Peter Hammill Solo

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   It's rare I start a thread, but Peter Hammill is really destroying me right now.

I don't have too great a representation of his solo work I suppose. I only own Fool's Mate, Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night, In Camera, Silent Corner And The Empty Stage, Nadir's Big Chance, Over, and A Black Box, but I'm fairly convinced he couldn't force a bad record out of himself.

Enough is said around here about his vocal talent and his VdGG writing, but what about his solo work. Two things primarily strike me about it. The emotive capability he has with his writing, even when confined to his voice and an acoustic guitar, is striking. Also more importantly maybe is how everything comes off so genuine. Nothing from his acoustic ballads to his off-the-wall electronic experimentation seems the least bit forced. 

Anyway discussion.

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Equality 7-2521 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784	Posted: January 12 2009 at 21:51
	It's rare I start a thread, but Peter Hammill is really destroying me right now. I don't have too great a representation of his solo work I suppose. I only own Fool's Mate, Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night, In Camera, Silent Corner And The Empty Stage, Nadir's Big Chance, Over, and A Black Box, but I'm fairly convinced he couldn't force a bad record out of himself. Enough is said around here about his vocal talent and his VdGG writing, but what about his solo work. Two things primarily strike me about it. The emotive capability he has with his writing, even when confined to his voice and an acoustic guitar, is striking. Also more importantly maybe is how everything comes off so genuine. Nothing from his acoustic ballads to his off-the-wall electronic experimentation seems the least bit forced. Anyway discussion.
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