the studio version look like a bad joke.

Pawn Hearts is the better of these, but Godbluff/Still Life/World Record are where it's really at.


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At the moment I play H to He a lot, so that one I prefer, now. Pawn Hearts is a classic album for me. So I'll vote, uuhh,mmmmm..................
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Both fantastic albums, but I prefer Pawn Hearts.
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Hmm, there must be something to VDGG, as so many people like them (the Sixth Formers were playing them on the Common Room hifi today!) but I just can't see it. I think it's Hamill's voice and vocal style that turns me off; I quite like the music.
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Pawn Hearts gets my vote, but only just. 'H to he..' is an excellent album too.
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Originally posted by Bj-1 Bj-1 wrote:

Both fantastic albums, but I prefer Pawn Hearts.

Exactly the same for me!!

 
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how could one choose? they're both solid albums,
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I love all of them ofcourse, but yes Pawn hearts is the big masterpiece.
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Two incediblly great albums by VDGG.

 Pawn Hearts a very little bit ahead.
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I prefer Pawn Hearts.
However both albums are great. It's pity, that since then they hasn't recorded anything as good as their 68-70's output.
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"H to He, Who am the Only One" has more memorable songs. It's just more melodic ( in good sense of meaning ).
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Pawn Hearts is the greatest album of VDGG, and absolutely a masterpiece of prog music, but personally I prefer H to He
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Pawn Hearts.
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