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    Posted: April 13 2024 at 09:03
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Finally, it's the Lost Van der Graaf Generator poll. Simply list your Top 5 VDGG songs, then I'll assign points to your listings as per usual. Smile

1st song - 6 points 
2nd song - 4 points
3rd song - 3 points
4th song - 2 points
5th song - 1 point

My Top 5 Van der Graaf Generator songs to kick things off with...

1. A House with No Door
2. Refugees
3. Darkness
4. Killer
5. Lemmings


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 13 2024 at 09:04
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The Sleepwalkers
A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
The Undercover Man
La Rossa
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omg. I don't know if this is something I'm capable of.

A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers (PH)
The Sleepwalkers (Gb)
Darkness (11/11) (TLW...)
The Emperor in His War Room (HTH)
Pilgrims (SL)
-why can't we have 6 & 7 anymore?
Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild) (WR)
Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running) (TQZ...)
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:


-why can't we have 6 & 7 anymore?

Simply because I couldn't come up with a Top 7 as there's only five Van der Graaf Generator songs I know and like. Embarrassed


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 13 2024 at 10:21
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:


-why can't we have 6 & 7 anymore?

Simply because I couldn't come up with a Top 7 as there's only five Van der Graaf Generator songs I know and like. Embarrassed

Duh, so it's just because of you and your limited... well I'm gonna behave. It's your rules. 
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1.Childlike faith in childhood's end
2.Lost
3.Darkness 11/11
4.Man-erg
5.Arrow
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1. Lemmings
2. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
3. Man-Erg
4. Scorched Earth
5. The Undercover Man
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While you do this as five , not seven, I'll do the first seven albums, one song per album that I adore.

"Aquarian" off The Aerosol Grey Machine
"Darkness (11/11)" off The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
"Killer" off H to He Who Am the Only One
"A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" off Pawn Hearts
"The Sleepwalkers" off Godbluff
"La Rossa" off Still Life
"Meurglys III, the Songwriter's Guild" off World Record

As you are counting points, I will go with:

1. "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"
2. "Darkness (11/11)"
3. "Killer"
4. "La Rossa"
5. "The Sleepwalkers"

Really wanted to include The Sleepwalkers and my choices are rather arbitrary. EDIT: actually, much as I love "Aquarian", I think I will move "Sleepwalkers" into fifth place.

Love VdGG; such a great band. One of my very favourites for sure.


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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:


-why can't we have 6 & 7 anymore?

Simply because I couldn't come up with a Top 7 as there's only five Van der Graaf Generator songs I know and like. Embarrassed

Duh, so it's just because of you and your limited... well I'm gonna behave. It's your rules. 
There's no reason why you can't list your Top 7 VDGG songs if you want to. Smile
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^and so I did, didn't I (although I only accepted one song from each album)? But I know those two last entries won't be counted anyway. But then again what does it matter...
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1. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
2. La Rossa
3. Man-erg
4. Scorched Earth
5. Mr. Sands
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Pilgrims
Arrow
Darkness 11/11
The Sleepwalkers
La Rossa
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A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Refugees
The Sleepwalkers
Killer
House with no Door

Bonus
Darkness
After the Flood
Pilgrims
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1. Scorched Earth
2. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
3. Alfa Berlina
4. Killer
5. Man-Erg 
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1) Childlike Faith in Childhoods End
2) La Rossa
3) Plague
4) The Sleepwalkers
5) Meurglys III (The Songwriters Guild) 
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01: A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers
02: Lost
03: Pioneers Over C
04: Scorched Earth
05: Lemmings (including Cog)
 
 
Some other tracks I would like to mention:

Man-Erg
The Emperor In His War-Room
Black Room
A Place To Survive
After The Flood
The Boat Of Millions Of Years
Necromancer
Last Frame
Still Life
Manuelle
Mr. Sands
 
 
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"Octopus"
"Killer"
"The Emperor in His War Room"
"Man-Erg"
"A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"
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Top 5 VDGG songs after 12 rounds of voting:-

1. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers  (40 points)
2. The Sleepwalkers  (18 points)
2. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End  (18 points)
4. Darkness 11/11  (16 points)
5. Killer  (13 points)
5. La Rossa  (13 points)

7. Man-Erg  (12 points)
7. Scorched Earth  (12 points)


Thanks to everyone who's voted so far. Thumbs Up



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 14 2024 at 01:24
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1. Darkness.
2. The Sleepwalkers.
3. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.
4. Man-Erg.
5. La Rossa.
     Though for me Plague is mostly the first half of the song, after that it becomes a bit too much.
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Top 5 update with Dellinger's votes added:-

1. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers  (43 points)
2. The Sleepwalkers  (22 points)
2. Darkness 11/11  (22 points)
4. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End  (18 points)
5. La Rossa  (14 points)
5. Man-Erg  (14 points)

7. Killer  (13 points)
8. Scorched Earth  (12 points)
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