Vital VDGG: 2nd Album
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Topic: Vital VDGG: 2nd Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Vital VDGG: 2nd Album
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 06:17
 1970: Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBP7gSa4G4wrUWTTlj2W_75" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBP7gSa4G4wrUWTTlj2W_75  1973: Peter Hammill - Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kI1wtKEzowwKqtf6JcixLQanHn6A63dGA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kI1wtKEzowwKqtf6JcixLQanHn6A63dGA  2009: Hugh Banton - The Planets - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBdO1izlfc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlBdO1izlfc 1996: David Jackson - Fractal Bridge 1986: Nic Potter - Sketches in Sound 1981: Nic Potter & Guy Evans - The Long Hello, Volume 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNhUc3Gfs6g" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNhUc3Gfs6g 1994: Chris Judge Smith - Dome of Discovery |
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 06:35
| I think all are quite excellent, but voted for VDGG. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 06:40
I'd be surprised if anyone votes for anything other than VDGG in this poll.
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Manuel wrote:Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:37
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So true - just voted for VDGG. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:40
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The second one of Van Der Graaf Generator.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:53
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Being a fan from the beginning ( approximately :-) ), my vote will go to PH even if TlwcdiWteO is qualitatively the first major band's opus. The rest (Banton, Jackson, Long hello II) is not anecdotal and deserves the respect of listeners whether they like this dark star of the prog galaxy or not. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:54
Wrong ! 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:57
That's my theory blown out of the water then.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 09:59
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^^Wrong? So he isn't surprised? -I voted for the obvious choice, but the highlights on Hammill's second solo are as great as anything on VdGG's second (but I find Chameleon... to be a little uneven) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:01
Until recently, I didn't know Hugh Banton had recorded any solo albums, or that The Long Hello II, III and IV even existed, so it was worth running this series of polls just to discover them and hear them for the first time, even if no one votes for them.
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:18
Dear Paul, One day, you will get a Prog History Doctorate (PhD ;-)) with summa cum laude 
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:20
A pun perhaps ? Out of water is one of the best PH' songs (imo) |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:21
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Banton and Jackson started their 'solo' respective career' very lately ( If i'm well informed) Banton first solo is his interpretation of the 'Goldberg variations' in 2003 The first time that Jackson left the orbit of the VDGG asteroid is in 1974 (during VDGG 1972/1975 hiatus). A collaboration with the german band called "Nine days wonder" ( 1974 LP 'Only the dancers', ... the one with the dancing toothbrushes) ... but I do not claim to be exhaustive. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:22
| I 've never had the opportunity to buy the 3rd and 4th Long hello recordings |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 10:24
| Van der Graaf Generator's The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other is a particular favourite VdGG album of mine, but I also do find very good music on Peter Hammill's Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night. I'm not very familiar with the other options. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 14:47
A coincidental pun as I'd never heard of Peter Hammill's Out of Water before.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 15:09
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It feels so wrong to not see BaldJean post and comment. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 15:11
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Hugh Banton ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 16:08
take the time to discover it
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: September 11 2024 at 23:39
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Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other Peter Hammill - Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night Hugh Banton - The Planets |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: September 12 2024 at 03:39
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Another vote for VDGG. I can be a petrol station and a three-ring binder at the same time! ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: September 12 2024 at 08:00
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Gotta go with VDGG ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |